Posts From Linda Gabris
Deep Winter Dining
Hearty Root Vegetable Dishes Bring Nutritional Medicine to the Table If you over-indulged during the festive season, don’t panic. Now is the perfect time to...
Ode to Onions: The Healthy Golden Bulb that Fires Up Winter Cuisine
Oh, they do make me cry! But onions are loaded with so much goodness, the tears I shed upon peeling them are tears of joy....
Tantalizing Tea Cuisine: Herbal Infusions Add a Splash of Excitement to Winter Meals
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...
Heart Healthy One-Pot Meals: The Joy of Slow Cooking Hearty Winter Cuisines
Winter is the perfect time to get out the crock pot (or “slow cooker,” if you will) and cook up some healthy, hearty porridges, rich...
Deep Green Cuisine: Spinach
When I was a kid, grandma was forever praising the goodness of greens! Of course, in grandma’s book, “greens” or “potherbs” as she fondly grouped...
The Art of Flower Cuisine: Colourful Picks for Your Summer Table
Grandma used to say that the next best thing to admiring flowers while strolling around the backyard or summer woodlands was picking a handful to...
Lin’s Lentil Loaf
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Lovely Lentils‘. Here’s my favorite recipe for what my family fondly calls “mom’s meatless meat loaf.” It is delightful supper...
No-Bake Oat Balls
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Healthy Holiday Munchies‘. These tasty balls are sometimes called “oat candy.” They are good for the waistline, easy to make...
Roasted Chicknuts
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Healthy Holiday Munchies‘. Ingredients 2 cups dried whole chickpeas (or canned chickpeas) 2 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp cayenne 1)...
Wasabi Peanuts
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Healthy Holiday Munchies‘. If holidays just aren’t holidays without peanuts, try this recipe to satisfy your nutty cravings. Ingredients 2...
Wasabi Peas
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘Healthy Holiday Munchies‘. I was introduced to wasabi peas years ago and no matter how often I snack on them,...
Roasted Garlic Soup
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GLORIOUS GARLIC‘. The following recipe comes to us courtesy of Foodland Ontario and features the locally grown harvest. (Serves 6)....
Gourmet Garlic Herb Vinegar
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GLORIOUS GARLIC‘. This vinegar instills wonderful flavour when used for marinating meat and fish and adds delightful spark to salad...
Garlicky Good ‘Presto’ Pasta
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GLORIOUS GARLIC‘. So easy. So quick. This simple, satisfying meal is sure to become a family favourite. I often serve...
Spicy Pickled Garlic
From the Vitality Food Feature ‘GLORIOUS GARLIC‘. If I had to pick my pick of pickles, then pickled garlic is the pickle I’d pick! They...
