The Best Lentil Salad, Ever I’ve been running around like a chicken with my head cut off. Too much to do right now, but thankfully it’s slowing down. If you see me volunteering for anything, just don’t let me do it. I’ve always had a ton of friends visiting, which is awesome. Friends have come […]
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Black Bean Brownies
My name is Alexis and I am addicted to chocolate. I honestly don’t really care about any other food “vices”. I had to give up my coffee drinking habit a few years ago because caffeine makes me anxious. (I know there’s caffeine in chocolate, but it doesn’t affect me the same way). I drink pop […]
Black Bean and Avocado Tostadas with Strawberry Salsa
Pulse Wednesday became Pulse Thursday, because I had to go to a canola science conference in Leduc. Leduc is not far, but by the time I got home, I was really tired and I just pretty much fell into a pile on my couch. I’ve been a little busier than normal lately, as I just […]
Slow cooker pea and sweet potato soup
Sorry this one is late. I was at a conference on Monday and Tuesday in Calgary, and ended up driving back on Wednesday. I got home around noon, but then I had to respond to five billion emails and make five billion phone calls and I still don’t feel like I’m really caught up. The […]
Southwest salad with honey-lime dressing
I’m writing this in a hotel room in Olds. I’m here for the Livestock Care conference and I’m ready early so that I can listen to Canada Reads before I start my work day. Priorities. This southwest salad is from Gwendolyn Richards’ awesome cookbook “Pucker”. “Pucker” is a gorgeous cookbook that features recipes containing citrus. […]
Faba beans and a nice Chianti
Faba beans and a nice Chianti “I ate his liver with some faba beans and a nice Chianti”, says Hannibal Lector in “The Silence of the Lambs.” Well, I didn’t have anyone’s liver or Chianti with this salad. We grow faba beans in Alberta, and I’ve actually written about them before. (They seem to be […]
Bean smoothie
I’m all about experimenting over here. I like to try new things. The love of newness is called “neophilia” and I have strong neophilic tendencies. So when I saw this recipe on Pulse Canada’s Instagram, I had to try it. It’s for a bean smoothie. In my initial attempt I used: 1 cup red kidney […]
Moroccan Inspired Vegetable and Chickpea Stew
How has your week been? I’ve just been super busy with work and other projects that I’m working on. That’s about all I’ve got today. This Moroccan-Inspired Vegetable and Chickpea Stew has been in my rotation for a while. It’s very tasty. I’m not sure why, but there’s a fair amount of liquid in it, […]
Spinach and feta quesadilla
First off, I have to thank my partner, Nathan, for this great photo. Nathan is a fantastic food photographer and food stylist. (He is truly a man of many talents.) I often invite him over to eat pulse recipes and then he takes photos for me. I don’t normally make this dish with a red […]
Two kinds of lentil soup from two friends
Today I’m showcasing two recipes, but they’re both lentil soups. The first recipe uses a slow cooker, and it’s from my friend Reche. Reche and I met in high school, back in Saskatoon. We share a love of many things including teen movies, girl guiding, cookbooks, and shows with big, flashy, dancy production numbers. She […]