Pork Tenderloin stuffed with Spiced Quinoa and Peaches

Following up on my last blog post, I’ve submitted a recipe to the Maple Leaf contest and some of you have started voting on it.  But I thought I would put a printer-friendly recipe up for those of you interested in making it.

This recipe is gluten-free, and while it looks like it contains a few steps, [...]

Pork (Why I’m entering the Maple Leaf contest)

I decided within the last couple of weeks to enter a recipe contest sponsored by Maple Leaf foods, and I promised those of you who follow the Real Food Made Easy page on Facebook an explanation for why I decided to enter…

For those of you worried that I’m shilling for “the man”, here’s my thinking:

My primary [...]

Rhubarb … and cake! Its all good!

I recently got a copy of David Lebovitz’s most recent book, Ready for Dessert,  and have noodled around a little bit, but wanted to make a few of the cakes.  For tonights dinner, I was looking for something that wouldn’t be too sweet, and might pair well with some of the rhubarb that was begging to [...]

Reason #57 Why I love my pressure cooker!

This summer, I’ve been taking gluten-free baking to the Mayfair Market, and aside from (1) selling lots of baked goods and (2) meeting the people who need gluten-free baking, one of the great things about the markets is meeting and talking with some of the other vendors.

There’s been a tamale cart at most of the Wednesday [...]

The Cost of Convenience

Last weekend, Kris Constable organized an Ideas conference in Victoria.  2 days, 50 talks, each 10 minutes long.  There was no restriction on topics, so they ranged from discussions about optimal housing arrangements, to the benefits of bio-diesel cooperatives, to how technology could aid lymphodema patients! (check out www.ideawave.ca for the deets).  I gave a short [...]