A mound of golden polenta on a plate is a perfect foil for some roasted veggies, a poached egg, or some sliced, grilled meat. Its final creaminess is up to you. Add a bit more milk or water as it cooks, so it turns out just as you prefer. I used some hardy basil in…
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Quinoa Tabouleh
In the spring of 1976, my best friend and I headed to San Francisco for the weekend in her dear old VW bug. We had 4 days off from college, and knew that we could make it. A friend of a friend had a house that we could stay at, and that’s about all we…
Potato Salad – “Mom’s”
We spent our summers on the islands surrounding Vancouver and Vancouver Island. One thing that was always available in Howe Sound and parts of Georgia Strait was New Potatoes – cool early summers always gave us these in abundance. Now when I see the first new potatoes of the season at a farmer’s market, it…
Glazed Mushroom Salad
Sometimes a savoury salad is what’s needed to complete a meal. Often prawns, chicken or steak strips are added, but to me that tends to make it a main dish vs. a side dish. So here’s a way to get the deep flavours without using meat.
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