Roasted Cauliflower with Wild Rice and Sweet Tahini Dressing

This looks super fancy so make sure you use it to impress someone who is unimpressed with vegetarian food. It can easily be made vegan by swapping out the honey for agave syrup instead. If you looking to add a little more sweetness throw in some pomegranate seeds! Cauliflower 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp…

Simple Lentil Soup

How to use lentils is still kind of a mystery to a lot of people in Canada, but they're so tasty and good for you that I think more people should be eating them! I use lentils for salads or as a side with a nicely cook cut of meat and some gently steamed vegetables.…

Easy Black Bean Soup

Generally I use dry beans in my cooking, as they’re generally cheaper though they do require more forethought. I also keep a few cans of chickpeas and black beans around the house as they’re the beans we use the most often and they’re brilliant to use in quick soups at lunch!  I like to make…

So good lamb pitas

Okay, I really love lamb. I order it everytime we get Greek food. My favourite ragu I ever made was with lamb and this past week one of our local markets (Lepp’s) had all their freezer lamb on for half off! So I bought about a 700 grams and froze it waiting until today to…

Pantry No Bake Cheesecake

On an average day we have at least three kinds of cheese in our fridge, that’s just how we roll (cheese pun!). We always have cheddar and Parmesan cheese, both vital to the continued nurishment to my children, and I generally like to have feta kicking around, but for the past couple of weeks I’ve…

Yamwhich? I guess we could call it that.

I like meat as much as the next person, I mean don't get me started on pork belly, but I also enjoy a good veggie meal, especially when they're tasty and the textural balance is just right. I'm all about balance; after all I did eat three cinnamon buns today, buuuut I also cycled for…

Peter’s Honey Spice Cake

I come from a family of beekeepers,  grandfather, uncle, cousins and one day I hope we'll have a hive of our own. And being surrounded by beekeepers means new and delicious jars of honey year by year.  But I've been hoarding up a couple of jars in particular. My Uncle Peter, my Mom's brother (I…

Enchiladas are Easy (like you! That’s what she said!)

We’re trying to cut down on our eating out expenses. Granted most of those costs come from lunches while out working, on campus, or coffee breaks, but still. So I’m making a lot more stir-frys and Tex-Mex food, which is great because it’s substantially cheaper than ordering out and really, I’m at home and making…

Oh shoot, the roast!

My Mom called me on Boxing Day whilst I was out enjoying the shopping chaos. She asked if I had put the roast in the oven yet, long story short, I had not and wouldn't be home for another forty minutes. This could have ended badly, but it didn't! I got home, grabbed the roast…

Teaching with Honesty (in other words, talking about sex without it getting “weird”)

Charlotte has become fast friends with one of the girls in our neighbourhood, which is great! Since her first time coming over to play she's been fascinated by the anatomy model we have. It's a female torso and head, and it comes with a uterus and fetus, which is Charlotte's favourite part since babies are…