Category Archives: Sides, Salads and Soups

Green Pea Hummus on Cup of Jo

With the weather slowly warming up, even here in Canada, I am looking for fresh spring foods. Foods that are fast to make, full of flavour and show off some great colour. With fresh shelled peas starting to show up in markets and stores, this is the perfect quick recipe to make. It’s super easy, …

Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with Egg

I’ve really enjoyed the Sprouted Kitchen cookbook. I made these ‘meatballs‘ for the blog and successfully tried a couple of other ideas over the past year. There was no plan to post this recipe, but I decided to try it while flipping through Sara’s book in search of new ideas for our weekly meal plan. …

Mushroom Risotto on Cup of Jo

Last week I was so honoured to be able to share my Mushroom Risotto recipe on Cup of Jo. Cup of Jo is one of my favourite online destinations and to be able join her food section along big names such as What Katie Ate, Love and Lemons, Nicole Franzen, Smitten Kitchen, Rachel Khoo and …

Cheesy Puff Pastry Twists

We have these twisty, cheesy bread sticks at our grocery store. They are yummy and addictive, buttery and crumbly. The kids love them and I love them. Looking at the package I note that they are imported from Switzerland – go figure! But they are expensive and buying bread sticks that travel the Atlantic to …

Red Pepper Jelly, Cheesy Shortbread and a Minted Giveaway

I’ve been a fan of Minted for many years now. I’ve ordered holiday cards, gift tags and even my sister’s wedding invitations from there. I love their selection created by independent artists, their customer service and the paper quality is amazing. This year they’ve expanded their offering to include ornament cards that I mentioned a couple of weeks …