Kitchen & Cooking
Sunday's Kitchen
September 12, 2012
Meals from the season. From the generosity of friend's farms and gardens. Remember the tomato greenhouse I told you about earlier this year? (I've mentioned it several times since then also.) I was given 60 lbs of organic greenhouse tomatoes a couple weeks ago. This was the week before we ...
Red Melon Slushies & Strawberry Ice Cream
August 9, 2012
I realize that fresh strawberry season is over for most of us. But if you have strawberries in the freezer these are two fantastic summer recipes.
Best Falafel Salad Ever (or my favorite to date)
August 2, 2012
Using soaked, instead of cooked beans, gives the most authentic tasting falafel I’ve ever made. For truly authentic taste I would have to deep-fry them. Instead, I fry these patties in a cast iron skillet seasoned with coconut oil. I add a bit of coconut oil in between the batches ...
Cousins Eat Salad and Other Launch Day Happenings
July 31, 2012
Life does not slow down, not even for a book launch day. The last three months have been extra-ordinarily full for our family. Not in an overly stressful way (amazingly), just full-of-life living. Summer is the time for this kind of activity - for travel and high output. At least ...
The View Around Here ~ The Week in Photos
July 20, 2012
That was fun last week, to recap the happenings with photos and a few words. I don't think posts like this will become habit, but I'm going to give it another go this week. Our driveway in the morning. This isn't the best morning photo, by any means. Mornings are ...
My Salad e-book Coming Soon. Really.
July 11, 2012
This has been a hard e-book to finish. But it's coming. Soon. Maybe it's because (I'm sure this has something to do with it!) I've lived in three different homes over the past three months. We had an incredibly intense, fun filled May and June. Not to mention I've had ...
A Peek into My Summer Produce Spending
June 23, 2012
I did our weekly produce run yesterday at Sami Fruits. A major wholesaler and retailer of fruits and vegetables located in the Montréal area. Definitely not organic or local, but oh man is it cheap. And cheap fruits and veggies are a nice change. (The photos in this post are ...
