As I write this, mango pollen and flowers are falling from above me and are lodging themselves in my keyboard. And I will begin with a warning that this is a long, long post! I promise, though, that there is a true Gambian recipe waiting for you at the end, and before it, the story [...]
Archive for the ‘Lunch’ Category
Benachin
Posted in Eggplant, Fish, Gambian food, Lunch, Onions, Recipe, Rice, spicy, squash, Vegetables, tagged bitter tomato, Bmachin, cabbage, carrot, chebu gen, delicious, Fish, gambia, Gambian food, hot pepper, Lemon, niambi, Recipe, rice, spicy, squash on February 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Warm lemon and caper chicken wraps
Posted in Cheese, Chicken, Lunch, Quick Dinner, Recipe, Sandwich, tagged capers, cheddar, Chicken, fast, Lemon, quick dinner, Recipe, warm, wrap on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cooking for one still manages to stump me, and I often end up with at least an extra meal if not more in left-overs even if I try to keep things small. While many people would love this, I prefer the freedom of cooking something new almost every day. If what I make is freezable, [...]
September harvest salad
Posted in Apples, Canadian Food, Lunch, Recipe, Salad, Vegetables, Vegetarian, tagged beets, carrot, celery, cream dressing, fennel, harvest, market food, salad, tomato on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A few years ago I found a recipe for a root vegetable salad I’d never seen before as I flipped through my Larousse Gastronomique. I was immediately intrigued at the combination of a creamy old-fashioned garlic dressing with the crisp and earthy vegetables, and decided to give it a shot. Since then, I have tried [...]
Summer’s best tomato salad
Posted in Basil, Lunch, Recipe, Salad, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Vegetarian, tagged august, balsamic, Basil, summer, tomato salad on August 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »
August is one of my favourite months. Ripe tomatoes hang off their vines, while bees and butterflies flit around the garden. There are so many vegetables. They are so good. I don’t even know what to do with all of them! Every time I get home I walk to the back yard, only to find [...]
Shrimp Wrap
Posted in Lunch, Shellfish, Shrimp, tagged Lunch, shrimp, wrap on May 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It always surprises me how frequently I go to post an item, and Sitelle is already a step ahead of me. Despite living 4,000 km apart, we somehow still manage to cook many of the same meals! The day Sitelle made buttery garlic shrimp, I had the exact same idea – although I ate the [...]
Watercress salad with orange and candied pecans
Posted in Lunch, Recipe, Salad, Vegetarian, tagged candied pecans, orange, Recipe, salad, vinaigrette, watercress on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s that time again. Packing boxes. Giving stuff I’ve accumulated away. Thinking of how lucky we’ve been to live in such a lovely home for the past 3 years. Thinking it’s even more crazy that I’m not even sure where I’m going to be in the future. It’s kind of fun; kind of scary at [...]
Simmered lentils with the best grilled cheese
Posted in Cheese, Comfort Food, Lunch, Recipe, Vegetarian, tagged grilled cheese, gruyère, Lunch, puy lentils, Recipe on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote my very last exam today, and before it I knew I’d need a good meal to hold me through the frantic writing-filled afternoon. Lucky me, there was still a bit of egg bread left over, and these delicious lentils I’d made a few days before. This recipe for lentils is so easy, and [...]
Potage printanier [green pea and leek soup]
Posted in Comfort Food, Lunch, Recipe, Soup, Vegetables, Vegetarian, tagged Pea soup, Recipe, simple on April 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’m studying like crazy these days, and there’s nothing like the nourishing warmth of a delicious velvety soup to keep me going. Well, that and the fact I’m nearly done. I can hardly believe I’m just 12 days away. Yesterday one of my lovely high school friends came for lunch, so naturally we cooked and [...]
Gnocci with basil, lemon and capers
Posted in Basil, Italian, Lemon, Lunch, Pasta, Recipe, Vegetarian, tagged Basil, capers, gnocci, Lemon, Lunch, quick, Recipe on March 18, 2011 | 6 Comments »
With spring just around the corner, snow drops popping up out of the thawing ground, I can’t help but feel optimistic these days. As I walk though the streets, people smile and take their time outside. I love this change in attitude. As spring rolls in, my tuber-rich, squash and cabbage-filled winter menu starts feeling [...]
