Fresh basil. Tomato. Buffalo mozzarella. Those are the basic ingredients for stomach pleasure. Even the sight of the three ingredients on a cutting board bring a smile to my face. I think it was while I was in Italy that I “discovered” caprese salad and also where I fell in love with fresh basil. Since [...]
Archive for the ‘Vegetarian’ Category
Fast and easy tomato, pesto, cheese pizza
December 21, 2011
Salsa
October 25, 2011
The word salsa could mean a type of Latin dance or the Spanish word for sauce. In both cases, it brings to mind spice and flavour, which this little dish has. My mom once showed me how she made her salsa and I’ve since made a few variations of it. The main ingredients, in my [...]
Bean and Veggie Stew
January 18, 2010
Oh it’s been such a long time since I last posted! I was away for the holidays and since coming back a week ago, I’ve had to fight the immense feeling of procrastination. It’s been a tough battle but I’ve finally come through. The holidays were wonderful and delicious but oh so unforgiving to my [...]
I will call this post “delicious”
November 7, 2009
Jay and I agree that pizza is one of those things we could never get sick of. When I think of takeout and ordering food I automatically think of pizza. In my mind, there are three constant ingredients – dough, sauce, and cheese. After that, the pizza is an empty canvas begging to be filled [...]
Curry and Tortilla Chips
October 21, 2009
When Jay makes dinner he makes one of his three one pot wonders: curry, cream of mushroom-pasta-meat “thing”, and spaghetti with loads of meat sauce. This week, he made a vegetarian curry in which he threw in so many ingredients I lost count. But I could make out chick peas and mixed vegetables and crushed [...]
The weekend of gorging
October 12, 2009
Well, I’m almost positive I gained at least 15 pounds this weekend. I’ve eaten so much I’m kinda sick of looking at food…well, not really haha. Unfortunately, because I ate so much, and drank so much too, my brain is a little groggy so I will only copy the recipes and post pictures of what [...]
What I did with a Tex-Mex Mushroom Ragout
September 29, 2009
A few days ago I made a vegetarian dinner from the Weight Watchers Turn Around Program book. It’s called Tex-Mex Mushroom Ragout and this is how it’s made: Makes 2 Servings: 1 onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 lb fresh cremini or white button mushrooms, quartered 1/2 lb fresh portobello mushrooms, stems removed and [...]
1AM Dinner: Marbled Cheese Pizzas
September 5, 2009
My dad, my youngest sister, and I arrived at my other younger sister’s apartment in Ottawa late last night. To be more precise, our bus arrived at the terminal after midnight. A short cab ride brought us to my sister, G’s, cute apartment and we were welcomed by the smell of baking dough and peppers [...]
Green Chile and Corn Frittata
September 2, 2009
On Sunday, I “borrowed” (see also: appropriate for an undisclosed length) a Weight Watchers cookbook from my mother. I love that it has tons of pictures and the recipes are very easy to follow. As I’ve mentioned before, diet food isn’t necessarily bland or tasteless. I give today’s lunch of Green Chile and Corn Fritatta [...]
Chanterelle Risotto and French Bread
August 26, 2009
On Monday, Jay and I made a little trip to our local farmers market at Sorauren Ave Park near Dundas West and Lansdowne. It’s open on Mondays from 3pm to 7pm, Summer to Fall. It’s a very small market and even though we were disappointed by the lack of variety, we still managed to spend [...]
