After the holidays, I don’t know if you are like me, but I need something light to eat and I find raw vegetables make me feel like they are cleaning all the excess of food I ate during this time of the year. Maybe it’s in my mind but at least I’m having something good. … Continue reading
Sometime the easiest way for kids to eat their vegetables are if they are raw, especially cauliflower that doesn’t have much smell raw but when it’s cooked sometime children will rather avoid it. This recipe is one that my mom makes a lot and I really like it. You can make it in advance so … Continue reading
Yes I am sick! I have a cold, so is a big part of my family. It started last week with my 5 years old son and he passed it on. The best thing when we are sick is to eat onions. The next few post will include ways to make and eat raw onions, … Continue reading
The root vegetables are in season from now until the firsts vegetables next spring. So we have to find different ways of eating them because that’s what’s available at a descent price during winter season. They are also a great concentration of vitamins. This beet salad was really a great salad. The flavour coming out … Continue reading
That’s a quite long title. But it’s not complicated to make at all. This salad is just a reflect of summer in the freshness of it and the mix of flavours. When you make a salad at pretty much every meal, you need a change sometimes. We tend, at least I tend to associate pesto … Continue reading
Sometimes it get so hot that the only thing you really feel like making and having, is a salad. Today I had family over and I made a refreshing and crispy salad. I used lemon instead of vinegar to add flavour. In this recipe I give a certain amount for the ingredient, but it is … Continue reading
Lentils. You can have them in so many ways, I just put this recipe up to give an idea. They don’t take long to cook , so you can have your supper ready in less than half an hour. You can choose to have them to replace meat because they contain lot of protein or … Continue reading
Before I started to get my organic vegetable basket from my local farm, there are some vegetables I didn’t know existed. Kohlrabi is an example. It only contain 36 cal./ 135g but gives you 140% d.v. of vitamin C (Ref. nutritiondata.self.com) this is why it is very important to eat it raw, vitamin C is … Continue reading
I also got in my basket swiss chards last week, and normally I cook them a bit in coconut oil and garlic, but as spring arrives, so does fresh vegetables. In this case, the leaves were so beautiful I just could not cook them so I made a simple fresh and crispy salad. Preparation time: … Continue reading
If there is also something I like about warmer temperatures is that we eat a lot of salads. I mean a lot! A salad for me is not only a mix of lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers (which I like), it a way to empty m fridge, just like a soup. It’s also a way to … Continue reading
