this is the first MEAL meal that i’ve cooked in my new house so i’m pretty pleased with myself. until now there was a lot of this: this was a weird meal. i didn’t know if it would pan out but the results were tasty results. i wanted a trashy potato thing but also needed vegetables so this was the compromise. THE SALAD 2 handfuls arugula 2 handfuls baby spinach 1 carrot […]
so it is figtime in vancouver, bigtime figtime. there are tons of overgrown fig trees all over the city (hanging over fences into alleys where they are fair game) and i am eating them all. my friend and i went out to find them and came home with THE MOST. so what to do with figs? anything. we cut up the super ripe ones and mixed them with almond yogurt and toasted nuts for dessert. IF YOU […]
easy tasty soup. i was feeling a bit sick and i think this did me right. the secret brown rice in it makes it more filling that you’d expect. oil 1 head cauliflower, chopped however 1 red onion, diced 4 tbsp grated ginger 6 cloves garlic, pressed 2 tsp coriander seeds 3 heaping tbsp curry powder 1 tsp red curry paste 1 heaping tsp chili paste 1 tsp tumeric 6 cups broth 1 cup water […]
SALAD a small bag of orzo a butternut squash, peeled, seeds scooped out and diced small two handfuls of cherry tomatoes, cut in half 2 big packed cups of arugula, chopped up 10 big basil leaves, chopped up 2 scallions, sliced thin 1/2 a zucchini, quartered and sliced thin 2/3 cup almonds, chopped and toasted DRESSING 3 cloves garlic, grated 1 lemon, zested and juiced 1/2 c. olive oil lots and lots of black pepper […]
crappy pictures today because work is gross and who wants to look at food there. BUT one of my coworkers and i have started trading off making dinner for the other person, and yesterday was round one (my night). MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP olive oil a big bag of mushrooms, button is fine, crimini are better (big bag= half the size of your head sort of), sliced half a head of garlic, minced 1 large red […]
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