Family favourites (old and new)
We love Nuba Restaurant’s “Najib’s Special Cauliflower.” Alas, I have no deep fryer (it’s flash deep fried apparently) and no plans to get one anytime soon. However, in surfing around I found a slew of recipes for baked versions that while not quite the same…are …
The Dahlia Bakery Cook book has a recipe for roasted carrot, leek and goat cheese hand pies which looked interesting so I thought I’d give it a go with the ingredients I had on hand. I also had a whole bag of rye flour left …
This easy vegetarian trio of roasted cauliflower, asian baked tofu and brown rice is healthy and satisfying. It takes a little preparation but once that’s done it’s smooth sailing. Brown Rice The rice takes the longest amount of time so start by cooking up 1 …
Wild rice salad is a great power packed lunch. It is gluten free and you can add whatever ingredients you have on hand to jazz it up. I saw one recipe that called for seedless green grapes and toasted pecans instead of almonds. Really you …
I haven’t stuffed zucchini…ever. So I thought I’d try it. I cheated on the risotto (lazy) and used a 170g box of President’s Choice, Splendido La Cuchina Italiana Butternut Squash Risotto. I added some bread crumbs but in hindsight it probably wasn’t necessary. Ingredients 1 …
With or without meat, lasagne is a healthy and filling meal. Add in layers of vegetables and it packs a tasty and nutritious punch. Ingredients: 2 medium zucchini (halved and cut in 1/4″ slices) 6 sheets of Duso’s fresh lasagne pasta noodles (or lasagna noodles …
The Lost + Found Cafe makes a delicious quinoa and spinach salad and this is my attempt to replicate it at home. Ingredients: 1 bunch baby spinach washed and spun 1 c. quinoa cooked and cooled* 1 can chickpeas rinsed and drained 1 can lentils …
Life has been pretty busy at our house of late so I haven’t been cooking much. This is a reasonably quick vegetarian curry that is light and flavourful. Ingredients: 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 large onion diced 3 Tbsp curry paste (I used Patak’s Bombay …
This recipe comes from Elana Amsterdam’s wonderful cookbook, “The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook“. If you’re trying to stay off gluten this is packed with great recipes that don’t taste like sawdust. This tart is exceptional (the kale is a bit stinky but it’s so good …
This recipe is my Mom’s reincarnation of a recipe that appeared in one of those liquor store magazines. It can be used to make burgers or you can roll them into little 1″ cocktail sized balls and use them as appetizers. They are very flavourful …