by Melissa Walker Horn | May 5, 2020 | Recipes
Have I mentioned lately that I’m a little obsessed with pasta? We found it pretty easy to get our hands on store-bought fresh or dry pasta and even handmade speciality dry pasta (lucky us). To say it has been a pasta-fest over here is an understatement. BUT, and...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Jan 7, 2019 | Recipes
Something that we have started getting back into lately is pasta salads. Pasta salads are so easy to take with you to bring a plate style gatherings. And even if you’re not going anywhere, most of them make well in advance and keep (a caution about avocado and...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Jul 4, 2018 | Recipes
I hadn’t planned to put this recipe on the blog. There’s not much to it, and the photos from my kitchen counter at 8 pm on a weeknight are hardly the stuff of Pinterest dreams. But, this is a delicious, simple meal that with a few fresh, simple ingredients...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Jan 30, 2018 | Recipes
This antipasto goat’s cheese tart was originally going to be something entirely different. A roasted vegetable salad or something, maybe. All I knew was that I had some beautiful tomatoes and I wanted to roast them. I hadn’t planned to make a tart, but...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Apr 14, 2017 | Food + Drink, Recipes
Last weekend was a bit of a chocolate mousse fest around here. I’d planned to make this recipe and then got caught up in the aquafaba (chickpea goo liquid) recipe, the results of which was a fridge FULL of chocolate mousse one week out from Easter. I can’t...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Apr 9, 2017 | Food + Drink, Recipes
Yup, you read that one right. This chocolate mousse is made from the liquid drained from a can of chickpeas. It’s called aquafaba, you can totally google it. I did. A friend had asked me if I’d heard of chickpea liquid being whipped for vegan desserts like...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Apr 2, 2017 | Food + Drink, Recipes
Who doesn’t love dessert/breakfast foods? I’m pretty sure that’s how doughnuts, pastries and such things started. So these Berry Coconut Chia Cups are a perfect, really filling, alternative to all that refined sugar. I’ve had to find a way to...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Mar 26, 2017 | Food + Drink, Recipes
From packed lunches to bring a plate BBQs, this rough cut kale coleslaw is as good looking as it is delicious. By using the multiple cabbages and mixed kale leaves, you get a colourful, crunchy dish. Add your favourite whole egg mayonnaise with a dash of mustard, and...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Jul 23, 2015 | Food + Drink, Recipes
Adapted from a recipe in the I Quit Sugar Cookbook. When it comes to winter, I become a bit of a no to salads. It’s cold and I want to eat pretty much want to eat Mac & Cheese non-stop. Hearty soups and cheesy bread. Fry ups? Yup. You get the idea. All stuff...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Jul 14, 2015 | Food + Drink, Recipes
Oh yeah, you read that right. Thermomix Pumpkin and Spinach Risotto. Be still my carb-loving heart. Pumpkin and spinach are my favourite combination of all time, and together in this Thermomix recipe for risotto, it’s a no-brainer. Cheesy and delicious, this is...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Jul 23, 2014 | Food + Drink, Recipes
Howdy egg fans. I don’t know about you but for me, the crust was pretty much always the best part of the quiche. Plus technically, if you want to define quiche the crust is essential. But never one to be too worried about such things like actual definitions or...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Apr 16, 2014 | Food + Drink, Recipes
This recipe inspired by THIS fantastic looking soup by The Bonjon Gourmet I pinned this recipe a LONG time ago. I bought the ingredients months ago. And tonight, a mere week before the tofu was due to expire; I finally made it. Or my version of it anyway. You see I...
