Mega Bean Crockpot Soup

It never was a very warm summer. In fact, it was rather cool and rainy in Ontario this year. But, now that school has begun and a cold spell has settled upon us – due to the new weather reality, more tropical storms and hurricanes coming earlier every year – well, this is perfect weather [...]

A Moving Breakfast

I found the most fantastically delicious breakfast recipe anywhere, ever! And it’s totally fiberlicious! And it tastes like dessert! Poking around for cool kid crafty/project sites, I found a really nice zine called Root & Sprout. In their archives I came across a super simple recipe for Apple Oatmeal that I had to try. And [...]

The Best Brown Bread Ever!

I have an Irish Granny who is an extraordinary home cook and baker. Growing up (and still today), I spent a lot of time with her and it was in her kitchen (where my family always ended up hanging out) that I learned the basics of how to cook. She makes this brown Irish soda [...]

Cooking and Storing Beans

One of the motivators for removing the meat from our diet has been money. Plain and simple: meat is expensive (and that’s just from the perspective of the numbers on the grocery receipt – the long term and long ranging cost of a meat based diet are massive and an entirely other issue). We can’t [...]

I Love Hummus!

A friend and mother of one of Kieran’s classmates is vegetarian, so I asked her about what her family eats normally. She mentioned, amongst other things, that her youngest likes to help make hummus. A little bell went off in my head and I thought to myself, “why haven’t I been making hummus?” Good question, [...]

Black Bean & Corn Salad

1 can black beans, rinsed 1 cup of frozen corn 1 tomato diced 1 onion diced 1 TBSP chili powder 2 sachets Sazon Goya Tomato and Cilantro seasoning Mix ingredients in a bowl and chill for a few hours or overnight. Serve as a side dish or as a filling in burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, tostadas, [...]