Tag Archives: vegetarian

Not Everything I Do Turns Out Awesome

Posted by on May 5, 2011 4 comments
AND IT WAS TURRIBLE, TURRY!

Well, I talk a good game about liking to bullshit my way through recipes, dancing to the beat of my own drum, et cetera. Usually it works out very well. Other times I create serious culinary disasters. This is one of those times.

I stumbled across an entry recently on a really super blog – whatsonmyplate.net. This is quickly becoming my favourite foodie blog. The author, Tonya, is a fantastic photographer (I love love love photos of food!) and I love her ideas and recipes. One in particular piqued my interest – homemade mustard! It seemed ridiculously easy. Soak mustard seeds in vinegar, then plunk ‘em in the food processor with some salt and some sugar. Next thing you know I’m as sexy as the Barefoot Contessa and I’ve got my own show on the Slice Network. Right? No, Jennie, that’s bullshit. But anyway, I decided to give it a go. Read more »

White Bean and Spinach Soup

Posted by on December 30, 2010 3 comments

om nom nom

A while back, I got a real craving for white bean and spinach soup. Not sure why – I’d never even had white beans before.

My purchase of a can of white beans coincided with the purchase of my new iPhone and I thought, let’s take this thing out for a spin. And so, may I present: white bean and spinach soup. My soup is loosely based on a yummy-looking recipe over at Aggie’s Kitchen. Thanks for the inspiration, Aggie! Read more »

Mini Muffins for Mini Me

Posted by on June 6, 2010 No comments

Photo © Gwen Styles

For a while we thought my daughter, Gwen Junior (that’s not really her name), had a gluten intolerance, so we stocked up on gluten free crap (which is WAY MORE EXPENSIVE I’LL HAVE YOU KNOW) and I set about learning this nutritional lifestyle. In the end, the girl turned out not to be intolerant, but I’ve kept us somewhat… lower-gluten, if you will. We feel healthier just cutting down.

Photo © Nutritious Foodie

Today, I did some baking for an upcoming Federated Health Charities bake sale at my office. In addition to raisin bran and blueberry bran muffins, I made a small batch of gluten free banana mini muffins, and they were the best of the bunch!

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Curried Coconut Squash Soup

Posted by on April 7, 2010 4 comments

Today I’m going to share with you a recipe I invented last night. A lot of you know my cooking style – I make shit up as I go along, and my recipes (ingredients and directions) often reflect this. I’m of the opinion that a recipe should be a mere suggestion – not a strict set of instructions. Read more »