Tag: easy
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Spring Violet Fairy Cakes {dairy-free}
In celebration of this 1st Day of May, also known as May Day, the midway point between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice, I foraged some little wild violets that were growing in our backyard to make the icing for these little fairy cakes. The violets have a lovely sweet/piquant fragrance, and they lend
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Coconut Cake with Chocolate Ganache {gluten-free, dairy-free}
This recipe almost seems like magic, the way that the shredded coconut combines with a few other ingredients to create a rich, flavourful cake with a moist crumb. An advantage of this cake is that it doesn’t use any flour, which seems to be in very short supply these days…most people seem to be leaving
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Polenta Soldiers {gluten-free}
I’ve been making these polenta soldiers for quite a while, but just thought today to share the recipe. It’s easy to cook up, and makes a nice change from toast. Prepared this way, the polenta is crispy and salty and tastes great dipped into a boiled egg (or over easy with tomatoes).
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Apricots with Yogurt and Honey Orange Flower Syrup
About a year ago, I purchased Diana Henry’s cookbook, “A Change of Appetite”. I’ve been wanting to make her Yogurt with Honeyed Saffron Syrup, Almonds, and Apricot Compote ever since I first saw it in the book, but somehow I only just got around to it now. I’m really sorry that I didn’t make it
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Hummus
The existence of hummus is yet another example of the seemingly endless usefulness (and deliciousness) of chickpeas. I feel the same way about hummus as I do about falafel; they are both so rich, satisfying and flavourful, it’s hard to believe they are also so nutritious.
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Falafel with Arugula
My introduction to falafel was during my time in Ottawa many years ago. I worked in a clothing store for a while, and one day one of the girls I worked with suggested we stop at a Lebanese falafel food truck for lunch. I had no idea what a treat I was in for; I
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Gluten-Free Yorkshire Pudding
Yorkshire Pudding has always been one of my favourite foods…but not exactly the healthiest when made with all purpose wheat flour. Since I’ve been trying to eat less of that sort of thing, I’ve been trying to think of what I can have instead of sandwiches for lunches and bread with supper. I was trying
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Arugula, Watercress, Avocado and Goat Cheese Salad with Pomegranate Molasses
Last year was the first time I had ever bought pomegranate molasses. When I was at the Pike Place Market in Seattle, I happened upon a market stall called The Souk, and I spied the unprepossessing bottle sitting on the shelf with it’s brownish coloured contents. Although I’d never tasted it before, I had a
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Chili-Style Black-Eyed Peas
I haven’t seen very many recipes using Black-Eyed Peas, and I’m not really sure why, because they’re just as tasty and healthful as other legumes, and they cook in less time than most other types of beans. I’ve been making a vegetarian chili type of dish for years, using a mixture of black and kidney