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Virtual Holiday Baking with Inayat Singh of Prickly Pear Bakehouse
So WHAT or WHO is Prickly Pear Bakehouse? Our neighbour, Inayat, is a homebaker and avid cookbook collector. She has taken numerous courses on baking as part of her travels (Italy, anyone?) and formal baking classes. On the weekends, Inayat spends time in the kitchen, working on her passion for pastry…and other delicious offerings that…
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The Winter Salad That Keeps on Giving: Roasted Vegetable and Lentil Salad with Herbed Dressing
Recipe courtesy of Sarah Bradley, adapted from Alive Magazine. We’re nearing winter, when kitchen creations centre on root vegetables, grains, pulses, and other locally available goodies from Karma. But for now, we are still lucky to have access to some bright, colourful produce that brings memories of warmer days to our kitchens. For those of…
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Chocolate Bark, 3 Ways
Recipe and photo courtesy of Kyla Winchester. Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, December is a busy time of year. There are parties to attend, relatives and friends to visit, gifts to buy, and food to make. Fortunately, homemade chocolate bark can help with several of these things, in a fairly low-stress and delicious way.…
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Comfort me with noodles
As soon as I started to think about comfort food, the phrase “comfort me with apples” popped into my head. I remembered it as the title of a book of food writing by a former Toronto Star columnist. However, it turns out it’s also the title of a food critic’s memoir and a quote from…
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Easy, Crowd-pleasing Autumn Apple Crisp
Recipe and photo courtesy of Kyla Winchester. My dad was the one who cooked in our family, and I can only conclude he didn’t like making pies. For Thanksgiving, he made apple crisp, or occasionally ‘pumpkin pudding’—which as an adult I now realize is an easy way to get sweet, creamy pumpkin filling and vanilla…
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Intro to fermentation: How to make your own sauerkraut
In the six years I have been facilitating sauerkraut workshops, there has been a common thread among attendees: most arrive not knowing what to expect, and with a bit of fear about what will come of this experiment. Much of that fear, I believe, has to do with the reputation that accompanies all things fermentation.…
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Ginger Molasses Cookies
These sweet + spicy ginger molasses cookies are an absolute must for these colder months! The delicious smell that fills your home while they bake, is itself, reason enough to bake these cookies. 🙂 Perfect with a hot cup of coffee or tea! Ingredients: ½ c. butter or solid coconut oil, softened ¾ c. brown…
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A soul-warming parsnip-carrot-potato soup and an intention for 2019
Raise your hand if you’re craving warm, hearty, nourishing meals during this time of year. Though it’s been a mild winter so far, it’s nice to have a few easy meal options to whip up on those days when the bitter cold, howling wind, and limited daylight hours encourage taking refuge in the kitchen. The…
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Veggie Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust
Photo and recipe courtesy of Emma Kula. No fussy pie dough here! This quiche crust is simply made with thin rounds of sweet potato, and it’s packed with delicious summer veggies. The perfect dish to make any brunch date! Ingredients 1 large sweet potato, sliced into thin rounds 4 large eggs 2 egg whites ¼…
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Strawberry Rhubarb Oatmeal Bars