Category Archives: Dinner

Fiddlehead Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

What better way to enjoy fiddleheads than on the barbecue in these Fiddlehead Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms?
Welcome to Week 2 of my on-going Nova Scotia Food Series! And guess what? It's another Fiddlehead Recipe: Fiddlehead Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms! The season's so short, you gotta make it count, and these definitely count. Barbecued until tender, these melts are so cheesy and garlicky it's hard to wait until they're done cooking! One of…Read More

Bacon and Fiddlehead Spaghetti

Fiddleheads are so crisp and sweet, they're the perfect counterpart to the salty bacon in this recipe for Bacon and Fiddlehead Spaghetti!
Fiddleheads are so crisp and sweet, they're the perfect counterpart to the salty bacon in this recipe for Bacon and Fiddlehead Spaghetti! To say I love where I live is an understatement. Nova Scotia is one of the most beautiful places in the world, and even after all our travels it still takes my breath…Read More

Nightshade Free Ramen

This homemade Nightshade Free Ramen is exploding with flavour!
Here in rural Nova Scotia, it's pretty much a miracle if there's a restaurant around that's not a) Mom & Pop Fish and Chips, b) Pizza, c) Pub Style (as long as you serve fish and chips...) or d) ... I'm having a hard time thinking of a d option. But lo and behold, there…Read More

Roast Chicken and Rice Soup

Roast Chicken and Rice Soup - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
One of the things that I love most about food is how it is so woven in to our sense of self. Food is not just something we eat, for many of us it is so much more than that. Every bite has a memory attached, whether it be the smell, the texture, the taste. Even…Read More

Hearty Winter Butternut Squash Soup

This Hearty Winter Butternut Squash Soup recipe will stick to your ribs! It's thick and creamy and ohhh so delicious!
There’s a picture that’s been floating around our little Maritime nook of the internet, on Facebook, on twitter. It's an infamous picture of a stack of wilted, withering cauliflower at the grocery store with a sign reading '$7.99 each' underneath it. Another picture is of cucumbers - $3 each. Lettuce, spinach, $6.00. Canada, it seems,…Read More

I Wish it Were Spring Rolls

I Wish it Were Spring Rolls - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
Actually, do you know what? No, no I don’t. Wish it were spring, that is. It was -10 degrees outside this morning (14°F), and as I was scraping the ice off the car all I could think about was how gorgeous it was. Last night’s inches of snow were light and fluffy, and everything was…Read More

Quick and Easy Broccoli Salad

Quick and Easy Broccoli Salad - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
This is my go-to salad for Broccoli Emergencies. You know, like when there are respectable people coming over and you have to at least pretend that you weren't just planning on eating a bowl of cereal for dinner. (Which I never ever do...) Broccoli is easily one of the most impressive foods at emergency dinner. You can…Read More

Sweet Potato and Leek Soup

Sweet Potato and Leek Soup - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
All right. Real talk time. November is lame. It's the February of Fall. The leaves are gone. The blue sky is gone. There’s no pretty snow to cover up the dead grass and the dead trees. It’s just a grey, dreary mess. Sure, there are some Christmas lights up, but not really enough for my liking…Read More