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This easy stuffed eggplant recipe begins with tender roasted eggplant halves that are filled with a simple stuffing with farro, mushrooms, onion, garlic, and fresh sage. Great as a vegetarian main or as a side next to your favorite protein. Just spent a delightful couple days …
This might be my new favorite chili recipe. Chicken Chili Verde is nice and spicy, with a fresh tartness from tomatillos. Who could resist all the pretty little tomatillos at the farmers market this week! The tomatillos bright, fresh, tart flavour really shines through in …
What to do with all the ripe tomatoes! It seems like just yesterday I was impatiently waiting for those first tomatoes of the season to be ready. Fast forward a couple weeks and, we can almost not eat them fast enough to keep up! For …
Another fruit based recipe from me! Quick and easy Grilled Chicken Sandwiches with a Smoky Apricot Barbeque Sauce. In this dish, plain old everyday, boneless chicken breasts get a welcome boost of flavour from a rich, complex homemade barbeque sauce. Perfect for a weeknight dinner, …
Turkey Tonnato is an easy make-ahead dish based on a classic Italian summer dish Vitello tonnato—chilled, sliced veal in a creamy tuna-caper sauce. Instead of the traditional veal roast, I’ve substituted a boneless, skinless turkey breast that I gently poached on the stovetop. You could …
Tucked into my farm share this week were two beautiful little fennel bulbs with all their fronds still attached. I knew just the dish to make! Grilled Tuna with Fennel and White Bean salad is and easy summer dish that I’ve adapted from a recipe …
Nothing says summer to me quite like beautiful fresh Ontario strawberries. For my Grilled Chicken with Strawberry Balsamic Sauce I’ve combined beautiful fresh strawberries with balsamic vinegar to make a simple pan sauce that is bursting with fresh flavour. Spooned over grilled chicken, it is …
Portuguese Chickpea and Tuna Salad is based on a delicious dish that I first tried at a little pesticos bar in Lisbon. It’s a simple dish, but oh so tasty! You will find variations of this popular tasty salad on the menu at most …
It’s only the beginning of June and here in Toronto we are already in the midst of a heat warning ! With this crazy hot, humid weather I needed something for dinner that was light, and quick and easy to make, that didn’t require standing …
If you like crabmeat dipped in garlicky melted butter, then you will really enjoy this quick and easy pasta dish. This Asparagus and Crab Pasta dish is quite decadent, with lots of fresh crabmeat and tender asparagus lightly coated in a buttery white wine reduction. …