Earlier in the week, in one of my culinary classes, we were all asked to bring in a dish that represents comfort food for us. We then headed to the kitchen and go to explain the dish we brought, and then share it with the class. One of my favourites was what my Chef brought in. He is from the Middle East, and he made beautiful, soft, homemade pita bread with hummus, a fava bean dish called Fool Meudane, and wonderful falafel. I was so impressed and inspired that I …

I love veggie burgers because they are so easy to make, healthy, and filling. For a long time I have been wanting to make my own veggie burgers- avoiding soy, preservatives, and unneccessary ingredients. Many people think that when they are buying packaged veggie burgers in the grocery store, that they are ‘veggie, and therefor healthy’, but that’s not true. A lot of brands use nasty ‘improvers’ to help flavour the burger, and they can be really awful for your body. Not to mention extra sugar, and artificial colours.
I based …

Looks like I have some explaining to do- it’s been a long time since my last post! I’m not even sure why…maybe it’s just that it’s summer. It’s not that I was lacking motivation, perhaps I was too motivated. I think I was trying too hard to make food for the blog. I decided I would stop trying and let the ideas come to me- and they did. I was so excited when I felt like stepping into the kitchen again. I knew I wanted to use the Cookbook of …

Long time no post! Busy times means less time for pictures- not that I haven’t been cooking or baking, but some days there just isn’t enough time to shoot and blog!
After a few days without taking a look at my garden, I went out today and was totally shocked to see how BIG my swiss chard had grown! To me, swiss chard always looks like rhubarb’s long lost brother or something….. well, anyway, I had to make a dish with it! I picked it and noticed that it came with …

It’s been a few days and I have a bit of a backlog to post (all from the cookbook of the month, “Gourmet Vegetarian”). I’ll start off with some Fried Chickpeas. Normally, I roast my chickpeas and I looooove Dreena Burton’s recipe for roasted chickpeas. I decided to give them a try fried, though. I must say that while they were tasty, I still prefer them roasted- but try the recipe and see for yourself!
Fried Chickpeas (adapted from Gourmet Vegetarian)

1 can of chickpeas, dried on paper towel
oil, for deep frying
1/2 …