herbs

Recipe: Jade Soup

October 8, 2011

I’m feeling rather ornery. It’s Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend but the weather is downright balmy and I can’t face the thought of autumn, let alone winter. I don’t care that the leaves are turning glorious colours or the nights are perfect sleeping-weather-cool. I don’t want to make the obligatory pumpkin pie — even if it’s [...]

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Cilantro and Summer Fest

July 30, 2009

Seems it’s the social season for blogs. Yesterday I was stacking eggplant for a virtual potluck, and today I’m arriving fashionably late for Summer Fest, a four-week celebration of the bounty where bloggers share their tips, tricks and recipes about fresh-from-the-garden foods. I found out about this thanks to Julie Van Rosendaal, cookbook author and [...]

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Herb and Olive Chicken

January 13, 2009

We’re heading into the mother of all cold snaps. If the Weather Network is right, the warmest day this week will be a lip-chapping -15C. Celsius always sounds colder than Fahrenheit, but keep in mind that anything with a minus sign in front of it means you can make ice. Without an appliance. When cars [...]

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Greek Week – Herbed Greek Soup

June 24, 2008

Imagine yourself in the photo above. On first impulse, would you ride the donkey or strip down and swim in the ocean? Or would you rather head to the nearest five-star resort with a book? I have a theory. The way you will enjoy this soup parallels the way you’d enjoy touring the Greek islands. [...]

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