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Bell Pepper Bisque with Giant Croutons

Bell Pepper Bisque with Giant Croutons

Hey friends! I’m coming in hot, to drop this stellar soup recipe on you, while the weather is still fine and early fall produce is at its peak. The bell peppers in my region are bountiful and beautiful, and because I am the biggest sucker…

Legendary Layer Bean Dip – Vegan, Grain-free

Legendary Layer Bean Dip – Vegan, Grain-free

    Dips are my favourite food group. Yes, food group. If I ever got a tattoo, it would probably say something like: “pass the hummus”. I was recently hosting a party-for-no-reason, and like most of my get togethers they involve a lot of food.…

Bali Butter

Bali Butter

I miss Bali. Or maybe I just miss the warmth, the sun, the vibrancy, the life bursting forth from every nook and cranny. I miss living outside, I miss my eyes being assaulted by colours, and layers upon layers of wild sounds, but hey, it’s…

The Epic Travel Salad

The Epic Travel Salad

  When I saw the number, I couldn’t believe it: 29 hours. It was undoubtedly going to be one of the longest travel days of my life. I’ve been to Bali twice before, but always from Copenhagen, which is about half the distance from Toronto.…

Healthyish Salted Caramel Turtles

Healthyish Salted Caramel Turtles

  Everyone has strong food memories around holidays or special occasions in their life. I can completely recall the distinct taste of boxed cake from my childhood birthdays. Summer vacations were steeped in melting grape juice popsicles made by my grandmother. And one of my…

Grain-free Holiday Tahini Cookies, 2-ways + A Gift Guide

Grain-free Holiday Tahini Cookies, 2-ways + A Gift Guide

You know the feeling: it’s twenty minutes after dinner. You’re full and seemingly suffonsified, when it hits you. I NEED A TREAT. Raisins will not help. Granola won’t cut it. Coconut chips? Pfff. That teeny square of dark chocolate you were keeping as a fallback…

Butternut Miso Soup with Arame and Wasabi

Butternut Miso Soup with Arame and Wasabi

  You know that game where you give someone a word and they have to make up a story with that word in it? I’m like that, except with food. Give me an ingredient, and magically, as if out of nowhere, an entire recipe (or…

Sweet Potato Wedges with Tahini-Honey Sauce and Everything Bagel Spice

Sweet Potato Wedges with Tahini-Honey Sauce and Everything Bagel Spice

  I’ve now been blogging for eleven years (11years!!!). And in those eleven years, you know what I’ve learned about you? You love sweet potatoes. You love tahini. And you love sauce. And if I post anything with those things – or even better –…