Category Food Swaps
Swap Recipe: Jenn’s Smokey Lentil Chard Soup
This flavour jumble number is adapted from smittenkitchen’s lentil soup with sausage, chard, and garlic, which itself is adapted from Adam Roberts’ Secrets of the Best Chefs, where it was provided by Gina DePalma. The adaptations were both central (i.e. note the absence of sausage) and in the details. For example, with the way we […]
Swap Recipe: Jasmine’s Orange and Chia Seed Muffins (with Lavender Icing!)
Ingredients: 2/3 cup white sugar Grated zest of 1/2 an orange (or you can do 1 lemon. I was just in a pinch and had no lemons) 2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup lemon juice 3/4 cup sour cream 2 large eggies 1 tsp vanilla […]
Swap Recipe: Hannah M’s Hungarian Mushroom Soup
Head’s up, folks: this recipe is from the Moosewood Cookbook. It takes about 1 hour to prepare, and it yields 4 to 5 servings. Oh, also — it’s delicious. Ingredients 2 Tbsp butter 2 cups chopped onion 1 1/2 to 2 lbs. mushrooms, sliced 1 tsp salt 2 to 3 tsp dried dill (or 2 to […]
Swap Recipe: Alison’s Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
This recipe was used from All Recipe’s website. Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup white sugar 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup rolled oats 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions: Preheat oven to […]
Swap Recipe: Hannah R’s Tea Blends
Hannah made us a collection of several different tea bags containing herbal blends. Each tea bag was beautifully decorated with hand-written labels offering descriptions of what was inside and what it would do — plus easy instructions letting us know how long to steep each blend for! Hannah’s Tea Blends included: A relaxing tea blend […]
Swap Recipe: Natalie’s Butternut Squash and Kale Saag
This recipe is adapted from Dinner is Vegan‘s website. Ingredients: 1 butternut squash 3 tablespoons vegetable oil or peanut oil 1 large onion, diced finely 4 cloves garlic, minced 1.5 teaspoons garam masala (if you don’t have this, mix together cumin, coriander, cardamom, pepper, cloves, and nutmeg–this will come close!) 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 […]
Swap #2: Starting 2013 off with another stellar swap!
Hello all! Our first swap of 2013 happened on Monday, January 28th in the evening, and what a great swap it was! There are fewer things more satisfying in life than opening up a new year with a great start. We were super pleased and impressed with all of the variety from our first swap […]
Swap Recipe: Cera’s Sweet Cheese Phyllo Pie
Ingredients: 1/2 of a phyllo pastry package 1 (500 mL) container of cottage cheese 1 (250 mL) container of sour cream or yogurt 1/3 cup sugar/agave syrup 1/2 cup raisins (or more!) 2 eggs a bit of oil 1/4 T cinnamon Directions: Preheat your oven to 375. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients (except […]
Swap Recipe: Riya’s Massoor Dal
Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils 1 heaping tsp cumin seeds 1 heaping tsp turmeric ½ onion 2 cloves of garlic 2 cm-ish piece of fresh ginger 1 ½ tbsp olive oil 1 heaping tsp garam marsala Directions: Place your lentils into a big bowl and pour water on top of them until they’re submerged. Stir […]
Swap Recipe: Natalie’s Beet, Yam & Carrot Soup
Ingredients: 1 very big yam 2 very big carrots 3 beets 1 onion 2 tbsp olive oil 6-ish cups of vegetable stock 2 bay leaves 1 heaping tsp of ground ginger 1 tsp of cinnamon ½ tsp cloves Just under ½ tsp nutmeg Directions: Peel and chop up the yam, carrots and beets, and then […]
Divide & Savour 