You'd think vegetarian pierogies and cabbage rolls would be easy to find, wouldn't you? And surely some sauerkraut somewhere doesn't involve pork butt, but two Eastern European cultural festivals in Toronto later and I'm proven otherwise. I guess I was just spoiled by St. … [Read more...] about Back in the Village, Part 1: In Search of Pork and Beef-Free Pierogies, Cabbage Rolls and Sauerkraut at the Ukrainian and Polish Festivals
TexiCali Salad with Corn, Tomato and Peppers
Ingredients: 1 red onion or 3 shallots, diced 3-5 large delicious tomatoes, diced 2 bell peppers, any colour, diced 2 cups cooked chickpeas (you can use black beans for a more traditional texicali salad, but any bean will do. f you use dried black beans soak them the same … [Read more...] about TexiCali Salad with Corn, Tomato and Peppers
Sweet and Savoury Fig and Tomato Salad and How to Make a Decent Salad Dressing
Have I ever mentioned that I hate raw garlic? It stays on my breath for at least the rest of the day. Often it turns into "morning after" garlic without most of the fun of what that should involve. So when I make a salad dressing I'm torn. I want body and depth, and I want tang … [Read more...] about Sweet and Savoury Fig and Tomato Salad and How to Make a Decent Salad Dressing
Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers with Parsley, Rice, Corn and Tomato Sauce
Whether you use leftover rice and tomato sauce or make this all in one fell swoop, it's the ultimate end of summer/beginning of fall, cool evening meal. Not too heavy, not too light, not too hot, and completely summer vegetable beautiful. Adding parsley to the rice mixture and … [Read more...] about Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers with Parsley, Rice, Corn and Tomato Sauce
Pissaladière: Tomato, Olive and Onion Tart
Using perfect tomatoes and olives and perfectly softening the onions are the keys to this dish. What you need to do is use more olive oil than you think you should ever consume. This is a rustic dish, after all. A handful of ingredients. Simple. Delicious. 2-3 tbsp olive oil 2 … [Read more...] about Pissaladière: Tomato, Olive and Onion Tart
Haddock in Indian-Spiced Tomato Sauce
This is a simple fish recipe with just a few spices and a quick tomato sauce. If you're scared of fish and want to try some lesser-known Indian cuisine (butter chicken this ain't), this is the recipe for you. Please use sustainable fish. Printing the handy wallet-sized pdf and … [Read more...] about Haddock in Indian-Spiced Tomato Sauce
Rooftop Gardening and Urban Agriculture: Interview with Gaelle Janvier
This week I interviewed Gaelle Janvier of the Rooftop Gardens Project run out of social justice NGO Alternatives in Montreal. We spoke about container gardening, the McGill and UQAM campuses, Santropol Roulant, Crudessence on top of the Palais de Congres, workshops, cooking … [Read more...] about Rooftop Gardening and Urban Agriculture: Interview with Gaelle Janvier
Fig, Cherry Tomato, and Wild Blueberry Salad
I know, I know! The figs aren't local. The cherry tomatoes and blueberries are, at least. I actually do know two people in the city with fig trees, but these figs are not from those trees. They're from California, and they're ripe and affordable and so tempting. The first time I … [Read more...] about Fig, Cherry Tomato, and Wild Blueberry Salad
Raw Food Gourmet: Zucchini Noodles with Cilantro Pesto, Carrots and Sprouts
Looks complicated, but it wasn't. I didn't break out a single pan. Just a food processor. Boy I love the shredding attachment on this thing. It reminds me of old "What's for Dinner?" cooking shows when one of the co-hosts, Ken, was afraid of the food processor because things … [Read more...] about Raw Food Gourmet: Zucchini Noodles with Cilantro Pesto, Carrots and Sprouts
Anniversary Post and Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Cake
2 years ago tomorrow I wrote my first blog post. It was based on the story of making my own birthday cake - a dairy-free chocolate-hazelnut mousse cake, because you can't buy one of those around here, and I could make it better than a store anyway. Hubris, I know. Layers of … [Read more...] about Anniversary Post and Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Cake