This Apple Chicken Stew with Rutabaga, Carrots and Parsnips is an easy, healthy and delicious dinner. Root veggies are available for most of the year, and they add an earthy flavour to the tart sweetness of the apples. The creamy gravy is from apple juice and chicken stock. And the whole thing is a hearty,Read more
Ginger Carrot Lentil Soup is a simple, easy to make dish. This yummy soup with red lentils and carrots is quick to cook up when you’re busy, but hungry and, it’s packed with nutrition, too. Carrots, as you know, are the veggie queens of beta-carotene, and antioxidant stars. And lentils are a great source of plantRead more
As we head into fall for real now, the comfort foods, like this Biscuit Topped Chicken Pot Pie, are more and more appealing. This deliciously flavourful dish is everything that you want in a comforting, one pan casserole. It has the most amazingly creamy filling of chicken & veggies in gravy, topped with buttery, flakyRead more
This Avocado Shrimp Salad is much more than avocado and shrimp. Almonds, grapefruit sections, and, to me, the best part; roasted carrots, make this salad a party in your mouth. Roasting the carrots makes them sweet and a little caramelized, and gives a delicious flavour element to the plate. Avocado Plus Grapefruit Equals Delicious AvocadoRead more
I love the rich, salty flavour of Miso Soup. I sometimes just like to drink miso broth on its own, but it makes a perfect base for a vegetable miso soup. Miso is a paste of fermented soybeans, and like all beans, it’s high in protein and fibre. Miso is actually a complete protein, containing all ofRead more
This Jamaican Pumpkin Soup makes me think of the Caribbean. When we visited Jamaica, we got to eat a delicious and authentic pumpkin soup. And the memory of it is prompted whenever it’s pumpkin season here. That soup was velvety smooth, with the flavours of coconut, ginger, and nutmeg. There was a hint of both orange and limeRead more