Category Archives: Egg Free

Bacon-Wrapped Dates

Crispy bacon wrapped around sweet dates, these babies are the perfect appetizer! Bacon Wrapped Dates - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
In the little town where I went to university, there is a pub that makes THE BEST burgers I have ever eaten. Seriously, on all our travels I could find nothing to fill the hole that burger left in my heart. It’s the kind of burger that you pick up and everything falls off because…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

Roasted Garlic Chickpeas

These Roasted Garlic Chickpeas are perfect for an easy, hot snack! With lots of kick, they're sure to brighten your afternoon!
How do you cook with chickpeas? I honestly don’t know. Or garbanzo beans???? They are also a mystery. (Ha. Ha.) I swear if I were ever in a cooking competition and they revealed the next challenge as make something – anything! with chickpeas, I would have to quit right there. Hands thrown in the air,…Read More

Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie

This Peanut Butter and Banana Smoothie is the perfect way to start your day, with healthy grains, protein, and a kick of fruit!
If there’s one thing that’s a hit around here, its BANANAS. I swear, if there was some sort of pie graph or non-food-named graph for the various fruits eaten in this house, bananas would be the winner. Hands down. It wouldn't even be a fair fight. They’re just so versatile. You can use them in…Read More

Chocolate Fudge Sauce Video!

This 5 Minute Chocolate Fudge Sauce is the perfect smooth, rich topping for any sundae. Perfect for Valentine's Day!
I'm sharing with you my latest project, VIDEO RECIPES!  Today's recipe is my 5 Minute Chocolate Fudge Sauce video - but FASTER! You'll love the quick changes that make this recipe only 4 minutes instead of 5. You'll also notice on the sidebar there's a new youtube button with all my other social links. It will…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

5 Minute Chocolate Fudge Sauce

This 5 Minute Chocolate Fudge Sauce is the perfect smooth, rich topping for any sundae. Perfect for Valentine's Day!
Mr. Nomato and I have a Valentine’s Day tradition since our second or third year together. Since we have been in one stage of school or another since then, making reservations at fancy restaurants is usually out of our budget. And, let's be honest, we both really have no desire to get all gussied up and pretend…Read More

Crunchy Pear and Brie Crepes

Crunchy Pear and Brie Crepes - I Say Nomato Nightshade Free Food Blog
One of my most favourite book series of all time are the Redwall books by Brian Jacques. Thick, but easy books aimed for the young and the eternally young, they’re stories written for those yearning for adventure, the clash of good and evil. You could argue that the main characters in these books are all the creatures that inhabit…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