The Mechanic CooksAfter a while, plain rice gets boring. White, brown, jasmine, there’s a hundred different types. But after a while, well, you want to turn it up notch. Rice pilaf is the solution to boring rice, and there’s a bunch of different ways to cook it The Rice Rice is the third highest produced agricultural commodity…
Canada has given the world some great gifts; Hockey, Rush and Poutine. Poutine is a classic Canadian dish, Canadian comfort food, some even call it Canada’s National dish. But, it may be called a lot of things, and delicious is definitely one of them, I love poutine, and if you’ve never had it before, well…
Sides are just as important as the main portion of the plate. They add color, and goodness, and, sometimes just need to be there. So, sometimes fries just have to be on the side. But, I’m more conscious about what I eat now. I want fries, I just want them a little healthier. So if…
Cauliflower can be a little bland, but does have a distinctive flavor, it works well in a dish as an ingredient. Try Red Lentil Cauliflower Curry, it’s good. However as a side, it needs a little coaxing. So for that we’ll use the oven and some cheese and make baked cauliflower with Parmesan, it’s delicious…
I have a few recipes featuring lentils (please check this one). Dahl is a staple in India. It translates as lentil, however represents the creamy, spicy lentil stew that is so popular across the country. So, here we’re going to add chickpeas and coconut milk to make chickpea and lentil coconut curry I have discussed…
Dahl is a staple of Indian cuisine. It’s translation means lentil. But it describes a simple lentil stew. Extremely versatile and found everywhere. It can be added to in so many ways, and a few of my other recipes in this section highlight that. Check out Red Lentil Cauliflower Curry. But this is the basic…
Sometimes after a few days of festive eating, think the holidays, birthdays, and whatever celebration days, we all need to get back to a little basic. And what better than some plant based comfort food. I love lentils, they are a super food, and they are also versatile and delicious. This particular dish pairs lentils…
Fall is squash season, and I love to cook. The choices are endless. So sweet pie pumpkins were on sale. I’ve been trained to buy what’s on sale. So I bought one and made creamy sweet pie pumpkin soup. Let’s start by talking about pumpkins, Pumpkins are squash, like Butternut, Acorn, and Kabocha squash. They…
The leaves change color, the air is crisp, there’s a frost on the ground, it’s fall, and squash season. What better way to herald in the changing season than creamy kabocha squash soup. Hearty, healthy and warms the soul Well, that sounds great in a temperate climate, I used to live in New Jersey. But…
The leaves change color, the air is crisp, there’s a frost on the ground, it’s fall, and squash season. What better way to herald in the changing season than creamy butternut squash soup. Hearty, healthy and warms the soul Well, that sounds great in a temperate climate, I used to live in New Jersey. But…
