This simple lentil salad for this week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was a bit of a lifesaver for me this past weekend. Packed with protein, it was a feature of my lunches and dinners over the course of a few days (and it got better with each day, … Read more
French cuisine image via Shutterstock. Summer holidays are *this* close… I’ve got three days left with the boys then a week of professional development/ meetings and then the school year wraps up. Um… how did we get here? This year (like every year, it seems) has passed in a flash (and more of a blur … Read more
Welcome to the second in a series of five posts where I’ll be putting a spin on some of Jamie Oliver’s healthy breakfast recipes, along with a group of Food Revolution Ambassadors around the world. For this post, we were tasked with switching up Jamie’s Mexican-Style Omelette Wrap, a thin omelette wrapped around a tomato … Read more
This month’s Cookies and Kindness recipe is also a Tuesdays with Dorie recipe this week! Some of you may remember last year, I introduced you to Dorie Greenspan’s latest project, #cookiesandkindness. The aim: To make the world sweeter. The method: Bake/Share/Post For today’s recipe, we were tasked with making Dorie’s Goat Cheese and Chive Cookies, … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’ My Paris Kitchen was the perfect dish to celebrate the end of summer tomato bounty. This is quick gazpacho made with tomatoes, peppers, red onion, cucumber and garlic with some Piment d’Espelette, a dash of red wine vinegar and some vodka (to make the soup … Read more
Holiday entertaining season is in full swing now and there are just a few days left of school which can only mean one thing… Many of us are spending our free time either preparing for, or attending, holiday parties. I love this time of year – catching up with people who I might not have … Read more