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As a kid and young adult, I LOVED Campbell’s condensed beef soup with barley and vegetables. If you were to ask me what I liked most about that soup, I would have to say barley. It has a chewy, pasta-like consistency. The other veggies in the can didn’t hold up as well…too mushy for my…

Weeknight meal planning can be a royal pain but if you’re a busy person, it all makes good economic sense. My daughter does her meal prep religiously and usually sends me a snapchat of what she’s made. She spends a couple of hours in an evening and that saves her time for the rest of…

Barley is one of those staple grains that sit in my pantry for the longest time and then, without rhyme or reason, I go on a barley binge! I usually throw barley in soups or stews but recent years have seen me use it as a substitute for rice, mixed in with roasted vegetables and…

Stir. Stir. Stir. This is my cheats version of risotto and does not require frequent visits to the stove top. A typical risotto recipe involves going back to the pot to stir in each ladleful of stock when the last one has been absorbed. Although it doesn’t take long to cook (roughly 30 minutes), you…

Spring is such a pretty time of the year with new growth, greenery, flowers and birds singing. Many will embark on a Spring cleaning campaign of their homes, open up cottages, and plant gardens all of which require a well-fueled body. This quinoa barley salad will keep you satiated for hours and give you the…

It can be a challenge keeping your kids healthy when they live at home but when they leave the nest for university or boarding schools this can be a bigger challenge. We’re happy to be back in Nova Scotia for many reasons and one of those is that Laura is able to hop on a…

I try to make a conscious effort to include fiber-rich foods in our daily diet. Legumes such as navy beans, dried peas, lentils, barley, black beans, garbanzo (chick) beans, kidney beans, soy beans etc. are rich in fiber. Fiber has an important role to play if you want a healthy body. It helps with weight…

I’ve made my fair share of risottos over the years but never used barley. Traditionally risotto is made with arborio or carnaroli rice because of their high starch content which results in a creamy consistency when combined with a broth. Barley is a staple I seem to only use in soups or stews so I…

What makes a salad stand out? Last night, fondly enough, as I was preparing a salad (it was a scorcher of a day) I pondered the same thing. I looked at the ingredients laid out before me: avocado, leftover grilled steak, cherry tomatoes, fresh sugar snap peas, leftover grilled broccolini, and chilled lettuce leaves picked…

Last month I posted a recipe on how to make fresh ricotta; a process that was kick-started by me purchasing a bag of fresh shelled peas. So, here I am today sharing with you that pasta dish I made using the homemade ricotta. Pearl couscous is also known as Israeli couscous and is larger than…