Category: Vegetarian
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Carrot and Blueberry Salad with Za’atar dressing
This year I resolved to not only bring my lunch to work as close to every day as possible, but also to make lunches that extended beyond a sandwich and a piece of fruit. This resolution has opened up a world of midday meals that include cold cereal and milk with berries, ravioli soup with…
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Pink and Red Smoothie
This immensely refreshing smoothie encompasses an entire gradient of pinks and reds, from lush azalea hued watermelon to deep crimson pomegranate. I always feel healthier when sipping this smoothie; I can’t be certain whether this is from the actual bounty of antioxidants found in the ingredient list or is simply a placebo effect enhanced by the knowledge…
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Chocolate Raspberry and Blackberry Pavlova
(Taken by Ian Linkletter) Springtime in Vancouver is like a technicolour LSD freak-out kaleidoscope on hyperspeed; that simile might seem hyperbolic but I’m surrounded by cherry trees in perpetual bloom, magenta and tea rose pink lining the sky and the street all over Kitsilano. The grass is neon electrica green because of the constant rain…
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Terra Breads Inspired Grilled Cheese Sandwich
I have been eating a fairly insane amount of grilled cheese sandwiches lately. I was eating them regularly before Ian went away for a week, when he left I ate them for at least 80% of all meals (or pickles in a mug, hummus with a spoon out of the container, etc.) The thing is,…
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Quick and Happy Carrot Ginger Soup
This is actually one of the easiest to prepare soups that I’ve ever made, it was so easy to make in fact that I was initially sceptical that this soup would taste the way I remembered it did the first time my sister made it for me when I was in high school. I shouldn’t…