Add a little spice to your next salad with a bit of jerk seasoning on your flank steak. With less than ten ingredients, this salad is a quick and easy way to get your greens (and proteins) in! Ingredients ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 4 tsp lime juice 2 tsp jerk seasoning 1 tsp soy … [Read more...]
Enter To Win 1 of 5 Copies of Canadian Living: 150 Essential Salads
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR ENTERING! "A good salad is a symphony of flavours and textures." We are giving away five copies of Canadian Living: 150 Essential Salads to five lucky UrbanMoms readers! Summer is the perfect time to explore and expand your salad … [Read more...]
For the love of KALE! Chef Andrew Muto shares his passion
Kale has taken centre stage in the green leafy vegetable aisle at my local grocers. It's touted as a super food and rightly so! Kale is packed with anti-oxidants and anti -inflammatory properties according to my friend and chef Andrew Muto. I tried to serve it to my family the other night replacing … [Read more...]
Taleen’s Mom’s Salad
Before you read any further, you should know that the recipe below is not the one I was intending to write tonight. I was intending to provide you with the yummiest, most decadent recipe for apple butter. I was intending to come home, peel and chop some apples and slowly simmer them as the warm, … [Read more...]
What to serve now: Peach & Arugula Salad
The other night our family went out to dinner at one of our favourite little restos, L'il Baci. We feel totally at home there. The food is not too fussy and it's soooooo good! Aside from the staple dishes like polenta with duck ragu (my fave) they have seasonal dishes that change daily. This … [Read more...]
Chickpea and Pepper Salad
First this happened: I'm at the Farmer's market and purchase some garlic scapes and fresh peas. Not because I needed them but because they just looked so pretty. Garlic scapes are the green stalks of garlic plants. The next day this happened: Husband calls me while I'm finishing my run. "What … [Read more...]
Thai Mango Salad: The result of my recent foodie adventures.
Over the past three weeks, I've have the privilege of attending three diverse, yet amazing foodie events: The Good Food and Drink Show, The Green Living Show, and DishCrawl Toronto. At the Good Food and Drink Show, I got to sample the latest and greatest trends in the Toronto Food scene. I … [Read more...]
Healthy (Sort-of) Caesar Salad
Tomorrow is Father's Day. Which means in kitchens all across Canada, wives, mothers, and daughters will be cooking meals for husbands, fathers, and sons. Personally speaking, I have the privilege of showing my step-father (or Dad, as I've called and felt about him for the last 30 years) … [Read more...]
Creative Solutions for the Lunchbox Blaaahs
"Mum, I am so sick of turkey sandwiches!" And those were his words exactly. The Boy is in Grade One and takes his lunch every day. I don't mind eating the same things for lunch every day; my son, however, likes variety. By Day 3 he was tiring of my turkey sandwich/baby … [Read more...]
My Estonian Stone
A stone (in Britain) is equivalent to 14 pounds, and I think that's what I've gained during my week in Estonia. (No pun intended: acknowledged, but not intended). There seem to be a lot of reasons why: We're eating out in restaurants for every single meal.'Nuff said. Eating out isn't known to be … [Read more...]