Tag Archives: Oils

Gluten-Free Olive Oil Pastry Dough

OLIVE OIL TART CRUST (Gluten Free) 1 Cup (Cranberry) Bean Flour 1/2 Cup Soy Flour 1/2 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Frozen 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1/4 Cup Ice Water Freeze pre-measured olive oil in a small bowl. Measure flours into the bowl of a food processor, pulsing to sift. Add the salt and frozen olive...

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Thankful

On a recent trip to the country side, it was easy to absorb the surroundings and be thankful for what we have. The warm autumn days have brought with it a tremendous bounty. While on the road, we were fortunate to experience one of the more remarkable pumpkin patches of recent memory. Flooded by the...

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Summer Fresh Tomato Sauce

Can’t you just imagine the tomato flavour? Pure as the day it was grown, this no cook sauce is a cinch to make and creates a perfect way to highlight light or stuffed pastas. FRESH TOMATO SAUCE 2 Tomatoes, skinned and seeded 1 Clove Garlic, Puréed pinch of salt 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil...

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Brown Butter Zucchini

It’s Farmer’s Market Day – again. As I began to troll the stalls, I was almost sure it would be the standard fare – until I spotted these. Baby everything! Courgettes, patty pan squash, they even had silver dollar cauliflower, such a great way to get through the overwhelming number of summer squash! For a...

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Spinach & Smoked Tofu Pasta Salad

Seeking out yet another farmers market here in the city, I was a bit surprised by the standard fare of field tomatoes, cucumbers and potatoes until I passed the last vendor of the lot. There I found baby courgettes, quarter sized, tender Sunburst squash and a rainbow of heirloom grape tomatoes. It wasn’t a tremendous...

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