I recently wrote nostalgically of an early food memory I have of Blueberry Muffins. Now it’s time for another food memory that I think a lot of us of a certain era may share. Did ya’ll eat a lot of the canned Chef Boyardee Ravioli as a kid? I certainly did. Along with Kraft Dinner,…
Tag: pasta
Linguine with Artichoke and White Bean Sauce
I don’t cook with artichoke’s nearly enough. When I do I’m always pleasantly surprised by the results but their flavour potential and nutritional bounty seems to get neglected in favour of more glamorous vegetables. I’m now vowing to look past the prickly exterior (yeah, let’s be honest I’m going to be using the canned variety…
Beet Pasta With Tofu Feta
I had planned to go to Italy for the first time this summer and while traditionally a lot of Italian food is not very vegan friendly, I was looking forward to being immersed in the country’s rich culinary atmosphere even if just as an observer. Well, that trip didn’t happen for obvious reasons (hopefully I’ll…
Pasta Salad with Spinach and Sun-dried Tomato Pesto
One of the very first vegan recipes I really gravitated to, and started making regularly, was from a cookbook by master chef Robin Robertson. It was for a macaroni salad, simple enough for a neophyte plant-based chef, but really popping with flavour. I ate it for lunch, I ate it for dinner, I ate it…
Creamy Pumpkin Fettucine with “Meatballs” and Carmelized Leeks
There are definitely more and more signs of spring appearing in our cloudy, grey horizons, and we’ve even had a few days of warm weather, but we’re still a while away from the sweet, rejuvenating days of summer and I think, with all that’s going on in the world right now, we could all use…
Rigatoni with Basil-Avocado Pesto & Roasted Fiddleheads and Squash.
There are several reliable indications that spring has arrived in Ontario. Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve seen a lot of the rain, a less than pleasant, but pivotal herald of the new season. But with the wet deluge comes other more amiable spring things. It’s finally holding at a mostly pleasant temperature, the…
Basil-Avocado Pesto Fettucine
Pasta is one of those foods that has become synonymous with vegetarian and vegan cuisine. For restaurants, it’s often the go-to option when hungry vegetarians show up at a table. It requires very little effort to modify, and unlike something like the standard garden salad, it’s substantial and filling. Even at home, it’s often prepared…
Plant and Pine 