In the heat of summer, simple meals are essential. Served hot, warm or even cold Spaghetti with Garlic and Parsley is simple Italian at its best. At its core, Italian cuisine is purity and humility. This is one of my…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Apple butter is one of those condiments we love to have in the fridge. So versatile and easy, I usually boil off a big batch in the fall during apple season but this week I found myself craving Montreal Smoked…
Just because it's the holidays doesn't mean we abandon healthy eating habits, instead we adapt favorite recipes into healthy holiday alternatives, like this little twist on an old favorite - Vegan Stuffing. To say that I eat a little differently from the…
Weeknight dinners call for fast, easy cooking. Packed with vitamins B6, A and C, plus potassium, iron, magnesium and calcium, kale is one of nature's super foods, Wilted Baby Kale is barely cooked, leaving all that nutrition intact. Most of us are familiar with kale…
Our local grocer's shelves are positively loaded with pineapple, that combined with a craving for flavours of the Yucatan and next thing I know, I'm chopping pineapple for a tangy, tasty Pineapple Salsa. Fresh fruit salsas make such a nice…
Fresh corn is only here for a short time, so get it while it's hot then toss it on the grill for a late summer treat. If you've never dabbled in cobs over the coals before here's a few…
A Middle Eastern pesto, Muhummara combines roasted red peppers with toasted walnuts, a splash of lemon juice, garlic, onions and the sweetness of pomegranate molasses for a dip that is loaded with heart healthy fats, antioxidants and complex flavour. One…