Spicy Tuesday – Cardamom Citrus Fruit Salad

Have you tasted the exotic flavor of cardamom? We bet you have – even if you don’t have a bottle in your cupboard. Cardamom is often added to Christmas cookies, curries and other dishes that have warm spices like nutmeg and cinnamon added. Cardamom, a spice native to...

Spicy Tuesday – Paprika – Remoulade with Crudités

THAT time of year is rolling around again – the time when veggies are beginning to arrive at the farmers markets. We begin to dream of fat, ripe, juicy-dripping-down-our-chin tomatoes. Asparagus and crunchy green beans are on offer now and are a great accompaniment to...

Spicy Tuesday! Basil – Leek and Olive Salad

We don’t usually think about leeks as the starting point for a salad, but for a recent class on pre and pro biotics, we chose to use leeks for this one because they are a potent pre-biotic. In other words, they are a functional food. They stimulate the growth and/or...