Ingredients 2-8 Tortillas 1-2 tbsp olive oil A pinch of salt (Optional) 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (Optional) 1/2 teaspoon paprika or ground chillies Method Preheat the oven to 200 C Cut tortillas into wedges or strips. In a large bowl, mix oil, salt and spices. Add tortillas and toss em until well coated. Place tortillas […]
This is a master recipe for almost any kind of beans — red kidney beans, black beans, white beans, etc. Also works for lentils.
We love spicy food in my family; I make this soup at least once a month. It’s everything I want from a go-to winter soup—hot, flavourful, filling and infinitely extendable.
Ingredients 1 cup wild rice 2 cups water 1/4 teaspoon salt Method Bring the water to a boil over high heat in a pot with a tight-fitting lid. Add salt and stir in rice. Cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 20 min. Uncover and fluff with a fork. […]
Ingredients 1 cup quinoa 2 cups water 1/4 tsp salt Method Place quinoa, water and salt into a pot with a tight-fitting lid. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Lower the heat to low and cook for 10 min. Turn off the heat but keep on the burner. Let stand for 10-15 min. Fluff with […]
is Greek dish, known as strapatsada, is lesser-known than its Chinese counterpart but equally delicious— also a great way to dispose of an excess of eggs and tomatoes.
There are many versions of this beautiful, nutritious soup. This one is relatively thick and a tiny bit spicy.
Ingredients Any soft-ish green vegetable: asparagus, broccoli, snow peas, edamame, spinach, chopped bell peppers, zucchini or string beans. This recipe works pretty much for any soft vegetable, except hard root vegetables like carrots and potatoes (try baking those instead), tomatoes, eggplants, mushrooms, smelly lilacs like onions and garlic and big things like pumpkins. It’s best […]
I keep a large ziplock of veggie scraps and bones in my freezer at all times. Once the ziplock is full, I make this broth. It’s a great way to save some organics from the landfill and stretch a rotisserie chicken further. If an animal died for this, I better get every morsel of nutrition out of it.
As basic as it gets. But don’t let the simplicity fool you. It’s seriously delicious!