Partnership with YYC Growers
Wow, life is crazy these days – I have so many awesome things happening at once that I want to talk about it’s hard to know where to start. So for now I will elaborate on my earlier Instagram stories and posts…
Please stop putting things on toast…
I’m guessing this article won’t make me very popular – but that’s never been my thing so I’m going to write it anyways. I have often wondered about food trends, I mean where do they come from, who decides what…
Corn and feta salad with fresh lime
Summer time always has me feeling salads. I’m not big on spending a ton of time in the kitchen when it’s toasty outside, so quick, fresh and easy ingredients are my jam. I like corn, corn on the cob mostly,…
Watermelon and feta salad with dried cranberries and toasted pumpkin seeds
Well I think by now you know that I love watermelon. I’m pretty sure I always did. It was a treat for us in the summer to be able to munch on slices of watermelon all day long in the…
BBQ cauliflower with a sweet sumac sauce
Cauliflower has been a relatively new ingredient in our home. I’ve always really enjoyed it, I just wasn’t totally sure what to do with it. As kids it was always boiled and garnished with butter, salt and pepper, or if…
Potato and artichoke salad
This is one of my favourite potato salads, because it is so different from what I grew up on. Don’t get me wrong, I love old school mayonnaise filled potato salad A LOT; but I like to switch things up.…
Basil & burrata spaghetti
Burrata is one of my favourite cheeses, it’s sooooooo good. I mean look at it! We don’t eat pasta all that often at our house anymore, and when we do, we often look for noodle alternatives (like zucchini, or spaghetti…
Black bean spaghetti noodles
I really enjoy a nice pasta every once in a while – lasagna, spaghetti & meatballs, or a good ‘ol basic fettuccine. But, lately I’ve been exchanging the pasta noodles, for veggie noodles or other alternatives. About once a month…
Honey, lavender and sage gin fizz
I’ve been wanting to make this cocktail for a long time. I have so much fresh sage in my garden and a bunch of dried lavender blossoms and the two just seem to go together so nice. I usually find…
Honey, lavender & sage syrup
This lovely syrup, is sweet and simple and can be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge. YIELD – approx. 1 cup INGREDIENTS 1 cup water 1/4 cup good honey 6-8 fresh sage leaves 1 tbsp. dried lavender…
