White bean, kale and sausage soup Warm yourself up with deliciousness. This soup is as hearty as it is easy. The magic is lots of olive oil and garlic. Ingredients 1/4 cup olive oil 1 large onion roughly chopped 3 mild Italian sausages 1/2 head of garlic roughly chopped 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes 1 [...]
If one of your resolutions for 2020 is to waste less food, you’ve chosen a laudable one that is easy to keep with a little creativity and daring. You can use up all the goodness in your fridge by recognizing containers of “opportunity” instead of “leftovers” when you think about dinner. We transformed 3/4 of [...]
Multiply deliciousness by topping lightly steamed green beans with cherry tomatoes grilled until they char and pop. Add garlic croutons for crunch and make every bite a flavour bomb. It tastes great warm or cold. Ingredients Green beans, rinsed and the tips snapped off Cherry tomatoes, rinsed Sourdough bread, slightly stale, cut into cubes Olive [...]
Sometimes life gets in the way of cooking and our beautiful veggies can get a little droopy waiting for us to pay them their due. That happened to me this week with tomatoes. Here are my lovely tomatoes that are looking, well, a little wrinkly--too wrinkly for a salad or a sandwich. But perfect for [...]
Curries are a weeknight go to, especially if you happen to have a handy jar of prepared curry sauce in your cupboard. I stock up on those sauces when they go on sale to have them on hand those weeknights when you open the fridge, look at bits and bobs of veg and protein ask [...]
A package of frozen chicken thighs turn into a wonderful slow-cooker chili that is easy to prepare and VERY easy to enjoy, especially when you pile it onto some corn chips and top it off with chopped red onion, guacamole, and grated cheddar cheese. Ingredients 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs 2 c. chopped onion [...]
Rich and flavourful with bok choy, coconut milk and ginger, this Thai-inspired fish curry is a winter's dinner delight. Carrot and parsnip fries can be cooked at the same time. Ingredients For fish curry 1 lb salmon fillet 1 tsp. salt 1 can coconut milk 1/4 c. green curry paste 2 tbs. grated ginger (tip: [...]
Rich and delicious, and not terribly fussy (just make sure you have a glass of wine at hand when you are stirring the rice). Ingredients For the leeks 2 or 3 leeks (trim off the tough, dark green leaves, cut them in half lengthwise, then chop thinly and soak in cold water, rinsing several times [...]
This salmon dish is super easy, healthy and delicious. Ingredients 1 1/2 lbs. of leeks 1/2 c. of white wine salt and pepper 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 1/2 lb. salmon filet Unsalted butter Guidelines Preheat oven to 400f Cut the roots off the leeks and trim all the dark green and tough leaves Cut [...]
Weeknights can be easy with a little help from Bryson's Farms. We love the beef, mushroom, spinach and cheese bundles. A side of baked broccoli and cauliflower with Boursin cheese can be an easy side to prepare and it can cook next to the bundles in the oven. Ingredients Head of broccoli Head of cauliflower [...]
