Vegetables

By Season

Cobb Salad

What’s the best part of summer entertaining? I love that meals can be simple – some grilled meat, a bit of salad, a bowl of berries – and everyone is

Seafood

Grilled Shrimp Salad

Esme used to say that she wanted to be a chef or a doc­tor. And Ben and I would always tell her that those were skill sets we’d be happy to inte­grate into

By Meal Type

Mint and Chickpea Salad

We’re about to move our homes. I’m leaving my airy, bright downtown loft for a house. When I first moved from New York City, the fact that you can live in a

By Ingredient

Picnic Week: Easy, portable lunches and snacks

I remember when Scarlett was really little. I used to pack a blanket, toys, a bottle and a snack for me and head to a park. I actually used to

By Meal Type

Tuna Nicoise Sandwiches

You know how when you talk about something for too long it starts to take on a life of its own? We live in an open concept condo that was

Lunch

Salmon Dinner Salad

Do you find your­self say­ing things to your kids that you’d choke on if some­one said to you? I mean, I know kids are kids and it’s not always a par­al­lel, but still…

Vegetables

Lemon Linguini

Esme’s at an inter­est­ing stage where she as engaged in make believe (“Mum, pre­tend you’re an Eater Witch who wants to steal the mermaid’s money but you don’t know it’s

Lunch

Vegetable Enchiladas

Our days are so long lately I need dinners that come together in a snap. Well, Scarlett can’t snap, but as quick as it takes her to ignore my plea

Vegetables

Kale and Berry Smoothie

There’s a vegan restaurant in our neighborhood in downtown Toronto that I’ve been addicted to for years. It has a vast menu of smoothies that are tailored to just about anything

Vegetables

Corn Pancakes

I knew a family when I was growing up that had dessert before dinner on Sunday nights. Well, I didn’t know them well and I didn’t really know for sure