Month: June 2011

Vegetables

Roasted vegetable orzo

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During summer I prefer smaller pasta shapes and more veggies than noodles in my cold salads. If you’re like me, feel free to increase the amount of roasted vegetables in this dish. What I love most about this salad is the dressing. Sometimes a plain lemon-olive oil dressing is just […]

 
Salads

Summer is for salads

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All of my favourite salad dressings, fit for greens and grains… Bridget’s House dressing 1 2/3 cups of olive oil or grape seed oil4 T vinegar (cider, sherry, white or red wine vinegar)3 T honey or maple syrup1 t sea saltFreshly ground pepper. I put everything into a mason jar, […]

 
Vegetables

New potatoes are one of the great treats of spring

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I’m not much for potatoes, unless they’re the tiny, soft-skinned spring potatoes. They’re so creamy and sweet. You don’t want to smother that taste and texture. My favourite way to serve them…boiled then tossed with a bit of butter, salt & pepper and sprinkled with fresh chives from the garden. […]