Author: Aimée Wimbush-Bourque

How to spring-clean your store cupboard

By Aimée Wimbush-Bourque • May 5, 2015 • In Grow your own, Store cupboard

store cupboard - an array of jars filled with grains in each one

A well-stocked store cupboard goes hand in hand with great home cooking. If your staples stay clean and organised, meals can happen more efficiently.

How to buy, store & use avocado

By Aimée Wimbush-Bourque • May 4, 2015 • In Healthy, Store cupboard

how to use avocado - a scatter of avocados cut in half

Whether sliced for salads, blended in smoothies or mashed for dips, avocados are a kitchen staple. Here are a few great ideas for how to use avocado.

Simple tips for perfect pancakes

By Aimée Wimbush-Bourque • February 16, 2015 • In Comfort Food, Family cooking

perfect pancakes - stack of pancakes with butter and syrup

As with many dishes, there are tweaks you can make to pancake recipes that will make them extra-special & and you wouldn’t believe how simple they are.

A heavenly vegan chickpea & cider stew

By Aimée Wimbush-Bourque • January 26, 2015 • In Comfort Food, Healthy, Healthy Meals, Recipe Roundup, Special diets, Vegan

Loads of us are craving healthy ingredients now, and this stew, made with a slow-cooker and totally vegan, is perfect fare for a healthy start to the year.

Festive Brie & cranberry stuffed mushrooms

By Aimée Wimbush-Bourque • December 4, 2014 • In Christmas, Gluten free, Special diets, Special occasions

cranberry stuffed mushrooms with nut and cheese

Filled with creamy Brie and sweet cranberry sauce, this amazing stuffed mushroom recipe is gluten free and perfect for parties.

Autumn meals: Tomato farro salad

By Aimée Wimbush-Bourque • October 16, 2014 • In Family cooking, Healthy, Recipe Roundup, Special diets, Vegan

tomato salad in a bowl with herbs on top

Salads are great for filling up, but now that it’s getting colder, summer’s lovely leaves have given way to hearty grains like in this tomato farro salad.

Two dairy-free pumpkin desserts for Thanksgiving

By Aimée Wimbush-Bourque • October 10, 2014 • In Baking, Dairy free, Special diets

pumpkin desserts, pumpkin pie with coffee and pumpkin donut

I’ve developed two dairy-free sweet pumpkin recipes for Canadian Thanksgiving that replace the butter and cream with mayonnaise and still taste fantastic.

Incredible vegan sloppy Joes

By Aimée Wimbush-Bourque • August 15, 2014 •

sloppy joes vegan burger with vegan chilli, avocado in a bun

Being vegan doesn’t mean missing out. In fact, sometimes the vegan version of a classic dish is even better – behold the vegan sloppy Joe.

Slow-roasted tomato & Parmesan tartines

By Aimée Wimbush-Bourque • July 15, 2014 • In Outdoor dining, Recipe Roundup, Vegetarian

slow roasted tomato and parmesan tartines with veg, bread, melon and dip

With our tomatoes beginning to ripen, the star of our summer picnics this year is this slow-roasted tomato and Parmesan tartines recipe with fresh basil.