Sweet & Sour Slaw with Honey Vinaigrette
This summer's theme on Food Gypsy is light, tasty dishes that go just as easily from the kitchen to the cottage, on a picnic or into the backyard. Tart and tangy with a hint of honey, Sweet & Sour Slaw…
Wax Bean Salad in Bacon Vinaigrette
A late summer salad that makes a great side or a light meal, Wax Bean Salad in Bacon Vinaigrette is served warm, wafting with the intoxicating aroma of bacon. Fresh beans are beginning to flood the local markets. Green beans,…
Cuban Rice and Beans, A Side of Spice
Cuban Rice and Beans, a wet, sticky rice and beans side dish with a solid base of spice, garlic and ginger. Beside a chop, chunk of chicken or as a meal with grilled vegetables, this is big Cuban flavour. Rice…
Groovy Momma Black Forest Smoothie
The Groovy Momma Black Forest Smoothie; gluten-free, sugar-free, vegan and raw. Just measure and blend. Perfect as you run out the door or as a Mother's Day breakfast idea from the kids - with love. Kids love to do something special…
Blood Orange Glazed Salmon
A tangy blend of sweet and sour, Blood Orange Glazed Salmon is drop-dead easy and guaranteed to make you a superstar. When you need fresh, bright flavour and your omega-3. I frequently go through flavour jags, particularly where citrus is…
Maple Roasted Root Vegetables
It's Sugarshack time, time for a bit of sweetness in your life with Maple Roasted Root Vegetables. A perfect side with roasted pork, a seared chicken breast or as a vegetarian main, rich in nutrition. Such a simple dish, the…
Oatmeal Flax Waffles, Good for You & Gluten Free
Gluten-free waffles? You becha'. Toasty, delicious, and good for you too, here's a must-try recipe for Oatmeal Flax Waffles that will make your weekend. Waffles are for weekends. Long lazy mornings that involve sleeping in and putzing around in your…
Eggs with Super Greens & Chili Oil
Loads of nutrition makes for a health-conscious breakfast with your morning egg in a nest of kale, broccoli, red cabbage, and carrot finished with a hit of clean heat. Eggs with Super Greens & Chili Oil, that'll get you going…
Roasted Pumpkin Apple & Onion on Mixed Kale – Simple Sides
Warm flavour for cold, wet days. Roasted Pumpkin Apple & Onion on Mixed Kale, part of our Simple Sides series. Thank God for simple, what would we do without simple in the kitchen? After a long day, it's often a…
Mulled Apple Cider, Ways To Warm You
Nothing goes with a fine fall day and the smell of smoke in the air quite like mulled apple cider. There is something essential and soothing in its warm, spiced scent that reaches right down to your toes. Originally written…
West Indian Chicken Curry & Island Fried Rice
The best way to develop your palate is to venture into parts unknown and let your taste buds explore. Discover a little heat, and sweet island spice, in your own kitchen with West Indian Chicken Curry & Island Fried Rice…
Sweet Carrot Coconut Soup
One last kick at the proverbial can with a warm you-to-the-bone with a plant-pure, sweet-meets-savory Sweet Carrot Coconut Soup as we wrap up Soup Week on Food Gypsy. Soup is good food. The perfect way to clean out the fridge…