Inspired by a Weight Watchers recipe from the Turn Around Program Book, I decided to make this simple meal for myself. The recipe in the book serves 6 but, because Jay is out of town this week, I wanted to make two servings. However, I am terrible at measuring the right amount of pasta noodles [...]
Noodles with Spicy Turkey and Avocado Sauce
September 22, 2009
Dad’s Birthday and Kitchen Demotion
August 12, 2009
As the title explains, last night was my Dad’s birthday. My sister, who lives in Ottawa, is in town and she decided to make our Dad a marbled hazelnut cake with peaches. However, the plan was to prepare the cake and the celebration food at my apartment. That is where the kitchen demotion came in. [...]
Food for the sick
August 1, 2009
I returned home almost a week ago from my vacation in Central America where I enjoyed beautiful scenery and amazing food. However, upon my return to Toronto, my body decided to get sick. Plagued with coughing, sneezing, wheezing and a very achy body, my one solution to freedom from illness was chicken soup. And, of [...]
Grilled Cheese and Avocado Sandwich
June 26, 2009
Maybe it’s because it’s summer. Maybe it’s my Latin American background. Maybe I was a tortilla chip in a past life. Whatever reason, in the last week or so I have been gorging on avocados and hot sauce…a lot. As I mentioned in previous posts, I made avocado pasta, with Frank’s Redhot sauce, and one [...]
Stormy Green Pasta
June 25, 2009
It’s been a bit of a crazy day today in terms of weather. It was almost unbearably hot and sunny this morning and by 10AM I was nearly soaked in sweat and praying for 11 o’clock to roll around so I could go for a dip in the pool. At 10:45 I decided to change [...]
Cheap & Easy Vegetarian For Daddy Day
June 22, 2009
For Father’s Day my family came over to hang out and eat a quick, simple dinner. Both my parents were exhausted so they couldn’t stay very long. Normally we spend a few hours playing board games but this time we ate dinner and sat on the balcony drinking beers for a bit before my parents [...]
