Gardens, Home, Recipes, & Stories
Sometimes I want a lighter dinner that is quick to prepare, and quesadillas are a perfect option. I had a version of this quesadilla in a local cafe (that is no longer in business) last year and decided to try making my own version. It's delicious! Makes 8, serves 4. Ingredients: 1 cup canned spicy pinto refried… Continue reading Yam, Bean, and Cheese Quesadilla Recipe
Makes 2 pies Ingredients: 2 frozen pre-made deep dish 9” pie crusts Crumble Topping: 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 cup nuts of your choice (pecans, walnuts, cashews, and/or almonds), finely chopped 3/4 cup rolled oats 1 cup all purpose flour 1/2 cup cold vegan margarine (or coconut oil) Filling: 8-10 large… Continue reading Apple Crumble Pie
Jars of mixed nuts, craisins, flax meal, nutritional yeast, pumpkin seeds, & sesame seeds for toppings Brent packs a version of this salad bowl everyday for lunch at work. We have a row of toppings in glass jars ready to add. Here’s the recipe he wrote for our son… Ingredients: Cooked rice 🍚 Refried beans… Continue reading Brent’s Balanced Salad Bowl Recipe
Fresh Summer Pasta This is a more summery version of my well loved autumnal Arti-tom Chick-feta Pasta salad recipe. I have 9 basil plants in my hydroponic window ledge grower, so I'm on my third batch of pesto so far this summer. I am also growing sugar ann peas in grow bags on my deck,… Continue reading Fresh Summer Pesto Salad Recipe
To make this recipe Mr. B & M safe (gluten, egg & dairy free), buy the gluten free Betty Crocker golden cake mix. Instead of eggs, use a liquid egg replacement like Just Egg, and choose a dairy free butter or margarine. Makes 12 servings Ingredients: 1 cup pecans, halved 1 box Betty Crocker Golden… Continue reading Pecan Pie Dump Cake Recipe
One of the things that grows incredibly well in our garden is our big ol' rhubarb plant. We have bags of it in our freezer, and are always looking for interesting ways to use it. I tried adapting a googled recipe first but it came out quite flat and lacking rhubarb flavour. In future I… Continue reading Rhubarb Cookie Recipe
Xmas brunch This recipe was adapted from a recipe that came through my FB feed (click this link to see the original recipe) a few weeks ago, and I adapted it to fit all our allergies (dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free). It has the texture and flavour of a really good cinnamon bun, but without all the… Continue reading French Toast Muffin Recipe
Harissa Bean Stew with Rye Toast The last time I posted a recipe on this site was Oct 2023. For the past year I haven’t cooked much due to back pain that severely limited my mobility. It feels so good to be developing new recipes again, even if it’s just an easy crockpot one. I’ve… Continue reading Harissa Bean & Veggie Stew Recipe
Last winter I was clearing out my pantry and found a couple cans of whole corn that I bought accidentally instead of creamed corn. I threw together a quick Mexican bean soup to use them up, but never wrote down the recipe, because I was just using up ingredients I don't normally keep on hand.… Continue reading Mexican Bean & Rice Soup Recipe
As summer comes to a close this is my favourite way to use up the abundance of chives and basil I’ve grown on my deck. Makes 2 cups of pesto. Freezes well. Ingredients: 2 cups fresh basil, destemmed & washed 2 cups fresh chives, roughly chopped and washed 4 cloves fresh garlic, quartered 1/2 cup… Continue reading Garlicky Basil Chive Pesto Recipe
