International Cuisines

Peasant Comfort Foods for Deep Winter Dining – from Beet Borscht to Corn Soup to Spinach Dahl

December 23, 2023

My favorite vegetarian dishes, the ones that I turn to for comfort during our long, cold winters, are mostly the same dishes we enjoyed as...

Luscious Lentils – 4 Great Recipes for Hearty Vegetarian Meals

April 1, 2022

If you’re wanting to trim or eliminate meat from your family’s diet, consider lentils as a perfect protein-rich substitute to stock up the pantry shelves...

Marvellous Miso: Nourishes, Detoxifies, and Heals

October 1, 2021

Miso, an ancient staple in the Japanese diet, has gained popularity in the West in recent years as a remarkable health-giving food. In times past,...

The Tart Taste of Sumac

February 1, 2016

Middle Eastern Condiment Adds Zing to Winter Meals (Editor’s note: According to The Plant Encyclopedia[1], the name Sumac can apply to any one of 250...

Spices of North Africa Come to Life in Tunisian Cuisine

March 1, 2013

The red-hot embers kept us barely warm as we huddled around a Tunisian earthenware qanoun (tiny stove) at our friend’s home in Tunis, the capital...

Tantalizing Tea Cuisine: Herbal Infusions Add a Splash of Excitement to Winter Meals

December 1, 2010

When I was a girl growing up in rural Muskoka, the world of tea was a relatively small one. In my grandmother’s pantry, there were...