Daily Unadventures in Cooking

A ratatouille recipe where the vegetables are layered and baked for a company ready, seasonal side dish.

Did you know you that grilling radicchio will soften it’s bitterness and enhance it’s sweetness?

A different Green Cabbage Recipe – baked slow and low with thyme, onions and cream.

Looking for a healthy alternative to twice-baked potatoes? Try these sweet and tangy twice-baked sweet potatoes.

Need something warm to bridge the sunny May weather to the rainy and dreary June, check out this white bean, squash and kale soup recipe.

Dandelion greens are slightly more bitter than arugula and delicious when paired with the sweet grilled pear in this salad with goat cheese.

Pea shoots are the young stems of snow pea plants which have been harvested before they flower and produce pea pods. They are also my new obsession since they are trivial to cook, good for you and have a flavour unique to other cooked greens.

A risotto with red wine and mushrooms, plus what is the purpose of wine in risotto?

Asparagus is in season, and with it, enters my favorite and easiest vegetable side dish — roasted asparagus.

Chana Masala, a classic vegetarian Indian recipe featuring chickpeas, tomatoes and spices.

Parsnip Fries. Strange and Unusual but oh so good! Baked rather than fried.

You can certainly not call risotto a light dish, but when you jazz it up with fresh spring vegetables, mint and lemon this is as fresh as it gets.

A beautiful bright and easy vegetarian cannelloni recipe with tangy goat cheese, zucchini, spinach and artichokes.

Creamy leeks baked together with some crunchy croutons for texture and a little cream to make them extra tender.

This French omelette technique produces the softest, tenderest eggs I have ever made. Plus once you have the hang of it it really does take less then one minute.

My favorite tabouli recipe. Tabouli is a great option for a light salad or side dish as it is low in calories and high in fresh vegetables.

A new squash recipe which is extremely flexible, Italian inspired, and easy to make-ahead.

This carrot soup was deliberately made heavy on the garlic, ginger, and spice to try and combat a winter cold. The red lentils add some protein and make it a full meal.

A recipe for roasted cauliflower which is light and easy to make. The natural sugars caramelize to produce a sweet and nutty taste which is enhanced by the lemon and salt.

Baba Ganoush is a delicious and healthy middle eastern eggplant dip or side to a fabulous meal of falafel, hummus, tabouli and pita.