Another cooking-vegetarian-in-Italy recipe! I think melanzana is a rather elegant-sounding name for eggplant. This is another vegetarian-friendly dinner. The sauce is eggplant, black olives and tomato sauce. Prep time: 15 minutes & 1/2 hour sitting time; Cook time: 20 times; Serves: 4 What you need: […]

This dish is not traditionally Italian, but the first time I made this was in Italy when I needed a dinner that was vegetarian-friendly. This dinner comes together really quickly and the sauce can be prepped while the pasta cooks. The sauce itself takes less […]

Recently, we had a vegetarian house guest in Italy. This had me working on my meatless recipes. Pete had given me this very cool spice mix called Ras el Hanout, which he had found at “Silk Road Spice Merchant” in the Calgary Farmers Market. It […]

Today is Cinco de Mayo, a major Mexican holiday. This holiday commemorates the Mexican army‘s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. It’s also a pretty good excuse to drink margaritas and beer and eat tacos. As you may […]

If you don’t have a slow cooker, run out and buy one now. No, like right now. I love my slow cooker. It comes in handy for preparing dinners while you work and has the added benefit of making your house smell fabulous when you walk […]

    I love lemon. It is my favourite gelato flavor. That tangy citrus burst of freshness just brightens any dish. Lemons are also high in Vitamin C, which helps prevent scurvy; they help stimulate your liver; they help clean your  bowels and destroy intestinal worms and […]

  I love my older sister, Louise, but she is a real pain in the butt when she comes to visit and I want to cook for her. She is, you see, a Celiac pescatarian. Part of the problem, I admit, are my food issues. I’m allergic […]