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warmly spiced peanut stew

Simone September 29, 2022 0 Comments

As temperatures get cooler, fresh and raw (or barely cooked) ingredients and dishes quickly start to lose their appeal. And yet, the difference between late summer and early fall isn't as categorical as one day it is and the next day it ain't. The tomatoes don't know which day autumn begins, and neither do the apples. That's why it's so common to have a perhaps-confusing overlap of produce during...

peachy green bean burrata plate

Simone June 28, 2022 0 Comments

It happens more often than you'd think. I want to eat something that I think would be so satisfying — to my hunger, my mood, the weather, the day. But to eat it, I'd have to make it. And ugh... I just don't feel like cooking. Yes, yes, I love cooking. All I think about is food, and where can I buy the freshest produce, and what I want to cook next. But sometimes... I just don't feel like...

a beetroot & citrus salad

Simone January 22, 2022 0 Comments

Steam-roasted beets. Juicy citrus. Fresh colour on a cold winter's day. Need I say more? a beetroot & citrus salad makes 4-6 servings, depending on the size of your servings This salad is incredibly versatile and I strongly encourage you to make it how you want it, with what you have: serve it hot or cold, with feta or goat's cheese or not, with pickled onions or shallots or not, with just...

a colourful cauliflower citrus salad

Simone February 2, 2021 0 Comments

Whenever we go to the store in the winter time I can't help but pick up a few citrus fruit. Our apartment is small and space is limited both in our refrigerator and on our counter top, so I always try to limit how much I pick up (plus, there's only so much one can carry). On this particular week we ended up bringing home one grapefruit, one orange and one lime. And what better way to enjoy them...