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I’m always looking for ways of using up all the veggies I buy as well as ways of increasing the nutrients in any given recipe. Since today is cleaning day, I decided to use up a few of the produce I bought at the market (post below) and make something simple, but delicious and wholesome. [...] I couldn’t go to the farmers’ market this morning so I limited my shopping to the organic produce shop where I get most of my fruits & veggies as well as bulk food at Kensington Market. The store works with many local farmers and it’s a great place to stop for really fresh local produce [...] The five people who read this blog are probably wondering if I fell off the face of the earth… or gave up on cooking. Fear not, I’m still around, I just spent a week at a cottage three hours north of Toronto with no access to internet. This was my life for a week: We stayed [...] A couple of months ago, inspired by Mark Bittman’s latest book and his column, I decided to experiment with savoury breakfasts. I’ve always preferred to eat savoury food in the morning anyway since I was raised bread & butter rather than bread & jam. One of Bittman’s favourites is steel cut oats dressed with whatever [...] After much research and recommendations from friends, I finally got myself my first pieces of cast iron cookware a few weeks ago. Cast iron pans are the ideal non-stick cookware. They don’t contain nasty chemicals, you don’t have to worry about scraping them, and as long as they are well seasoned and well taken care of, [...] |
 Hi, I'm Alexandra. Born in Brazil, Canadian by choice, and having lived in exciting Barcelona for a year between 2006 and 2007, my earliest childhood memories revolve around food and food is what I remember most about every place I’ve ever lived. After writing a more general blog for the past few years, it was time to organize my writing about food in one place. © All pictures on this blog are taken by me unless otherwise noted. About the title of this blog |
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