The Never-Ending Birthday

My sister’s fiancee likes to joke that she has the longest birthday celebrations known to humankind. It starts off as a lunch or a dinner and pretty soon it’s a week long event that has even pushed two weeks before. I understand, it’s a slippery slope. You want to see all your family and friends…

Avocado Pecan Bruschetta

Have you ever caught your cat or dog on the counter madly eating something you left out? They have that crazed and urgent look on their face while they shovel as much food into their face as possible before you catch them. Yeah, that’s how I looked while making this. Rich was watching TV while…

Smashed Baked Potatoes and Sweet Parsley Salad Dressing

Happy Thanksgiving Canadians!! Yesterday we headed over to my mom’s for an amazing Thanksgiving dinner where we drank our share of wine and planned out our Christmas. (It’s never too early!) Mom’s dinner consisted of corn on the cob, a fresh arugula salad, and ‘smashed’ baked potatoes. Here’s how she made the potatoes: first she…

Vegan Grilling: Spicy Corn, Planked Burgers, and Lime Oregano Potatoes

After the wedding we had about 8 pounds of sliced limes and lemons leftover, so we’ve been having citrus drinks and meals ever since in a desperate attempt to not waste any food. I decided to roast some potatoes with some salt, garlic, fresh lime (of course!) and oregano to go with my very much…

Peaches & Corn Soup on the Roof

I have been pretty bad about posting lately and I’m sorry. Between my job, the wedding planning, and finishing the second book in the second Game of Thrones series; I’m swamped. We’re getting to the home stretch though so I’m super excited about heading up to the cabin after the big day and going BIG…

Fruity Summer Dinner: Fig Salad, Avocado Potato Salad, and Fruity BBQ’d Tofu

It’s a rainy day in Vancouver which made me inspired to make a bright, sunny dinner. I started with a fruity salad with sliced fig, avocado, butter lettuce, white peaches, and nectarine drizzled with a fig vinaigrette. I then felt the need to go big with bright, fruity and summery- partly because I was on a roll and…