Category Archives: Sides, Salads and Soups

Kale and Basil Pesto

I never got on the kale bandwagon. I tried to like kale, but failed miserably in the past. Even kale chips didn’t impress me. The other week my fears came true – our CSA share included quite a large bunch of kale. What to do? I didn’t want to waste it, so I scoured the …

My Pot-luck Biscuits

We had a work pot-luck before the Easter long weekend. I was told that there would be enough desserts, so I should bring something else. Not sure why, but I decided to  attempt biscuits – they are a good side, versatile enough to accompany a variety of pot-luck meals and pretty easy to make. Looking …

Mâche – Winter Salad

Sometimes I feel like greens when it’s gray outside and the snow is high. I feel though that many winter salads are topped with heavy things such as grains and candied nuts. Sometimes I want to keep it a little lighter and I go for this simple  Mâche salad. Mâche, also known as Lamb’s lettuce, is definitely a …

Fresh Figs and a Fig Spread

I never had fresh figs, not that I can recall anyway. Growing up in Switzerland and living in Canada, figs are not really part of our given food basket. I’ve traveled to Jordan and Israel in the past and don’t recall eating fresh figs there either. I would remember, right? I’ve heard such wonderful things …