I’m in Kelowna, visiting family for the week, doing lots of snowboarding and snow sports – my favourite! My uncle is a vegan, so you know there’s going to be LOTS of amazing vegan food happenin’ this week, so stay tuned! Gord is so excited to cook together this week, and I am too! We always have such a blast in the kitchen together. He … Continue reading Quick Vegan Pea Soup
Happy Friday! It’s been a long week, hasn’t it? If you’re one of my parents lucky dinner guests this weekend then you get to look forward to a massive lasagne dinner tomorrow night. Among the classics will be one that I made with this vegan red pasta sauce, which in my opinion, is delightful. I’m not a big meat eater in my day to day, … Continue reading Vegan Red Pasta Sauce
These are embarassingly easy. They’re potatoes, so naturally they’re one of the best foods in the world….like, actually. If you’ve read the Schwarties Potatoes recipe, then you already know how I feel about potatoes. Need to soak a saucy food up? Mashed potatoes Fancy dinner? Baked potatoesBreakfast? HashbrownsDessert? Sweet potato pie Salad? Potato saladGroup dinner? Roasted potatoes Had a couple too many drinks? French friesSnacking … Continue reading Garlic Parmesan Potatoes
My favourite Thai place doesn’t deliver anymore, and even when they did, there was a $35 minimum, which is a lot when it’s only you and your wine, but I really only ate the curry anyways and it turns out it’s super easy to make! Also when I make it at home, I don’t have to pay extra for rice (what a rip off, eh!) … Continue reading Thai Peanut Curry (Vegan)
I friggen LOVE potatoes…all kinds of potatoes…and these are honestly the easiest potatoes ever to make, there’s no chopping or cooking beforehand, everything gets mixed together and then baked. We’ve been eating these as long as I can remember and I used to stash a container of them away during dinner when no one was looking, just in case. The recipe is originally from Best … Continue reading Schwarties Potatoes
I really failed at growing basil this summer. Hard fail. I couldn’t compete with my moms exploding basil plants. My mint on the other hand went crazy, which was great, because mint is delicious in everything, but I found out this week that it’s especially delicious in pesto! It’s a nice shake up from traditional basil-pine nut pesto. It’s light, lemony and the pistachios make it a bit creamy! … Continue reading Pistachio Mint Pesto (vegan optional)
This one seems self -explanatory, right? Take a wheel of brie, add your favourite jam and goodies into it, bake…and BAM…stellar appetizer with minimal prep! The most difficult part is remember to take out the puff pastry (best to defrost overnight in the fridge)…and waiting for it get all melty in the oven. It’s not uncommon for my BFF and I to sit down and … Continue reading Brie in Pastry (Vegetarian)
Tin Roof Cooking 