Tag: salad
lunch to go
I like to eat well. Every couple of weeks I make a chicken, I buy (and sometimes take the time to grow) organic sprouts. I prefer unpasteurised?ácheese?á(less processing and?ábetter flavour!) I am?átrying to avoid the mysterious ingredients and?ápriciness of restaurant or take-out foods. No I am not perfect, and too often enjoy indulgences, but for…
smoked salmon and goat’s cheese dolmades
Recently, circumstances conspired?áso?áthat I had the means to create a new recipe, using ingredients I don’t usually have on hand.?áI?áhad a package of thawed smoked salmon (thank you, friend who moved and cleaned out her freezer into mine!) The other day I noticed that goat’s cheese was on sale at my local supermarket. I had…
Simple Fast Salad
A?ávery simple, easy and delicious (oh yes, and nutritious) salad was my fast lunch today. ?áI used prewashed, organic arugula?ágreens from my local grocery, accompanied by?ádelicious stuff?áI had in my cupboards. I “mixed” it all on the plate I ate off of. It took about a minute to make lunch, and about three to eat.…
harvest day
Today’s the day… time for an early harvest of my?átiny sprouts! I know I could grow them for?átwo or three?ámore days, but I am anxious to give them a taste. Tonight they will find their cute little way into a mixed salad. I will immediately “plant” more in the jar. In a day or two…
making things better
Nigella Lawson is a woman who knows food, and she’s not afraid to show her love for it. ?áIn the last few weeks I have discovered a great recipe from her latest cookbook called Kitchen. ?áBeyond being tasty, this recipe has made my life much less complicated. It is her mother’s Praised chicken. ?áIn the…
dominion
The Dominion Square Tavern is a wonderful Montreal restaurant that is steeped in history.?áThe Dominion’s recent incarnation as a restaurant has only been open for just over a year, however the place has been around since the late 1920’s. Situated in the heart of the?áGolden Square Mile (once Canada’s richest neighbourhood), the Tavern was?áoriginally adjoined…
Trois Experiences: Trying To Eat Vegetarian In Meat-Loving Restaurants.
Experience Deux: La Bistro Sur La Rivi?¿re. by Natasha Henderson, Montreal Le Bistro Sur La Rivi?¿re… it is a small bistro. It is a bistro that takes pride in its meats, in its?ágenerously overflowing?ápresentations of?áfood. It is a bistro that is on Larivi?¿re, the street that is behind my massive studio building. My first experience…