Korean Rice Salad with Pickled Radish

It’s no secret – I adore salads. I’ve posted tons of salad recipes on The Fig Tree. I’m a sucker for salads filled with delicious, crisp greens and fresh chopped veggies. And even sometimes some fruit. But every now and again, I get bored of the same old green salad. Sometimes I crave something a little more hearty – something with beans, nuts and/or cooked grains such as quinoa, couscous, barley, millet, kamut, farro or rice. Ever since I made this Creamy Herb & Cucumber Salad, I’ve been completely smitten with rice salads of all kinds. They are perfect for work lunches…

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Curried Coconut Corn Chowder

The countdown has begun! Three weeks today, Jesse and I will be jetting off for an adventure in Europe! We will be visiting Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands and Belgium. It’s going to be an amazing whirlwind experience full of amazing food, beautiful sites and lots of new people. I cannot wait! But to be honest…I am really going to miss my kitchen! *haha* We have booked a few rooms through AirB&B where we will be staying with locals and have access to their kitchens. I am really hoping some of them will let me cook them dinner! Or…

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Vegan Spinach and Artichoke Stuffed Shells

Somehow we skipped from the worst winter in decades straight to…summer! This week has been lovely. One of my very favourite things is warm evenings where you can just lounge outside for hours on end. Jesse and I did that this week. After dinner each evening this week, we went for a bike ride and then sat outside on the deck for hours reading and chatting. Blissful. Can it be this warm and beautiful all year round? It’s funny though – I had all of these great seasonal, spring recipes to share this May on The Fig Tree, but now…

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