Amelia the Omnivore

Veggie Chop Salad This is basically a straight lift of a recipe found on Pinterest for "Veggie Crack Salad" Originial Recipe Here Black beans, soaked overnight Frozen corn, cooked 2 peppers (red/yellow or orange) 2 cloves of garlic 1 small minced shallot Seasoning to taste: Chilli powder, salt, cumin, fresh cilantro, fresh lime juice Serve with fresh avocado (we use a half/serving) 1. Soak the black beans overnight. Drain and rinse. 2. Cook fresh or frozen corn. Drain and rin

One-Pot Pasta This recipe was based on a recipe found on Pinterest, with my own homemade whole wheat pasta, and modified for my ShApril guidelines of no processed food ingredients. Original Recipe Here Fresh, homemade whole wheat spaghetti (recipe coming another time) Summer sausage 1 large onion 1 package rainbow grape tomatoes Fresh Basil to taste 4 cloves garlic Seasonings to taste: Black pepper, salt, olive oil 1. Make fresh spaghetti (recipe to come in another post) 2. S

Wanna know where I get my "cooking without recipes" love? Look no further than my guest chef from the other night, Douglas the Omnivore! (Otherwise know as Dad!) I had just been at St Lawrence Market when DtO stopped in for an unexpected visit. I invited him to stay for dinner, which was actually Amelia-code for "stay and help me cook dinner"! I laid out the day's ingredients on the table, and we got right to brainstorming! The day's StLM groceries included brussel sprouts, o

ShApril Goals 2015 Get in shape in April! These are the general ShApril rules we set every year. And we invite you to join! 1. Stairs only. No elevator/escalators, no exceptions. 2. No sugary drinks, candy or desserts 3. Up your intake of water (at least 8 cups a day) 4. Focus on eating healthy meals cooked at home 5. Kick your fitness routine into high gear Beyond the ShApril guidelines, we set specific goals for the month. Here are our goals for 2015: Modified diet, focussi

In preparation for cutting out processed food for ShApril, I thought it would be interesting to go through my cupboards and fridge, removing the processed items. My idea was to line everything up on my kitchen table and take a picture to illustrate how many foods are actually processed. After only a few moments of going through my cupboard, I was shocked! And realized it would be more impactful to shoot video. ( And I thought cutting out processed food was going to be simple!