Much to my delight, young summer squash are now popping up in gardens, farmers markets, and roadside stands across Ontario. Crooknecks, cocozelles, black beauties, sun drops and butter blossoms to name a few. But my favorite, just by virtue of its spaceship-shape alone, is the…

What a total blast. The My New Roots Potluck Picnic in the Park was a major success, thanks to my beautiful (new) friends in Toronto! First of all, who knew that there were so many amazingly talented whole-food cooks in this city? Lucky for me,…

There comes a time in everyone’s life when they must feed a crowd. Whether it’s for a family barbeque, an office party, a kids’ birthday, the truth is we’ve all been there and we’ve all been stumped and totally intimidated. I’ve worked in a few…

I fell in love with watercress in Turkey. The majority of my meals were made up of the fresh, peppery leaves, including breakfast. Going back to Denmark, the land of limited greens, was a sad experience; finding watercress in Copenhagen is about as easy as…

As some of you may remember, I have a significant foodie-crush on Yotam Ottolenghi. His “vibrant vegetable recipes” successfully took vegetarian cuisine out of the niche and into the mainstream, mostly due to the fact that he focuses on what the food is, not what…

I like to think of myself as a professional picnic-er. I got the whole set-up: the compartmentalized wicker basket, the cute little glass jars, the blanket. As the season for al fresco dining draws near, my body just wants to be outside in the sunshine…

I have no idea what’s come over me, but I am suddenly obsessed with radishes. Honestly, until a couple months ago I thought radishes were kind of gross: too earthy, too “dirt”-flavored, too pungent. So how did I go from despising to fantasizing practically overnight? That mystery…

Dear polenta, Where have you been all my life? Love, Sarah B So it happened again, twice in one month. I’ve fallen in head over heels with an entirely new-to-me food. This time, it’s polenta. I am a little embarrassed to admit that I have…