This is a hearty, mildly flavored soup. It’s easily halved if you have leftover roasted cauliflower. A lot of people either like cauliflower or don’t. If you do, this soup is worth a try in the fall when vegetables are still great and the…

Corn on the cob is as strongly linked to summer as splash pools and sprinklers, and it is so much better when you can get it locally! Here in Calgary, our local corn comes from Taber. It is picked, then shipped to Calgary at 2am…

When it’s Vegas hot, there’s only one thing to do. Barbeque and make a salad. Mix any combination of seasonal fruit and cheese that you like on a salad. When pears are at their best, I use them in place of the peaches. Generally, we…

  This is a super easy summer salad and great with a nice steak. The dressing is Caesar like, and is brushed onto the romaine as it grills. Serve some of the dressing on the side and drizzle as much as you want. Adapted from…

A few years ago, a group of us went to Phoenix. Frances made this dressing up and it quickly became one of my summer favorites. It was Meyer lemon season then (November to March) and that’s what we used. Meyer lemons are milder in flavor…

This salad is so versatile.  Sometimes, we serve the salad alongside Souvlaki and Greek potatoes.  And other times part of a meze style meal with pitas, Hummus and Tzatziki.  

Thousand Island Dressing was named in honour of the beautiful place it was first prepared.  The Thousand Islands located on the upper St Lawrence River between Canada and the U.S. (New York).  A fisherman’s wife is said to have made the dressing and its popularity…

  This recipe came from my Mom’s best friend Marilyn; I have no idea where she got it. I love to prep this salad and the dressing earlier in the day and toss it together an hour or so before dinner. Marilyn adds ¾ tsp.…

Here is our favourite recipe, with and without eggs…..one of the first salads we make at the sign of spring….even if we are more than hopeful! This recipe has been handed down from generations in my mom’s family. Until recently, I never measured anything. It…

  Adapted from Giada’s Kitchen, New Italian Favorites A very typical salad in Rome, we love it with or without a drizzle of Balsamic reduction. If we had to choose we would go with no Balsamic so that you can enjoy all the flavors. Buy…