The key to whiping up a fast soup is having dry good on hand and stocked. If you have these items, dinner will always be 15-20 minutes away for you:
-stock (chicken, beef or vegetable) in liquid form or bouillon
-canned tomatoes or homemade or jarred tomato sauce
-canned chickpeas, white kidney beans or lentils
-garlic – fresh, minced in oil or dried
-greens: spinach, kale or collard greens (fresh or frozen)
-olive oil
Want a healthy, fast meal that is highly adaptable? I mean, really, who DOESN’T…right? Soup checks all the boxes: it’s fast, healthy, delicious, adaptable and can often be made with standard pantry items. You (or your kids) can master this 30 minute meal. It has white beans to give it some fibre, balance the acid in the tomatoes and give …
My general rule is: if I make something, I want it to last at least a couple of days. Traditional leaf salads — while delicious, can easily get soggy and it’s not uncommon to have to chuck any leftovers. But not with black bean salad. It’s healthy, hearty has a great balance of flavours (sweet, salty, savoury and a little …
When it comes to entertaining, it’s essential to land on an item that can feed lots of different palates with not lots of extra work. Enter, the fresh spring roll. It’s gluten free. It can be easily modified for vegans or carnivores. It’s pretty and your kids can help you make them. Versatile, fresh, healthy and no need to turn …
If your kids are anything like mine, their go to, “healthy” snack is carbs. Thousands of orange goldfish have floated through our cupboards over the years. The key is healthy, high-protein, kid-friendly snacks. The problem with these, and any carb-heavy snack really, is that they satisfy your hunger for a short time and always leave you wanting more. As we …
If your hosting, the dilemma is always finding a way to put on a good spread without spending all your time in the kitchen. You need to have fun too.
Necessity is the mother of invention and there is no better place to apply this than the kitchen. Vegan burgers, soy milk and cashew cream are great examples of this. (Not so subtle hint: I’m running a vegan cooking class tomorrow night.) Invention is also inspired by gaps in equipment and time. Rule of thumb says we make pasta by …
Who loves making lunches? Anyone? Anyone out there? I grew up in a big family. Huge really by today’s standards. Five sisters and three brothers. I remember my mom filling the top of the dishwasher (portable kind) with slices of bread and just filling them with cheese slices. Gross. You bet! Did I eat them? Not a chance.
The truth is, there is no one, way to cook anything. In fact, if history teaches us anything, it is that at some point we will look back at our best practices and deem them WRONG.
If you’ve ever considered making your own chocolates or candies, but put it off because you assumed it was too hard or complicated, I’m here to tell you it is neither.