arugula

A quick and easy summer salad, featuring barbecued steak on a bed of arugula, topped with a balsamic and shallot glaze and shaved parmesan. [...]

A delicious, homemade vegetable pizza recipe, featuring roasted red onions, artichokes, tomatoes, garlic, goat cheese, balsamic and arugula. [...]

Back in the summer, I posted a Picnic Perfect Pressed Sandwich. It’s perfect for summer lunches. But it’s Winter now, and a different type of pressed sandwich is in order. Here’s my favourite – roasted vegetables, with a balsamic drizzle, goat cheese and arugula, pressed on a ciabata bun and lightly toasted in a panini [...]

If you have an abundance of arugula to use up, this pasta dish is the answer! No fewer than 8 cups of arugula goes into the ravioli filling, where it’s wilted and combined with goat cheese and parmesan. It is then topped with a thick, tomato pancetta sauce. Though we both loved it, my husband [...]

Is it hot where you are? It’s another scorcher here, with the “feels like” temperature exceeding 40° C. for the third straight day. I lose all desire to cook supper in this heat! My favourite way to beat the heat and avoid cooking is a big summer supper salad for dinner and this is one [...]

This week was the first week of my CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share, which was so exciting. Beyond the obvious advantages of having a regular supply of farm-fresh produce all summer, the “grab bag” nature of it challenges me to find new and interesting ways to use up all the goodies when they are fresh. [...]