Tag: lentils

  • Cookbook review:  Half Baked Harvest Every Day

    Cookbook review: Half Baked Harvest Every Day

    It’s been a while since I reviewed a cookbook. Hope you haven’t been waiting with bated breath. There’s a higher end boutique that I visit (mostly to browse or look on the sale rack). They carry some cool cookbooks and I always peruse through them and then snap some photos of the covers so I…

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  • Taste:  My Life Through Food

    Taste: My Life Through Food

    Taste is an excellent book with excellent recipes, especially Spaghetti with Lentils.

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  • Spicy Lentil Soup

    Spicy Lentil Soup

    Tired of snow, polar vortexes, COVID? This soup will make your day a whole lot brighter. You can seriously make this with what’s in your pantry and fridge. It’s nothing fancy but it can be a bright spot in your day (or week).

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  • The Doctor of Aleppo and Eggplant and Tomato Stew with Pomegranate Molasses

    The Doctor of Aleppo and Eggplant and Tomato Stew with Pomegranate Molasses

    The Doctor of Aleppo is a new offering by Dan Mayland and the current stop on the TLC Book Tour. This is a beautifully written tale of the Syrian civil war and those who found themselves in the middle of it, by birth and by circumstance. The novel inspired me to make this beautiful vegetarian…

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  • Persian Noodle Soup for Cook the Books and The Temporary Bride

    Persian Noodle Soup for Cook the Books and The Temporary Bride

    The Temporary Bride: A Memoir of Love and Food in Iran by Jennifer Klinec is the October/November selection for Cook the Books. This is a true story of a Canadian expat searching for new culinary experiences, primarily set during her trek into Iran.

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  • Lentil Salad with Sautéed Vegetables and Feta

    Lentil Salad with Sautéed Vegetables and Feta

    This salad recipe appears in Alice Waters’ The Art of Simple Food and I love all the variations that she includes with the recipe. I’ve added carrots, celery, onions and feta to her base recipe for this dish.

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  • TLC Book Tour:  Unbound and Lentil Soup with Chorizo

    TLC Book Tour: Unbound and Lentil Soup with Chorizo

    Join me as I ski into Unbound: A Story of Snow and Self-Discovery with a warming and hearty lentil soup.

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  • Esau’s Pottage

    Esau’s Pottage

    Where else can you read about Steampunks, a Bible tale, and a delicious lentil soup? Here by golly. Intriqued? Keep reading for an explanation.

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