I love making one pot meals as they are fairly quick to make and give leftovers for a couple of days. This great meal can be made in about 1 hour and the leftovers taste great the next day too. This meal is rich in: Healthy fats from coconut oil Protein, vitamins B3 and B6, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus from [...]
When I met my husband, he had a recipe folder that he used on a regular basis to make recipes from. One of the recipes that he made frequently for us was called Doro’s Spaghetti Sauce. Doro is my husband’s uncle’s wife. Doro and her husband live in Germany. Doro and my mother-in-law exchanged some recipes and this was one [...]
If you enjoyed my first story about my husband in Romania, you might also enjoy this next one. Romanian drivers are known for their crazy driving. At a crosswalk, even if you are already engaged in crossing, they will not stop. Instead, they roll their car very close to your legs and when they consider that you are close to [...]
This recipe is one of my husband’s favourite Romanian dishes, but I can’t share the recipe with you without first telling you a story about my husband in Romania. Since I moved to Canada, I returned to Romania many times. The first trip was to introduce my boyfriend (now my husband) to my family, relatives and friends, and to show him [...]
I made this salad for a potluck and it completed the other delicious appetizers very nicely. The salad has a fresh and flavourful taste. You can serve this salad with coconut tofu chocolate pudding and you have a light and delicious summer dinner. This salad is rich in: Proteins, molybdenum, folate, copper, fiber, and manganese from beans Vitamins K and B5 from [...]
We do not eat shrimp very often around here as shrimp is hard to find in a high quality form, but once every few months I make a meal with shrimp, like this tasty shrimp garlic pasta. This Shrimp Garlic Pasta is rich in: Healthy fats from coconut oil Manganese and vitamin B6 from garlic, in addition to garlic’s anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and [...]
My photo does not look too good, but the soup is DELICIOUS. We had some friends and their children over for supper and I served this carrot soup at the beginning of the meal. All the adults liked the soup and the kids that tried the soup also liked it. There was a sweet little girl who couldn't have enough [...]
My whole family (4-year-old daughter, 7-year-old son, husband, and myself) enjoy eating this delicious Coconut Curry Chicken Egg Tart for breakfast usually. Of course, this Coconut Curry Chicken Egg Tart is also a great lunch or a dinner meal. We use it as a snack too . Can you tell how versatile this recipe is? I go through all the recipe steps, except baking, the night [...]
A few weeks ago I was talking to a friend of mine who was wondering if her daughter is getting enough iron from food sources. Her question is a legitimate one, as children are growing and their bodies need more and more iron as years pass in order to function optimally (especially girls during puberty). Studies show that almost 15% [...]