Weekend links, photos – and a podcast

by Aimee

It’s the weekend at long last and we’re cherishing these slow days before I head out on a small book tour (dates/locations can be found here).

Yep, my cookbook officially releases next week, although it has already been spotted in bookstores from Halifax to Seattle. I’m finally starting to feel like an author. Maybe.

A little bit if fun: my friend Tsh had me as a guest on her awesome podcast: The Art of Simple Podcast. We chat about our respective holidays on different sides of the globe, healthy family food habits, what it was like to photograph a cookbook with no food waste, and the beauty of slow blogging.

Fun fact: it was five years ago today when Tsh and I launched Simple Bites together, so in a way, this was a mini reunion of sorts. She’s currently traveling the globe with her family of five, so a podcast is about the closest we get to hanging out together. Go give it a listen!

Here’s what I loved reading around the web this week:

• Tortilla Breakfast Casserole :: Stetted
• The Rawtarian’s Raw Breakfast Bowl :: The Rawtarian
• How Long do Home Canned Foods Really Last? :: Food in Jars
• Roasted Broccoli Salad with Tahini Dressing :: Naturally Ella
• Twice-Baked Spaghetti Squash and Cheese :: Completely Delicious
• Mason Jar Quinoa Salad with Green Dressing :: Top with Cinnamon
• Vegan Chickpea and Cider Stew :: My recipe for Jamie Oliver

A few favourite snapshots from the week that was..

Cookies + Schoolboys = Happiness. These are my Whole Wheat Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Orange Zest from the new cookbook.

The winter fridge | preserved lemons, homemade yoghurt, poached dried fruit, citrus, borscht, pie crust + more.

Using up that poached dried fruit on a breakfast bowl with homemade yogourt. To make the poached fruit: cover dried peaches, apricots, prunes or figs with water. Add strips of Meyer lemon zest, 1/2 a vanilla bean and a tablespoon of maple syrup. Bring the water to a boil, then cover with a lid and turn off heat. Let stand for 30 minutes. Enjoy.

Weekends are for stacks of pancakes. And bacon.

A brunch bowl of leftovers: Brown rice, roasted cauliflower, carrot salad, chickpea stew, sauerkraut, 5-minute egg.

Clara baked her first pie this week at two years of age. Milestone! She’s also picking her own outfits these days, if you can’t tell.

Have a lovely weekend, all!

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