White Bean Dip

First time making this dip and I think I like it better than Hummous. Which is super strange cuz I love hummous.


1 can cannellini beans
3 cloves of garlic
2 T. dried basil(Fresh might be better, but I didnt have any)
3-4 T. olive oil(Or to taste)
Lemon juice
Lemon zest
Salt and pepper

Mix all in a food processor. Delicious!!


Photos:Shawn Campbell

Spinach Pizza

With Tomato, Garlic and Onion
Ok, I've posted this amazing pizza dough before. It make 4 adorable mini pizzas and is surprisingly filling. I've modified the way it's cooked. Before putting any toppings on, brush with olive oil. Bake as is at 500 for 5 minutes. Top it and bake it for another 5-7 minutes. Much better. The recipe is here. And keep in mind you can make the dough and freeze it for a rainy day. Or squirrel it away like a creepy pregnant chic.



Photos:Shawn Campbell

Look at this award I just recieved from Andrea the Kitchen Witch !!! She is one of my favorites. If I'm looking for a recipe or ideas, her site is always one of the first I peruse. And then she gives me this. When I should have given it to her. Thanks Andrea.



Here is the Link to the award page.

The "Rules"
1. Display the Stiletto badge of honor.
2. Brag about it - post a link to the page to highlight what the award is about
3. Say thanks! Include a link to the friend who nominated you.
4. Share the love-nominate 5-10 more blogs. Leave links to their blogs and leave them a comment so they know they won!
5. Do what you do! Keep at it and keep inspiring others!

Now I get to pass it on to other bloggers. Fun.
1)Siriously Delicious-She may have already been nominated, but this is a list of my favorites.
2)Boy Chef, Girl Wonder-Super cute with great photos.
3)Be Delicious-Really great recipes. She also has a really good beer blog.
4)Homemade-She hasnt posted anything for a while, but I still look at her site all the time for recipes and ideas.
5)I Am Chasing Thirty-Another super cute one with great photos.
6)Kitsch In The Kitchen-An art blog I like to look at.
7)Sweetlife-You should check out the things she does with food. I don't quite know how to explain it.
8)Pink of Perfection-Super fantastic blog with cute little videos and art projects and such.
9)Evil Chef Mom-She's evil and a chef. Look at the strawberry tart she just posted.
10)A Foodie's Thoughts-This site always makes me hungry and she's Canadian!

Raspberry Oatmeal Muffins

I made more muffins. Being pregnant really reminds you of what an animal you are. Not you, me. I keep making things that I can freeze. Storing food away like a hamster. And 6 purple buckwheat muffins(I ate the other 6) were obviously not good enough. So I made these. They were great like a muffin should be, but the buckwheats were better.

1/2 c. rolled oats
1 c. buttermilk
3/4 c. whole wheat flour
3/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 egg
2/3 c. brown sugar, packed
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 c. fresh or frozen raspberries, not thawed

In one bowl, combine oats and buttermilk; let stand 5-10 minutes. In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon.
Beat eggs, stir in brown sugar and oil. Blend. Stir in oats mixture, then flour. Gently fold in fruit.

Bake at 375°F. for 20-25 minutes

Photos:Shawn Campbell

Purple Buckwheat Muffins

I have a ton of scary buckwheat flour left over from my buckwheat crepes and considering all of it's wonderful health benefits I thought I should learn how to use it. I found a good-lookin' buckwheat muffin recipe at "Pink of Perfection" and replaced the strawberries with raspberries. Also, because I'm still scared of buckwheat I topped them with alot of brown sugar instead of a little bit of white. They turned out so pink that they are almost purple and how can I be scared of purple muffins? Turns out I'm not. I can't stop eating them.


1 1/2 cups raspberries
1/3 cup plus white sugar
2 T. brown sugar for tops of muffins
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. ground cinnamon
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a standard 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners. Toss together raspberries and sugar. Using a potato masher, lightly mash berries; set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk, oil, egg, and vanilla until combined.

Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the buttermilk mixture and the berry mixture (including juices). Fold until just combined. Divide batter among the muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops with brown sugar.

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 17 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in the pan, then transfer muffins to a wire rack to cool completely.

Source: Adapted from "Pink of Perfection"

Chicken With Peanut Salsa

Could this be my signature dish? Thats what I asked myself over and over again last night when I should have been sleeping.

I've been researching peanut salsa for days now. While compiling my final ingredient list this morning I thought I started to feel a little bit of a contraction. I wasn't ready to go into labour. I was determined to make this salsa and feed it to somebody. So I quickly got dressed, grabbed my list, and ran/waddled to the grocery store. It turned out to be a false alarm. Not only was I able to make the dish, I was able to eat it too!! Now, I think I'm ready for labour...until I get obsessed with my next recipe idea.

-5 Chicken drum sticks
-1 1/2 cups unsalted peanuts
-1 roasted red pepper
-1 onion
-4 garlic cloves
-2 Chipotles in adobo
-4 T. Adobo
-1 T. smoked paprika
-1/4 t. cinnamon(Optional)
-1 T. tomato paste
-1/8 t. ground clove
-Juice of one lime
-Juice of one lemon
-About 2 cups chicken broth

Roast peanuts in pan, throw into food processor or blender.
Dice and saute onion and garlic in same pan. Add to processor.
Dice roasted red pepper and add to processor with chipotle, adobo, paprika, cinnamon, clove, tomato paste, citrus juice and chicken stock. Keep adding chicken stock until the consistency is liquidy and saucy rather than pasty.

Brown and crisp drum sticks in onion and garlic pan. Toast with salt and pepper.

Add just enough peanut salsa to coat chicken and a bit for the bottom of the pan and bake until chicken completely cooked. (NEXT TIME I WILL KEEP IT IN THE PAN AND FRY RATHER THAN BAKE TO KEEP THE CHICKEN CRISPY)

I served this with baked cilantro tomatoes and couscous.

Photos:Shawn Campbell

Baked Cilantro Tomatoes

This makes an excellent flavourful and healthy side dish. You can also replace cilantro with any herb that accomodates your main dish.

3 Roma tomatoes
2 Garlic cloves minced
6 t. Bread crumbs
3 T. Chopped cilantro
S+P
Olive oil

Cut tomatoes in half and place each half cut side up on baking dish. Top with Kosher salt and pepper.

Mix garlic, bread crumbs and cilantro in bowl. Pile mixture on tomatoes. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes.

Photos:Shawn Campbell