White Chocolate, Pecan & Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies {Vegan}

White Chocolate, Pecan & Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies {Vegan}

It’s November! and World Vegan Day! I don’t know where the year has gone, but here we are smack dab in the middle of fall and starting to think about Christmas. One thing I like to do every year is bake batches of cookies (which 

Cucamelon Pickles

Cucamelon Pickles

Look. Yes. I have too many cucamelons. Who knew that my secret talent was growning cucamelons?? Not me! But here we are…. And boy are we here!! It’s September and I have way, way WAY too many cucamelons. I have been eating them in salads, 

Late Summer Tomato Pasta

Late Summer Tomato Pasta

First off, it’s been a very Tucci summer. Not only did I get Stanley Tucci’s What I Ate in a Year as a birthday gift, but I also scored a copy of Tucci Table at the thrift (purchased on a gift card which was a 

Zucchini Pasta

Zucchini Pasta

For my birthday, my dear friend Fred gifted me with Stanley Tucci’s book, What I Ate in a Year. I’ve long been a Tucci fan (ever since Big Night, possibly the best movie about food ever made), and have been loving his new TV series 

Cucamelon Salad

Cucamelon Salad

Cuca-what now??? It’s entirely possible you’ve never heard of a cucamelon. I hadn’t either, until a few years ago. They aren’t really something that you see in your grocery store; in fact, I don’t think I’ve EVER seen them in a grocery store. Maybe at 

Summer Corn Black Bean Salad

Summer Corn Black Bean Salad

It’s Corn (Season)! Remember that TikTok from a couple of summers back where the kid was eating corn in the middle of the summer and loving it? That’s me. During every corn season. Every year. I recently got back from a pretty long solo road 

Spring Pasta Salad

Spring Pasta Salad

(cover image by the goregous Christine McAvoy) Here’s the truth: I have been working too hard lately. But it’s for democracy, so…. On March 22, our new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, called a snap election, and the next day, I became part of the team 

DIY Seasoning Salt for Gifting

DIY Seasoning Salt for Gifting

Well, it’s the middle of October, and I’m already seeing businesses (I’m looking at you, Costco and Dollarama) putting out their Christmas merch. I mean, it’s not even Hallowe’en yet… Sigh. However, I do like to think in advance for Christmas, and that’s mostly because 

Susgrainable Apple Cake for Fall

Susgrainable Apple Cake for Fall

Well, it’s officially fall. Seems like overnight everything has gone all pumpkin-spiced, and it looks like this post will be no exception, because those same warming spices bring all the fall vibes to an Apple Cake. Earlier this year, I was named one of the 

Roasted Beets with Pink Grapefruit (from The Side Gardener)

Roasted Beets with Pink Grapefruit (from The Side Gardener)

There is a restaurant just down the street from my house in downtown Vancouver. It’s arguably “upscale,” chi-chi. It’s called Nightingale, and it’s owned by the same folks that own one of the fanciest restaurants in town, Hawksworth. I know there’s a cache to going