We were very late with our meal plan this week, waiting until Monday to do it, and I have been revising the plan as the week went has gone on (which is part of why I never posted the thing). We were supposed to eat frozen lasagna for dinner last night but I forgot to thaw … Continue reading
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Summer Pizzas Featuring Zucchini, Tomatoes and Basil. Correction – Lots of Basil.
Pizza is my favorite food. It’s my favorite food to make from scratch. It’s my favorite to go out for. Frozen pizza is even my favorite store-bought food (and one of the only ones I’m willing to eat)! Since pizza varies so much depending on where it’s from—homemade, pizzeria, grocery store, etc.—I don’t mind eating … Continue reading
Beet Black Beans and Rice
This week featured several meals from Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food magazine. Don’t judge. We had a one-year subscription to this magazine when we were first married and it was great. We’ve held onto the issues and use them as monthly seasonal cookbooks as many of the recipes featured use fresh, seasonal ingredients. In fact I … Continue reading
Parmesan Asparagus with Poached Eggs and Couscous Salad
The region of Waterloo (which is where the Kitchener resides) has been discussing its food system in the form of a “roundtable.” The Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable is a gathering place for people and groups who care about the local food system and its future. Today I contributed my recipe to the Roundtable as … Continue reading
Eggplant Parmesan and Cucumber Salad
Madame and I have always loved Eggplant Parmesan. Our first experience making it was with the recipe from The New Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen, which is a great vegetarian resource! The way I remember it is that she was pregnant with our first and approaching her due date. We had been told about how eggplant … Continue reading
Kusherie, Glazed Carrots, and Yogurt
I came across the Kusherie recipe in the More With Less cookbook back in January. I tried it and my family loved it! It is a straight-forward recipe that brings together a number of wonderful flavours and textures and makes a really filling meal! With a side of glazed carrots and yogurt the whole meal … Continue reading