I have to be honest. I did not make this salad. It is my mom’s recipe. Actually, it’s a recipe from my high school grad class’s recipe book. But since my mom is at the root of my foodie ways, it’s only fair that she deserves a shout out, no? My kids LOVE beans, and [...]
Continue reading about Vegetarian Foodie Friday: 3 Bean Salad
I have to apologize for anyone who notices, but this is a re-post. My goal to make new dishes this week completely failed. It’s been one of those eat-what-comes-easy kind of weeks. What with anticipating my last day of doing daycare, trying to sell our house and packing boxes, I just couldn’t get organized with [...]
Continue reading about Vegetarian Foodie Fridays: Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad
This soup is not very photogenic but I assure you it tastes great. (Also my fault for forgetting to take a shot before we filled our bowls!) This is another recipe from the Re-Bar Cookbook that I just tried for the first time this week. The broth was amazing – addictive really. I think anything with [...]
Continue reading about Vegetarian Foodie Fridays: Curried Chick Pea Soup
This broccoli and potato soup has been a staple in our house for the past few weeks. What with getting our house ready for selling and moving boxes to the new house, I haven’t been feeling very creative. Plus, everyone likes this soup so it’s been an easy choice. I like it because I only [...]
Continue reading about Vegetarian Foodie Fridays: Broccoli & Potato Soup
I put out a plate of veggies for my kids just about everyday. Because it’s standard practice, my kids love vegetables. Like most kids, they also love dip. I don’t always offer them dip but when I do I try to make sure it’s homemade. Luckily there’s this recipe I have that kicks the butt [...]
I actually posted this recipe for stinging nettle pesto last year, but since nettle season is upon us again and it’s my best nettle recipe, I thought I should post it one more time! Next year I’ll try to be more creative – I promise! Other ways in which to use your nettles include soups, [...]
Welcome to Foodie Fridays! From the book My Bombay Kitchen by Niloufer Ichaporia King: “Italian eggs are as Italian as the French dressing you buy in supermarkets in France.” So basically, these don’t actually capture the taste of what you might expect an Italian egg to taste like. That is, if you even had an expectation [...]
