Sticky Shiitake Barley Burgers with Wasabi Mayo

Sticky Shiitake Barley Burgers with Wasabi Mayo
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You may have noticed things got a little quiet around here. I’m also going to assume you probably know why. Given the protests in the US and around the world, I decided to take a back seat and give the BIPOC members of my community the floor. I won’t say much on the topic beyond this, I wrote a more involved post on my Instagram page. But I will definitively say that I believe black lives matter and as I return to posting my own content, I promise to make changes big and small in my own life to further the objectives of the movement and my own education. So, with all that being said, let’s talk about these Sticky Shiitake Barley Burgers.

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Tortellini White Bean Salad with Feta Cheese

Tortellini White Bean Salad with Feta Cheese
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Summer arrived in an instant here in Toronto. Earlier this month we saw snow and now we’re waking up to temps in the mid-teens (Celcius) and comfortably reaching daily highs in the mid-20s. And with the sudden appearance of, dare I say, summer, comes a radical shift in the palette. Gone is the desire for soups, stews, and hearty meat-riddled pasta. In its stead is the nagging need for salads, popsicles, and various grilled vegetables and meats. And today I’m feeding one of those seasonal cravings with this Tortellini White Bean Salad.

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Double Lemon Linguine with Roasted Chickpeas

Double Lemon Linguine with Roasted Chickpeas
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I always feel a little funny posting a recipe for pasta. Not the more elaborate pasta dishes, those are fine. I’m talking about the meals that are so clearly the pantry pasta du jour. Meals like this Double Lemon Linguine. The beauty of a pantry pasta lies in its unshakable formula: Oil, aromatics, pasta, whatever you have in the fridge and/or cupboard, pasta water, and cheese. It’s really as simple as that. So when I present a recipe like this Double Lemon Linguine with Roasted Chickpeas, I am merely presenting you with one of a million possible forms your pantry pasta could take.

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Blistered Cabbage Skillet Cornbread

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The weather is not cooperating. I know, I live in Canada, I should be used to that by now. But it’s nearly the middle of May and we’re still talking about wind chill. If you live in a warmer climate, allow me to make this real for you. I wore a winter coat and took a walk in the snow yesterday. And contrary to popular belief, this is not normal for Toronto. We do not live in igloos and conduct business in ice castles. So yeah, I’m not impressed. But I’m also quick to remind myself that even when we have an uncooperative spring, it always gives way to summer. And it is with this happy thought in my head that I present to you this Blistered Cabbage Skillet Cornbread because BBQ season has got to get here eventually.

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