Green Beans with Gorgonzola Aioli and Pecans

Green Beans with Gorgonzola Aioli with Pecans
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During the holidays even veggies get a little festive fair. Green beans aren’t a dish that typically inspires fandom but these Green Beans with Gorgonzola Aioli just might. This dish features green beans blanched to tender but crisp perfection dressed in a rich Gorgonzola aioli and topped with coarsely chopped pecans and fresh mint leaves. Did I mention the beans are served in a bowl lined with gem lettuce leaves? Because, at this time of year, even beans deserve a nice bit of gift wrap. This recipe is super simple to make and hard to forget, so let’s dive right in!

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Warm Red Cabbage Salad with Sumac Onions

Warm Red Cabbage Salad with Sumac Onions and Garlic Yogurt
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Cabbage is one of my favorite ingredients, which I realize might be a bit surprising. I feel like cabbage gets a bad rap. People tend to love it shaved raw in salads or towering atop pork tonkatsu but it’s far from crave-able. Most people associate cooked cabbage with limp, odorous soup or as a component of the forever polarizing boiled dinner.  But a head of cabbage is always a good thing to have on hand. It has a good shelf life, a single head can be stretched across multiple meals, it’s crisp and crunchy raw, and buttery when cooked. If you’re not so sure about that last part, allow me to show you the light via this Warm Red Cabbage Salad. This dish will dispel the smelly cooked cabbage myth and replace it will a food memory you’ll want to hold on to. So let’s get started!

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Honey Mustard Baby Potatoes with Dill & Crushed Pretzels

Honey Mustard Baby Potatoes with Dill and Crushed Pretzels
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In today’s Honey Mustard Baby Potatoes, a duo of mustards do most of the heavy lifting. This is a very simple recipe, so this will be a relatively short post. I’m sure you’re all devastated. This dish features baby Yukon gold potatoes parboiled and roasted before being tossed in a garlic, honey, and mustard dressing. The taters are then topped with coarsely chopped fresh dill and crushed pretzels. Salty/sweet buttery potatoes – need I say more? Let’s dive right in!

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Warm Sweet Potato Salad with Creamy Date Tahini Dressing

Warm Sweet Potato Salad with Creamy Date Tahini Dressing
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It’s nearly Thanksgiving here in Canada, and we’re in for a beautiful one. Our Thanksgiving falls on the second weekend of October every year. And because of this, all bets are off weather-wise. Some years it’s hard to get into turkey mode because it’s too hot. Other years the cold finds us early and brings some rain along for the miserable ride. This year looks to be somewhere in the middle. Sunny and warm but not balmy. All good news when you’re putting in considerable oven time but don’t want to jumpstart your seasonal depression. But regardless of the weather in your local forecast, this Warm Sweet Potato Salad will be happily at home on your table. It has bright and fresh flavors alongside cozy, earthy ones. And despite its name, this salad is good warm or cold. I know, I’ve done the research. So let’s get to it!

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