a homage to adventure & plant-forward eating
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 …
Happy Valentine’s Day! Below I have rounded up six delicious chocolate recipes to celebrate your and your loved ones today. If the commercialization of Valentine’s Day isn’t your thing, that’s ok – I’m a bit of a Valentine’s Grinch myself – but who doesn’t love …
Valentine’s Day is less than a week away and what better way to celebrate than with chocolate? Continue reading Chocolate Pecan Toffee Bars
This recipe has been on my ‘to be posted’ list for years. The reason that I’m only sharing it now is that I procrastinated shooting the accompanying photos until now… The recipe itself has been in my draft posts since last summer and in my recipe journal …
Happy Saturday! It’s finally starting to feel like winter around here after weeks of unseasonably mild weather. With the temperatures dropping deep into the negatives, I’m inclined to lean towards more warming and hardy foods. Enter Roasted Red Pepper + Cauliflower Soup!
Although I love summer, the transition towards more autumnal temperatures and the first colours of fall have been refreshing. Fall is a season of many things: pumpkin spices lattes, apple desserts, and the official start of soup season – my favourite! Continue reading Roasted Squash Soup with Coconut Milk
Back in December I went to the One of a Kind Show in Toronto to get a bit of holiday shopping out of the way. For those of you that are not familiar, the One of a Kind Show is a large multi-day convention of Canadian …
It’s no secret that I love chocolate. I have never been huge on candy, but chocolate is something that I always keep on hand. I especially love dark chocolate. If we’re getting specific, I love the Lindt Excellence Ecuador 75% Cacao chocolate the most. I …
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 could throw together as a quick sheet pan meal to eat for dinner. I threw a couple sweet potatoes in the oven to roast while I worked and then tossed in various odds and ends that I had on hand. The result was a surprisingly delicious combination of flavours. I wrote a quick note of what ingredients I had used so I could recreate it another time when I was less busy. Continue reading Sheet Pan Sweet Potato Salad with Lemony Tahini Sauce
With the unfortunate resurgence of winter weather we are currently experiencing here in Southern Ontario, I thought there would be no time like the present to share one of my favourite winter recipes, but who am I kidding? I make this hot chocolate recipe all …