Author Archives: Lady Locavore

Fresh Spinach-Basil Dressing/Sauce

Posted on May 18, 2013

With the abundance of spinach available during the summer months, try this unusual green dressing to top your garden salad with or mix it into a fresh pasta or quinoa salad. Culinary experts particularly enjoy it drizzled over steamed tiny new-potatoes … Continue reading →

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Healthy Chicken Burgers

Posted on March 23, 2013

CHICKEN BURGERS WITH SUNFLOWER SEEDS, CILANTRO AND GINGER Chicken burgers are a lot lighter tasting than beef burgers. These burgers use Asian herbs and spices for lots of added flavour and sunflower seeds for a healthy crunch.  Make sure the … Continue reading →

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Big Bowl Soup With Pasta, Pan-fried Butternut Squash and Garden Fresh Greens

Posted on February 22, 2013

This is a quick and easy whole meal-in-a-bowl.  Especially great when there is a sick someone in the house during cold and flu season.  This soup will cure what ails you. If you are not sick, it is a good … Continue reading →

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Organic Rye/Spelt Bread

Posted on February 2, 2013

Going wheat-free can be a little overwhelming.  Wheat-free does not always mean “gluten-free”.  Many grains that are low in gluten can be enjoyed by those who are having digestive and other issues with over-processed white-flour bread and baked goods. Breads … Continue reading →

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Tomato Soup Cake, Tea Biscuits, Lemon Squares and More – Heritage Baking

Posted on January 29, 2013

While reminiscing with my great friend Colleen about growing up and all the things that mean so much to us as kids and how our families are so important to us growing up and how memories of food and home … Continue reading →

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Everything Daikon, let me count the ways…

Posted on January 28, 2013

Never again will you be at a loss with what to do with Daikon Radish after you explore and wade through this compilation of ideas and delicious recipes to attempt.  Daikon means “Large Root” in Japanese.  Which pretty much sums … Continue reading →

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Lady Locavore 2012 in review

Posted on December 30, 2012

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 27,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this … Continue reading →

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Oven Roasted Winter Squash, Spinach and Three Cheese Crepes

Posted on December 10, 2012

You are in the mood for comfort foods, passionately and creatively constructed for sharing with a house full of good friends, over a special glass of wine or two, with plenty of amusing stories, many marvelous memories and a full measure of … Continue reading →

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Kiwano Horned Melon “Jelly Mellon”

Posted on October 18, 2012

This horned melon  is also called African Horned Cucumber or Kiwano. Horned Melon is a fruit that is a cross between a melon and a cucumber. It is also nicknamed “Blow-fish Fruit”. It is native to southern Africa and grown … Continue reading →

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