Archive of ‘Food’ category

Butternut, Arugula and Pine Nut Salad

If you read my Cookbook Club post last month, you’ll know that this is the second month Jan from Family Bites, Mardi from eat. live. travel. write and I get together and have a potluck of sorts where we each cook from one same cookbook author. This time around we met at Jan’s cosy home […] Read more…

 

Pomegranate and Coconut Steel-Cut Oats

Let me confess. This healthy breakfast came to be when I was thinking of an excuse to open one of my latest Trader Joe’s finds. Not that I needed an excuse, really. These coconut chips are pretty amazing on their own, but also happen to make the perfect crisp topping to soft steel-cut oats.We sadly […] Read more…

 

Carrot and Ginger Soup with Creme Fraiche and Pistachios

It’s felt like a long couple of weeks. Life in the Test Kitchen hasn’t skipped a beat — we’re well on our way into our Spring issues (almost moving on to Canadian Living’s May 2014 issue!) and I feel like the Fall months have sort of passed me by. This soup was a welcome pause […] Read more…

 

Fall Fave: Kale Salad with Pomegranate and Almonds

First things first, this kale salad wasn’t meant to be a post (hence the quick Instagram photo!) but I realized that I had never blogged about one of the staple salads I make so often at home. When I put this together a few days ago, I couldn’t help but share. I know many of […] Read more…

 

Cookbook Club: Marcella Hazan

Anytime you start talking about your favourite cookbooks with a group of food lovers, you know good conversation is about to take place.This exact thought was the starting point for a cookbook club I’ve started with Jan (from Family Bites) and Mardi (from eat. live. travel. write). This past weekend was our very first get […] Read more…

 

White Asparagus with Olives and Golden Breadcrumbs

I couldn’t resist picking up a bunch of white asparagus when I found them during my grocery run a couple days ago — it’s actually a pretty rare find on the side of the world and an appetizer I can never get enough off. I grew up eating the white variety in Paris, most often […] Read more…

 

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