It’s been a hot summer here on the west coast and my family and I have tried to make the best of these long summer days by using the BBQ more and making lots of salads. No one likes firing up the oven on these hot summer days. I can’t remember a summer this hot in what […]
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French Lentil Salad with Kale
This salad is simply amazing. I was going to make these lentil sloppy joe’s but I didn’t have enough tomato sauce. So I decided to throw a salad together with random ingredients from the fridge and garden. This salad is light, fresh and flavourful. A perfect dish for a potluck, dinner, or next day’s lunch. […]
My Staple Salad Dressing
Let’s face it. A good, simple salad dressing can turn a good salad into a fantastic salad. You know us dietician’s want you to eat your greens. I grew up on store bought salad dressing, perhaps the reason why I disliked eating them as a teenager. Now that I discovered how delicious homemade dressings are […]
Connecting Kids to Their food
I am passionate about food… good food that tastes great and is good for the body. I want the same for my beautiful girls. They are too young to truly appreciate good quality food but their curiosity is definitely in my favor. When it comes to teaching my girls where their food comes from I […]
Lemon Arugula Pesto
Miss E and I planted our first garden this year. We planted arugula, beets, lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, strawberries, and herbs. Arugula is one of my favorite greens. I love it in salads, pizza, pasta, and love making arugula pesto. The combination of pepper and lemon is absolutely delicious. Pesto is so easy to make and […]
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