I had a brand new package of organic bulgur that had been sitting in my pantry for way to long. I wanted to make something other than the traditional tabbouleh with it (don’t get me wrong though, I enjoy tabbouleh!) I found a fantastic recipe from Bittersweet and as soon as I saw it had miso in it, I was sold! I was so impressed with this recipe, it sounds so simple but simple really is best here. My mom and I have been enjoying this over the past couple …

I really love having healthy muffins on hand for snacks- I just keep them in the freezer and then heat them up whenever I need a little boost. I really find that so many muffins are more like dessert than healthy snack so I think it’s better to just make them at home. These ones are fantastic- very little sugar, healthy protein packed quinoa, flaxseeds, and great flavour. I topped these muffins with a bit of butter and honey or almond butter. The quinoa makes them have a unique chewy …

I feel like it’s been longer than usual inbetween posts for me. I have had midterms all of last week, so I was a bit busy studying (or trying to….). Honestly, who can study with the excitement of the Olympics coming up in just under a week! I can’t wait to have some fun amidst all the chaos and hectic activities downtown. And now onto the food….
I really wanted to make something sort of unique, and cute. I decided on Herb & Feta Polenta with Sun-Dried Tomato Tapenade. I had …

When I went to Mexico, one of my favourite meals was at a Mexican restaurant in the resort. There was a great salad bar and one of my favourite salads was a corn salad. It had a mystery flavour to it, but it made it fantastic. After a couple bites, I realized that the flavour was cinnamon! A strong cinnamon flavour. I knew that when I got home I would be making a salad with corn and cinnamon. Instead of stopping at a corn salad, I decided to add the …

The other day I randomly thought about making ratatouille- I had never made it before but I wanted to try it. That night, the movie Ratatouille (so cute) was on TV and  so, I was convinced. I adapted the Ratatouille Provencale recipe from the Joy of Cooking. Ratatouille is usually a side dish but is also great as a main meal. I chose to serve mine over quinoa for some extra protein instead of rice, or noodles. Though not usually a part of ratatouille, I thought some mushrooms would have …

This week I’ve really had the urge to make nice dinners for myself. Sometimes I am just too tired after work, but not this week! I recently was given a new cookbook and started a little project from it (more on that in a later post!) and then I got to work on dinner. I had some tofu in my fridge and I’ve really been trying to up the protein in my diet, so I was thinking about quinoa as well. After a quick search on Tastespotting, I found a …

It’s Wonderful Wednesday! I’m feeling tired and I wanted a quick but yummy dinner. I once made a teriyaki quinoa dish from Dreena Burton’s “Eat, Drink, Be Vegan”. I have since created my own version that I like to call Citrus Quinoa. It is delicious! It comes together in only a couple of minutes and it has a great balance of flavours- ginger, tamari, chewy quinoa, and a hint o’ sesame with plenty of zesty citrus flavour! I paired it with steamed broccoli accompanied by a miso-tahini dipping sauce and …

Helloooooo everyone. What a wonderful day it was! I can’t get over how much I love summer and sunshine. Today my boyfriend and I went to EAT! Vancouver and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We gathered samples from a whole bunch of booths and munched our way through the entire event!
Several hours later though, I was hungry! I had bought some Kamut pasta at Whole Foods and I was very excited to use it. Since I am following a very specific diet to rid my body of candida, white pasta or even …

The first recipe from the Cookbook of the Month- Gourmet Vegetarian is this delicious “Brown rice and Puy Lentils with Pine Nuts and Spinach. It is protein packed with lentils and healthy brown rice (I used brown basmati).
Brown Rice and Puy Lentils with Pine Nuts and Spinach

2 tomatoes
1 red onion
1 carrot
2 celery stalks
(I added some cucumber)
1 cup long grain brown rice
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cup puy lentils
3 tablespoons chopped coriander (cilantro)
3 tablespoons chopped mint
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
2 cups …

Being a vegetarian, I find it difficult to find breakfasts that include protein- no eggs, no bacon, no sausages…you get the point.
After searching for a wholesome, nutritious breakfast recipe that didn’t take too long to make, I stumbled across a recipe for Quinoa Porridge- just what I had been looking for!
Quinoa is an ancient grain that happens to be closer to the beet and leafy green families than to other grains like oats or barley. I have even seen it referred to as a “vegi-grain”. Quinoa is packed with protein …