Recipes

Ingredients for spinach salad with radish, chickpeas, blueberry and farro Farro is an ancient grain with a similar texture to barley. It has a nutty taste which makes it interesting in a salad. Serves 4 1/2 cup farro, rinsed 5 cups fresh washed spinach 4 radishes, thinly sliced 1.5 cups canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained...

How To Save Money On Your Grocery Bill Have you noticed that the price of food is rising as fast as the housing prices in Vancouver? Well, okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but you have to admit, food is not cheap.  When I’m at the grocery store, I have to stop...

I cheat.  It’s true, I admit it.  I try to eat a “healthy diet” but every so often, I get sidetracked.  There are times I just have to eat chocolate.  I can’t explain it.  When I get the urge I dive into the secret stash that I conveniently buy for my husband.  He likes it,...

Watch the video on How To Make Lentil Curry Soup!  It’s super simple.   Lentil Curry Soup A perfect soup to warm you up on a fall day.  Serve with crusty bread and a salad or sandwich. Serves 4 1 tablespoon oil 1/2 medium onion, chopped 1 or 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup red...

Meal Planning Is The Best Tool For The Everyday Home Cook. Meal planning is the best tool for the everyday home cook for many reasons.  It’s easy to do once you get the hang of it.  Here are10 easy steps on how to meal plan… 1. Grab your meal planner template. 2. Grab your weekly...

Farro is a wheat, often referred to as an ancient grain Farro is a wheat. Sometimes it’s referred to as an ancient grain, which makes it sound kind of special, demanding extra respect like an elder statesperson. But in fact, the term ‘ancient grain’ means it hasn’t been constantly bred and changed over time like...

a yummy date bar that is super easy to make Serves 10 1 1/2 cups rolled oats 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup melted butter Date filling:   3 cups pitted dates 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 cup water 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed...

Ginger Cookies Recipes haunt me like a bad smell in the refrigerator. You know what I mean, every time you open the refrigerator door you think, ‘gee something smells bad’ and promptly close the door. Eventually you succumb to the smell, bend down, move containers around, until you find the culprit. I often find recipes...

The cook was a good cook, as cooks go; and as good cooks go, she went.  Reginaold (1904) Vegetarian Chili, Salsa and Chips      There I was cooking dinner, as always, and my son was sitting at the well-worn table, reading. He suddenly slammed down his book and looked up at me as if I’d...

Butter Lettuce Salad Butter Lettuce Salad with Pineapple Ginger Dressing A perfect salad to serve that the family will love Serves 6 6 cups torn butter lettuce, lightly packed1 medium cucumber, thinly sliced3 radishes, thinly sliced¼ cup thinly sliced scallions  Dressing: 5 tablespoons pineapple juice1 tablespoon soy sauce1 tablespoon canola oil2 teaspoons sesame seed oil2...