Bridget's Green Kitchen

Coconut & Sweet Chili Steamed Mussels with Lentils

March 5, 2016

Coconut & Sweet Chili Steamed Mussels with Lentils are easy to prepare and cook quickly. Enjoy them as a starter or as your main dish. There are many reasons why mussels are good to eat. They’re delicious, of course, but they’re also environmentally friendly and sustainably cultivated. Read more about the […]

Mussels are Good for You and the Environment

March 5, 2016

Eating mussels and other shellfish is good for you and the environment You hear a lot about super foods, those fruits and vegetables that are nutritional powerhouses, but what if I told you that mussels are one of those healthy and nutritious foods with the added bonus that they’re good for […]

Appetizers

Linda’s Creamy Ginger Cashew Dip

February 28, 2016

Creamy ginger cashew dip is deliciously simple to make. When I was growing up there was a pair of false eyelashes in our bathroom cupboard that fascinated me. They were still in the package and had never been worn. A neighbour who sold cosmetics had given them to […]

Green Living

Easy Ways to Reduce Peak Power Usage

February 21, 2016

“Wait until 8” and other tips to reduce peak power usage.. There’s a cute video circulating online featuring kids talking about ways to conserve power. It’s part of a new NB Power initiative called “Beat the peak” meaning let’s all work together to reduce our peak power demands […]

Lentils, Soups, Vegetarian

Two Lentil Soup with Marjoram

February 20, 2016

Two Lentil Soup with Marjoram uses red lentils for thickening and green lentils for texture. This winter in Southern New Brunswick we’re getting a glimpse of what it must be like to live on the West Coast. It’s not that we’re having West Coast weather exactly, it’s just that […]