A couple of weeks ago I shared my first cooking video and a couple of friends / followers asked about nutritional yeast: It’s used in a few recipes in my 30-Minute Heart Healthy cookbook *, so I thought others might enjoy getting the lowdown on this mystery ingredient… What is nutritional yeast? Nutritional yeast, sometimes called “nooch” by…
This recipe came from my sister-in-law Faye, who asked me for vegan recipe ideas a couple of years ago, and is now a vegetarian herself and passing favourites to me. Sorry to say, I don’t know the original source to credit. This is one of those recipes that gets shared and modified and shared some more.…
I’ve got another chickpea recipe for you and I think you’re going to love it. The last one I sent ( Electric Chickpeas ) had the highest open rate of any email I’ve sent this year (!), so more recipes it is. I’m sticking with the legume/pulse theme (dry peas, lentils, beans…
This week’s meal plan will be unique because my kids are going fishing in Saskatchewan, so I’m planning more adult-friendly food and experimenting with a few new recipes. My preference is vegetarian with a bit of fish, so it’s that when the kids are away. If you missed them, you…
As I explained last week , I’m sharing our weekly meal plans for four weeks, to see if people find it helpful. It’s only been out there a week, and it’s risen to #4 on my blog, after three older posts that get traffic from Google searches, so that’s a good sign! We’re heading into…
I laughed out loud when I saw this on Twitter. So if that’s you too, click here to jump to the recipe.
For anyone with patience for my stories, I just wanted to add that in my recent follower survey, 48% of the answers to “What do you find most challenging about eating?” had to do with needing more healthy meal and snack ideas, especially when time or energy are in short supply.
Amen to that.
I call this recipe Pantry Burritos because you can keep all of the ingredients on hand and make it when you’re overdue for a grocery run. Having a well-stocked pantry is a great strategy for cooking more and eating out less. But unless you’re one of those rare culinary magicians who…
Recently my sister-in-law asked if I had any good vegan dishes, as she was supposed to bring one to a Buddhist retreat. I knew I could recommend one or two, and went digging through my Evernote recipe collection. To my surprise, I had a bunch tagged “Top Ten.” I emailed her a quick list of ideas, and as…