If you can remember back to this post, I made a meal inspired from the Middle East. This particular dish is a cumin- carrot salad. I used organic carrots and they were so fresh and sweet, it added an entire element of flavour compared to regular carrots. Yum! For those of you that don’t know, cumin is an extremely healthy spice. It has a unique flavour and wonderful properties that aid in digestion, help fight off colds, and cumin is actually very rich in iron. It’s also a powerful antioxidant, …

I love eating salad….what could be better than a big pile of vegetables in a delicious dressing. A few weeks ago I made a roasted beet salad and it was absolutely divine. The roasted beets are matched up with aspargus and blue cheese and amazing candied walnuts, all tied together in a super citrus-y orange vinaigrette. This is one of the best salads I’ve had in a long time…I definitely went back for seconds! This would be great to make for company, instead of a boring ceasar salad or green …

I went through a phase that lasted about a year and a half….I despised soup. I couldn’t even look at it without getting a gross feeling. It came from a bad experience with soup during a hospital stay and it took quite a long time for me to even consider eating it again. But it’s been a long time now and I can say that once again, I love soup!! My favourite type is thick soup, like butternut squash or even better…pumpkin! I cannot wait to make pumpkin soup this …

This is a “recipe” for a dressing that can be used as a sauce over vegetables, a spread for sandwiches, a dip for crackers or veggies…whatever you want! The recipe comes from Staying Healthy with Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine but it’s all about throwing the ingredients together to create the taste and thickness that you desire. My favourite use of this is as a dip for steamed veggies- I love the super salty flavour the miso provides.
Miso-Tahini Dressing
Mix about equal parts of tahini and miso …

I wasn’t sure that this dish would be flavourful, considering the small number of ingredients and the dare I say it….lack of GARLIC! But after tasting this dish, I was very pleased. I have only had kale a few times and so far this is my favourite way to prepare it!
Kale is chock-full of calcium, so skip your glass of milk and eat this super dish! If you are a newcomer to kale or on the edge about it, this is a great dish for you to start with!
The recipe …