Nettie's

This quick and easy salad is perfect for summer barbeques. The combination of sweet watermelon, salty feta, tart balsamic vinegar and savoury mint gets all of your taste buds firing at the same time. For a fun and kid-friendly presentation, you can also thread these ingredients onto toothpicks or wooden skewers. Serves 6 Ingredients: 4 […]

I recently had the opportunity to participate in Eat To The Beat, a charity event that brings together 60 female chefs in support of Willow Breast Cancer Support, that was held at Roy Thompson Hall. I felt honoured to be a part of this very important event because the money raised will be used to […]

The bulbous vegetable known in various parts of Europe as Florence, or Roman Fennel; Fenouil in France and Finocchio in Italy, is fragrantly anise (licorice) in both taste and smell. In the plant Foeniculum vulgare dulce, the leaf stalks grow wider at the bulbous end, so much so that they overlap and form a tight […]

The name “Canola” is a contraction of “Canadian” and “ola”, which means oil. Canola oil is clear, with little colour. It is lower in saturated fat than any other oil and contains cholesterol lowering Omega-3 fatty acids. I like to use it for baking and stir frying. Here are recipes I’ve developed for the Canola […]

Every natural foods pantry should have a few cans of black beans ready for use. I serve this fast, easy and delicious Broccoli Black Bean Salad with many main courses. It’s also a great addition to any picnic and to take camping. Preparation time: 20min Makes: 6 servings Ingredients 3 cups blanched broccoli florets 1 […]