Eco-friendly, family-friendly food and living
Crunchy carrot-cabbage slaw with maple-mustard vinaigrette is an all-season salad that goes well with all sorts of dishes and looks lovely on a plate. One of my favourite all-season salads is a flavourful crunchy carrot-cabbage slaw. It’s quick to mix up, is perfectly adaptable to all sorts of main dish […]
Salad can be a substantial supper when you fill it with hearty protein and extra vegetables. This can be a fridge-cleaning kind of salad. As much as I love to cook, I always find spring a confusing time in the kitchen. When the weather starts to turn I no longer […]
Homemade pumpkin salad dressing (aka pumpkin vinaigrette) is so simple to make that you might decide never to buy store bought salad dressing again. Every Thanksgiving Sunday at our big family gathering we have an afternoon pumpkin carving. It’s an annual tradition for my kids and nieces and nephews, and […]
Sweet Pepper Black Bean Salsa is great eaten like a dip with tortilla chips or added to quesadillas, tacos and fajitas. The bright flavours of lime & cilantro give this salsa a delicious lift. Some of the best recipes come with names… This is actually “Astrid’s Black Bean Salsa”, […]
Creamy apple vinaigrette is a thick and tangy salad dressing that’s versatile and vegan. Years ago my mom and dad lived in a house that had a one-storey family room off to one side, and overlooking the roof of that room was a bedroom window. Very early one spring morning, […]
I’m Bridget, a busy mom who is trying to raise my kids to be adventurous eaters who appreciate good food.
