I had an excess of avocados this week (I know, how does that even happen?) plus I found some super-duper juicy mango on sale at my grocery store, so you know I had to make some juicy, tangy, very more-ish Chunky Mango Guacamole! This stuff is oh so good that I ate the entire dish…
Vegetarian Side Dishes
Sesame Garlic Ginger Broccoli with Shortcut Cauliflower Rice
The past few years have been rife with everything cauliflower, from cauliflower pizza to cauliflower hash browns to cauliflower parmagiana, but the most popular one by far has been cauliflower rice. Low carb, high in nutrients, and SO EASY to make. I’ve started making cauli rice as an alternative to regular, and to make the…
Garlicky Indian Flatbread, aka a Parantha by Any Other Name
A friend of mine recently introduced me to paranthas, and now I’m in love with making these easy Garlicky Indian Flatbreads! One of the ingredients is leftover dal (Indian stew made with lentils, beans, or peas), so it has a higher protein content than regular flatbreads. I love a good garlicky naan bread, so I…
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…
Preservative-Free Garden Veggie Spread, and My Childhood Dream
When I was a child, I used to loooooove eating raw red peppers. My mother would cut them into sticks and give them to us for lunches and snacks and I would gobble them up. I always said that when I was grown up, I would eat nothing but red peppers for a whole day….