Don’t you love dishes that are difficult to pigeonhole into a specific meal category? Is it breakfast, lunch, dinner or all of them? I happened…
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Roasted Cauliflower
There’s nothing new about cooking cauliflower this way and one can scarcely call it a recipe. Oddly, when I make this ridiculously good veggie for dinner…
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Red Bean Burgers
With chili-like flavours and a knife-to-plate time of under thirty minutes, these red bean burgers are great any day of the week – not just…
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Salt-Roasted Carrots
You probably want to know if I’m making these for Thanksgiving dinner. I’d love to, though the oven will be full of brined free-range turkey…
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Stuffed Mushrooms
These giant stuffed mushrooms make a great meal for two or starter for four. The deep flavour of the sun-dried tomatoes is countered by the…
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Asparagus & Eggs
I’ve seen similar dishes done with boiled or steamed asparagus, though there’s so much more complexity of flavour when you get a little char on…
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Chana Masala
The inspiration for this dish is courtesy of Colin Koop. While I was on a trip to Regina, Colin suggested I visit Beer Brothers. That…
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Persian Bean Salad
This is one of those dishes that involves so few ingredients and techniques, it can hardly be called a recipe. The fresh, clean flavours are…
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Chickpeas & Garlic Oil
Byproducts aren’t always bad. Take for example, the crunchy chunks of garlic you’ve got left after making the garlic oil for this dish. If you…
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Greens & Lentils
For both nutritional and ethical reasons, I only purchase non-factory-farmed meats. The thing is, I still eat animal protein everyday. The “Meatless-Monday” idea is appealing,…
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