I have a confession to make. I have been trying to start this post for two days, and keep getting lured aside by facebook, and twitter, and articles on celebrities I care nothing about, and new book releases, and about 300 cups of coffee, and… well pretty much anything else that flits into my consciousness. […]
Tag: vegetarian
Omelet with steamed greens and charred tomato salsa
Last week it was cold. We had snow and sleet and wind. Life in a snow globe which, surprisingly, is not very common for Shetland despite how far North we are. With the chill outside it was time to inject a bit of heat into a frosty morning with an omelet with steamed greens and […]
Roasted chickpea pita wraps
On Wednesday I posted about how to make whole wheat pita bread, so today how about a delicious filling for your freshly baked pita? Roasted chickpea pita wraps! Chickpeas are a pretty classic filling for pitas in the form of glorious and delicious falafel of course, but a few months ago I was thinking about […]
Patatas bravas
Today I made patatas bravas… fierce potatoes… and they were delicious. I was first drawn to patatas bravas about a year ago. I love potatoes, so really any form of them is good in my books, but the magnificent name of this dish just really elevates it into the realms of epic food I’d say. […]
Roasted Brussels sprouts and persimmon
When my little sister, Jane, was in Kindergarten the teacher got them to make model angels as a Christmas project. Jane’s became an instant sensation. The white clay angel, wings outstretched, hands clasped in front of its conical body, and sparkling with gold glitter, bore an expression on its little clay face nearly identical to […]
Wheat berry mushroom burgers
I recently had the pleasure of meeting with a brilliant local food producer, Jill, from Shetlandeli. I tried out a jar of their award winning Muckle Flugga Piccalilli (excellent name, Shetland’s Muckle Flugga is one of the most northerly points in Britain and home to its most northerly lighthouse)and it was delicious! Notice that I […]
Smoky yam and buckwheat with greens
Recently I’ve been looking for ways to include more veggies into my diet. I eat a mostly plant based diet, and feel that I’ve got a pretty good sense of what works well for me. But one area that I would like to improve on is just generally adding more veggies, especially raw green veg. […]
Creamy mushroom and leek barley
Last week I had one of those dread days that was far from stellar. In fact, as days go, that one was a bit of a stinker. Our three year old had a mysterious high fever and was feeling really off. Our one year old, despite being so tired that he fell asleep while I […]
Toadstool-in-the-hole
I first heard about toad-in-the-hole from my beautiful cousin, Daisy. She’s a stylish Londoner with an incredible, vibrant London life which she embraces and enjoys fully. I love seeing the pictures of all of her glamorous goings-on on Facebook, and truly admire her obvious joie-de-vie. She moved to Vancouver for a year a few years […]
Ancient grains with lentils
In my world, grains are having a serious moment. I am quite infatuated with the countless varieties of wholesome whole grains with their innumerable nutritional super powers. So today, while trying to think of what to make, I decided to whip up an extravaganza of grain-y goodness in the form of mixed ancient grains with […]