Chocolate Oat Bars

Diana J. Smith

If you love oats, these delicious, melt-in-your-mouth oat bars are for you! Oat fudge bars from Starbucks were my all-time favourite treat when I was on the go. But when the bills started adding up, I decided I wanted to try to make my own and make it with more […]

Roasted Tomato Pepper Soup – Fraiche Living

Diana J. Smith

This effortless roasted tomato pepper sheetpan soup is my everything!  Super simple, ridiculously delicious, packed with nutrition… and it’s even vegan! I LOVE making soup!  It ticks all of my boxes: healthy, easy, delicious AND it helps me reduce food waste (as soon as veggies lose their looks in our […]

China’s COVID Wave Is Coming

Diana J. Smith

In China, a dam seems on the verge of breaking. Following a wave of protests, the government has begun to relax some of its most stringent zero-COVID protocols, and regional authorities have trimmed back a slew of requirements for mass testing, quarantine, and isolation. The rollbacks are coming as a […]

Australian Grassfed Steak Tacos — Diet Assassinista

Diana J. Smith

Australian Grassfed Steak Tacos Time: 30 Minutes + Dry Brining (optional)Serves 4 Ingredients2 Australian grassfed strip steaks, about 1 ½ lbsKosher salt1/2 cup mayonnaise1 tbsp capers, drained2 cloves garlic½ bunch cilantroExtra virgin olive oil1/2 tsp lime juiceCanola oil, for frying12 small corn tortillasA handful of small nasturtiums or baby arugula4 […]

Expiration Dates Are Meaningless – The Atlantic

Diana J. Smith

For refrigerators across America, the passing of Thanksgiving promises a major purge. The good stuff is the first to go: the mashed potatoes, the buttery remains of stuffing, breakfast-worthy cold pie. But what’s that in the distance, huddled gloomily behind the leftovers? There lie the marginalized relics of pre-Thanksgiving grocery […]