Charred Corn Couscous Salad With Feta And Basil makes a tasty light meal or side dish, great on hot days! I used whole wheat couscous to increase fibre amounts, however the recipe works with quinoa, rice, or any other favourite grain (cooked to package directions). Substitute feta for tofu, red lentils, or chickpeas to make the couscous salad dairy-free and vegan.
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Homemade molasses baked beans with bacon is a favourite comfort food winter recipe! Keep in mind, they are equally amazing in the summer alongside barbequed ribs and grilled corn if you can bear to turn your oven on. Simply soak dried beans in the morning, give them a quick boil in the evening, and then slow-bake them in a cast iron Dutch oven with basic pantry staples overnight. My parents love these baked beans so much they ask me to make them once a month!
This post was first published on October 4, 2017, and was last updated December 30, 2019.
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Jenny Jack, aka The Brunette Baker, gets me. Not only is she one of the friendliest and funniest food blogger connections I have made in my travels, but, when she sent me an email if I’d like to participate in a blog hop for Emily Richards new Italian cookbook ‘Per La Famiglia‘, I mean COME ON. She KNEW I couldn’t / wouldn’t say no. With my 10+ year experience working in and managing Halifax’s (and arguably the Maritimes) best Italian restaurants (il Mercato, Ristorante a Mano and da Maurizio), it was a no brainer to add me to the #PerLaFamigliaBloggers list.
When my copy of Per La Famiglia arrived, I immediately sat down at flipped through the pages – pages filled with gorgeous warm photography that made me want to make every. single. thing (because let’s be honest, I buy and collect cookbooks for the photography – everything else is a bonus). Between the recipes for gnocchi, cannoli, doughnuts and many many other amazing sounding dishes, it was the roasted tomatoes that caught my eye. I looooovvvvveeeeee slow roasted tomatoes. The complexity and depth of flavour that roasting brings out in a tomato is one of the wonderments of cooking to me. I love to eat them by themselves, on polenta, in pasta or rice, on crostini, in salad – the list goes on and on. I have my own method of roasting tomatoes but I was eager to try Emily’s version because her recipe calls to slice the tomatoes in halves where I normally do slices. Brushed with good olive oil and fresh chopped herbs, the tomatoes were fantastic and as Emily mentions in the book, freeze well.
Please take a moment and check out the incredible recipes the other #PerLaFamigliaBloggers are making –
Jenny from The Brunette Baker is making Ricotta Cannoli
Julie from Dinner With Julie is making Ricotta Spinach Gnocchi
Chrissie from The Busy Baker is making Amaretti Cookies
Heather from The Tasty Gardener is making Squash Hazelnut Rotelle
Britt from My Daily Randomness is making Tiramisu
Libby from Libby Roach is making Nonna Ortenzia’s Meatballs
Kristy from She Eats is making Egg and Raisin Bread
Gwen from Devour and Conquer is making Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Sage Butter
Tiffany from Eating Niagara is making Potato Doughnuts
Nancy from Gotta Get Baked is making Hazelnut Chocolate-filled Cookies
Amanda from Once Upon A Recipe is making Balsamic Roasted Pear Wedges with Prosciutto
Nicole from Culinary Cool is making Spinach Ricotta Canneloni
Carole from Yum Yum Factor is making Pickled Eggplant
Christina from Strawberries for Supper is making Baked Pasta with Sausage and Ricotta
We’re giving away a sweet prize of a signed copy of Per La Famiglia, a gnocchi board and a 3-piece Microplane Elite Grater/Zester set – enter below for your chance to win! (please note – leaving me a blog comment is mandatory to open Raffle Copter) –
This giveaway is open to all legal residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority at the time of the contest in the province or territory in which they reside. Void in Quebec. No purchase necessary to enter. Giveaway will run from Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 12:01am to end on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 11:59pm. Winner is chosen at random via Rafflecopter. Winner will be contacted via email and given 48 hours to respond. If not, a new winner will be chosen. Winner selected MUST correctly answer a skill-testing mathematical question. Winner’s name will be displayed on Rafflecopter widget. Email address will never be given out to any third party or anyone for that matter. Prize value is approximately $75CDN.
I received a free copy of Per La Famiglia and was asked to share my thoughts in exchange. Thank you very much to Whitecap Publishing for the complimentary book and Microplane for the contest gift set!
Read MoreBacon Fat-Roasted Beets With Double Smoked Bacon And Shallots is a great side dish for Thanksgiving dinner or any other family meal like turkey or roast beef. A colourful mix of red and yellow beets tossed with double smoked bacon, aged Balsamic, and roasted shallots captures all the right flavour notes – smoky, salty, earthy, acidic, and sweet.
This post was first published on November 4, 2014 and was last updated August 18, 2019.
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Read MoreThis Smoked Salmon Rice Salad With Lime Dressing is a twist on the classic pairing of smoked salmon, capers, and red onion. A flavourful, chilled salad, with a tart, tangy dressing, it would make a fabulous side dish for summer barbeques or potlucks any time of year. Feel free to double the recipe for larger gatherings!
This post was first published June 14, 2013 and was last updated September 25, 2019.
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