This recipe was featured in the following Buzzfeed video about Native American Foods and many of the taste testers felt like it reminded them of other soups they had tasted before . As explained in the video, the name of the soup stems from the agricultural practices of certain tribes […]
Category: Fall Flavours
Fall Flavours | Healthy | Indigenous Cuisine | Popular Preconceptions | Side | Uncategorized | Vegetarian
Wild Rice Salad
Wild Rice is a traditional food in various Indigenous tribes. Wild Rice is “extremely nutritious, with twice the amount of protein as brown rice“. This would explain why in Ojibwe the word for wild rice is manoomin meaning “good berry” or “good seed“. Wild Rice Salad is one of the foods featured in the following […]
Baking | Dessert | Fall Flavours | Thanksgiving | Uncategorized
Apple Pie Baked Apples with Lattice Topping
It feels like Thanksgiving was so long ago, and the last time I wrote a post is even longer than that. It has been pretty crazy around here, keeping up with all the papers and readings etc. I have a huge pile of recipes I want to post I just have to find the time […]
This recipe is a perfect way to celebrate the flavours of Fall. This recipe is the perfect adaption for the pumpkin lovers in your life. These crepes are easy and absolutely delicious. I would recommend filling with simple whipped cream with a sprinkling of cinnamon, or a cinnamon cream cheese frosting. You could also make […]
It is officially Fall and I could not be more excited. To welcome in the crisp air and falling leaves I made one of my favourite Fall recipes. These soft pumpkin cookies are the best. They are super flavourful and full of warm Fall flavours. They are smothered very generously with cream cheese icing and […]
Gingersnaps are one of my hubby’s favourite cookies. He grew up having these all year round, but I on the other hand grew up only having these babies around Christmas time. I broke my rule to make my hubby these cookies one evening when he was working extremely late (on a Saturday no less). My […]
A couple years ago when I was recently married I discovered the absolute beauty of the simple pecan. These little nuts are deceiving, they may look a bit like a butt crack but oh boy oh boy do they taste delicious. Pecans are amazing in muffins, loaves, streusels, pie etc. I like to throw pecans […]
