Whenever I am sick, I like to make myself chicken soup. It feels like I am taking care of myself. Quite simply, it makes me feel better. You can always use something to make you feel better when you are sick, right? Today, Jman was sniffling and coughing. I kept him home from school. AND …
Recipes
Jamie Oliver’s fish pie: A British classic–pimped with nutrition
This video showed up in my Facebook feed last week. I shared it to remind myself to make it. And make it I did. Last night. I was seduced when he said: “I make it for my family all the time.” Everybody ate up! Including Mpants who always says: “I don’t like XXX.” Mpants finished …
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Roasted eggplant & kale penne pasta
I have no story about this dish. I made it once a few summers ago. It was so tasty. I thought I should add it to my recipe book on my blog. 2 tbsp pine nuts – roasted in a frying pan 1 eggplant, cubed into 1-inch chunks 1 tbsp olive oil salt & pepper …
Butternut & chicken curried stew
I treat myself to a subscription of Clean Eating magazine. I love it. There are so many ideas and tasty recipes. In the latest issue, I found a recipe for butternut & chicken curried stew. I glanced over the ingredients, decided I had most of them and made it last Monday for dinner. I felt …
Homemade tomato soup
I always used to buy tomato soup. In California, it was from the Tuscan tomato and basil bisque from Safeway. In Switzerland, it is the Bio Velouté tomatoes au mascarpone from the Micros. I used to buy it because I could not make it. I never thought I could make tomato soup as tasty as those …
One-pot spaghetti puttanesca
Easy, one-pot, midweek dinner for the whole family. Double it, and invite your neighbours. Recommended with Caprice du Temps Pinot Blanc. I invited my neighbour over for dinner on Wednesday. Both of our husbands were somewhere else for dinner. Better for us. The kids can play together. We (I) get some adult conversation. She arrives …
Kale, tuna, and white bean salad
A tasty, hearty winter salad for #foodlovers I stayed with some friends in Ottawa for a bit during the summer of 1999. Glenn was doing his kayak-outfitting thing then and was also the stay-at-home parent. He would make lunch for us (his daughter Rachel and myself). One day, he made this super-tasty, warm, dark green …
Mushroom caviar
My new Christmas Eve tradition: mushroom caviar … The best part about this recipe is that it requires 1 tbsp (15 ml) of white wine. As if I need an excuse! Of course I opened a bottle of Caprice du temps Humagne blanc. As my father-in-law says: “Humagne blanc, toute la vie, toute la nuit!” INGREDIENTS …
My version of winter salad
Points for colour. Points for taste. Points for nutrition. INGREDIENTS [one_half] 1 medium onion (or a few stalks of leek) 3 tsp olive oil 4 cloves of garlic 500 g ground meat 1 tbsp smoked paprika few leaves of chopped fresh sage few stalks of thyme (leaves ripped from stems) salt and pepper to taste …