Bridget's Green Kitchen

Make Your Own Honey Dijon Vinaigrette

February 1, 2015

Homemade Honey Dijon Vinaigrette tastes way better than bought dressing and takes about two minutes to mix up. If you want to reduce the amount of processed foods in your fridge, making your own salad dressings is a good place to start. I have seen more than one family fridge […]

Breads, Muffins

Wholesome Blueberry Wheat Germ Muffins

January 31, 2015

Wholesome Blueberry Wheat Germ Muffins have a nutty sweetness and a lovely light texture. It wasn’t until I had children of my own that I understood the value of being inventive with school lunches. In elementary school we walked home at noon but in junior high we often stayed at school […]

Christmas, Cookies

Currant Cornmeal Cookies Called Zaleti

January 25, 2015

Italian zaleti — currant cornmeal cookies that aren’t too sweet. Beautifully flavoured with lemon zest. Can be made with dried cranberries in place of currants.

Green Living

Non-Toxic Cleaning Tips for Stainless Appliances + Copper Pots

January 24, 2015

Clean your stainless appliances, copper pots with non-toxic kitchen ingredients Non-toxic cleaning tips for stainless steel, silver, copper and more January has been a clean-organize-purge month for us as we embrace the urge to simplify that sometime arrives after Christmas. The non-toxic cleaning ideas using baking soda that I […]

Fish and Seafood

Salt Cod Potato Gratin is Rich and Satisfying

January 16, 2015

Salt Cod Potato Gratin is rich and satisfying with potatoes, a little cream and seasoned with bay leaves and thyme. The early winter of 1991 the Kennebecasis River froze as smooth as glass and for a short time there wasn’t even a fleck of snow so the skating was dreamlike. […]