Curried Chicken Salad
One of my favourite ways to use up leftover chicken is to make this Curried Chicken Salad. Full of tender chicken, crisp vegetables, and curry spices, this protein-packed salad is sure to become a lunchtime staple for you too.
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Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad
Planning a picnic or summer dinner party this weekend? This Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad has got you covered! Coming together in under 30 minutes, this dish is sure to please any crowd. Serve as the main course or as a side with your favourite summer …
Spring Pea Risotto
It’s finally starting to feel like spring and I’m celebrating with this Spring Pea Risotto recipe. To me, peas are a quintessential spring food item. What better way to celebrate them than making them the star of a delicious Spring Pea Risotto?
Tomato and Lentil Stew with Harissa
I know that it is technically spring, but the weather outside is suggesting otherwise. As much as I love spring dishes, I’m still leaning towards cozy recipes closer to the winter end of the spectrum while the weather remains cold and snowy. I’m sure I …
Quick Chicken Meatballs with Ginger + Scallions
This is the first non-vegetarian recipe I have ever shared here on Olive + Wisteria. When I started eating meat again in fall 2022 after five and a half years as a vegetarian, it took a while to get used to. During this transition period …
Sheet Pan Sweet Potato Salad with Lemony Tahini Sauce
At the end of the winter semester when I was in the thick of group projects and was bouncing between group meetings I had one evening where my meetings went well past 10pm. Between meetings, I scored the pantry and fridge looking for something I …
Vegetarian Lasagna
I’ve been sitting on this Vegetarian Lasagna recipe for a while. When I was in grade 11 and 12, I worked for a catering company in my hometown over the summers. One of my responsibilities was to make lasagnas for the storefront, which sold prepared …
Vegetarian “Sausage” & Noodle Soup
I don’t know what it’s like where you all are, but it has been absolutely freezing here in Ontario the past few weeks. At this point in the season I seem to have a semi-permanent raspy voice from running outdoors in these crazy cold temperatures. …
Easy Shakshouka
I cooked up some deliciously easy Shakshouka on my Instagram stories the other day and saved the recipe to my highlights, but I thought I would write it up and share the recipe here too for anyone who does not have Instagram.
DIY At Home Shawarma (aka Fake Lazeez)
When I’m at school I love to get Shawarma from a chain called Lazeez. I discovered this glorious chain (which is conveniently located around the corner from my home!) last year and it’s been an epic love affair ever since.