After a long day at work, reaching for the take out menu seems like the quickest fix for a meal. But, with a simple recipe like this Sauteed Pork and Spinach, you’ll be eating in less time than it takes…
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The leaves haven’t started turning yet, but there is a definite chill in the evening air and the bountiful fall harvest will soon be making its appearance at the markets. The fall harvest is one of my favourites and with…
I love this cities summer farmers markets, with their incredible bounty of fresh and local produce. The beets this year, with their luscious tops, are truly beautiful and delicious and I’m on a bit of a beet kick this month. I love…
Meditation is something I had attempted to implement many times in the past but never really succeeded. My resistance mostly came from my perception that meditation was “silly” and that I just “wasn’t the meditative type”. I had trouble sitting…
We always have leftover chicken around, either from roasting whole chickens or poaching them for quick delicious broths. This recipe for Lemon Dill Chicken Salad is great way to get extra veggies in your meal and lemon juice gives it…
Here’s a fun fact! According to the Oxford Dictionary, the origin of the word mayonnaise is French, probably from the feminine of mahonnais ‘of or from Port Mahon’, the capital of Minorca. Wherever it came from, I’m just pretty darn…
Carnitas. Tender pulled pork with crispy bits. Clearly food heaven. Carnitas are very simple to throw together with minimal prep work. Traditional carnitas are braised for a few hours in lard and water. As the pork slowly cooks, the water…
When I first started writing this post, I was comically reminded of a quote from Seinfeld’s character, George Costanza. “I find the pastrami to be the most sensual of all the salted, cured meats…”, he said. While pastrami is delicious,…
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