Cookbook author Emily Richards loves serving this salad with fresine, a long pasta similar to fettucine. Then, once most of the tomato and cucumber is eaten, you can break up the pasta to soak up all the tasty vinegar dressing....
Continue ReadingPick red, orange and yellow tomatoes fresh from your garden to create a rainbow of flavour in this colourful tomato and pine nut salad recipe. Use any combination of interesting tomato varieties to serve up in this tasty salad with...
Continue ReadingWith the arrival of warm weather comes the barbecue season. Coriander Root Paste is a kind of all purpose barbecue rub or marinade that takes its flavours from the southeast Asian cuisines of Thailand and Vietnam. It makes use of...
Continue ReadingA hands down favourite of the West Coast Seeds staff, Sungold Cherry Tomatoes are one of ourΒ most popular tomato seeds. The beautiful tangerine-coloured cherry tomatoes have a rich, fruityΒ and unique tropical flavor when left on the vine to ripen. We...
Continue ReadingIf youβve never tried fennel, now is a great time to get acquainted. Although fennel takes more time than arugula to grow, when the two meet up in a salad, itβs a wonderful culmination of your garden β spicy, juicy,...
Continue ReadingThis Tomatillo Salsa Recipe is a great side dish for any southwestern style meal, and itβs a nice way to use up tomatillos, which seem to ripen all at once at the end of summer. Combining the green tomatillos with...
Continue ReadingDeliciousΒ salsa recipes areΒ easy to make and nearly all the ingredients can be grown in the home garden. Ingredients: 15 cherry tomatoes or 3β4 tomatoes, diced 1-2 hotΒ peppers, finely chopped, (optional, depending your preferred spiciness) 2-3 cloves garlic, minced or finely...
Continue ReadingFattoush salad recipeΒ is a Lebanese salad enjoyed in variations around the Mediterranean. Itβs a superb way of using fresh, seasonal vegetables, and the salad components can vary depending on whatβs fresh or what you like to eat. Itβs also a...
Continue ReadingThis Aloo Gobi recipeΒ is a perfected version of the standby vegetable side from northern India. While it lacks sauce, it is rich enough to be eaten with flat bread. The soul of the dish is the roasted cumin seed element....
Continue Reading3 cups arugula 1/4 cup of finely chopped basil 3 thin slices of red onion 3 cups of black cherry tomatoes 3 tablespoons of drained capers 4 tablespoons of olive oil 4 tablespoons of white balsamic vinegar 1/2 tablespoon of...
Continue ReadingMacaroons: 3/4 cup almond meal 1 cup shredded organic carrots (divided) a pinch of sea salt 2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp cardamom 1/4 cup maple syrup or agave syrup 2 cups finely shredded unsweetened coconut 4...
Continue ReadingThis dish is so colourful that it makes an excellent centerpiece to any dinner table. It is rich in protein, vitamins, and antioxidants, and itβs gluten free and suitable for vegan diets. Itβs fast and easy to prepare β the...
Continue ReadingThe ingredient list for this Cabbage pakoras recipe may not be immediately familiar to you, but they are all readily available these days. You may not use very much ajwain, but it is one of the essential flavours here. When...
Continue ReadingThis Pumpkin Muffins RecipeΒ makes muffins that are so moist that they do not require any icing or butter. Great addition to school or work lunches as pumpkin is chock full βo nutrients, such as beta-carotene, vitamin A, C, K, E,...
Continue ReadingHereβs a one-pot, simple, very healthy vegan meal that is guaranteed to get you through the coldest winter weather. The spice level can be adjusted to your taste by adding more chilies, or seeding them to reduce the heat. This...
Continue ReadingThis vegetarian dish combines coriander, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, and cayenne for a complex flavour profile and rich sauce that is sure to warm on those long dark days of winter. Serve with brown rice or white basmati rice. 60...
Continue Reading3 red onions, quartered and sliced 4 plum tomatoes, quartered 4-6 garlic clove, peeled and left whole 1 eggplant, thickly sliced extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp finely chopped rosemary leaves 2 tsp chopped thyme 400g canned chickpeas, drained and...
Continue ReadingDrying herbs for tea, or culinary use, is fast and easy. Harvest on dry days, preferably in the morning after the dew has evaporated but before the sun is strong, or pick at dusk. Rinse and pat dry, if desired....
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