Growing up, my mother always cooked us certain family favourites, and her mother’s German Meatball recipe is definitely a favourite. These super-sized meatballs are fried in butter and then simmered,. They’re flavourful yet tender, and served in a European-style meat gravy. My grandmother’s German Meatballs are amazing served with potatoes and a vegetable, for a…
Vegetarian Main Dishes
Creamy Sundried Tomato & Kale Pasta, Plus How I Handle Leftovers
Once I joined Instagram (@approachingfood, in case you want to follow me), I began following fellow foodies, and came across someone who had made a creamy sundried tomato pasta sauce. Using that as inspiration, I looked around my kitchen, poked around my fridge to see what dibs and dabs of this and that were floating…
5 Preservative-Free (& Delish!) Lunches You Can Make This Week
Another week, another meal prep session, right? Whether you’re packing lunches for work or trying to feed your family healthy food, sometimes it’s all to easy to just grab a few items from the deli, or a few packages off the shelf, or just to grab something last minute from the gas station. But as…
Not Your Momma’s Cheesy Mushroom & Green Pea Casserole, Plus My Thoughts on Gelatin ‘Salads’
While I didn’t grow up going to the neighbourhood potlucks or church suppers, I’ve certainly heard of the dishes that are infamous for being brought to those events. Case in point, that goopy mushroom pea casserole made with canned cream of mushroom soup and frozen peas, and topped with things like French fried onions. You…
5 Preservative-Free (EASY!) Dinner Recipes for the Beginner Cook (& Anyone Who Likes Good Food)
So it’s been a long week, and you’re tired and it would be so much easier just to buy something frozen and stick it in the oven. I get it! Hey, you don’t have to always cook everything from scratch. Start with smaller steps to going preservative-free and then build up. Case in point: my…