My Life in Food
Sunday Sundae Treat
As part of my New Year’s resolution, I have been eating up not only healthy foods like dried beans and frozen …
Cooking in Season
Chile con Carne del Congelador*
A favourite winter recipe, this chili calls for cubes of beef chuck simmered slowly in a fragrant mixture of freshly ground chilis, garlic, & tomato, and finished with beans and sweet corn.
My Life in Food
Olive Oil Tasting
“Operation Use-It-Up” has lost some momentum these last three weeks – weeks in which more food made it …
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Bean and Sausage Soup with Parmesan
This recipe is definitely part of Operation Use-It-Up, but I got tired of using that term in all …
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Operation Freezer, Week Two: Roasted Chicken and Raspberries in Syrup
This has been a red-letter week in Operation Freezer. I managed to use up freezer items for at …
Baking
Operation Freezer: the Best and Worst of Week One (with bonus recipe)
I have a problem that I like to call my Freezer Issue – I put food in my freezer but almost never take …
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Favourite Food Memories of Italy
Before the year is out, I want to round up the chronicles of my European trip. I had …
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Homemade Eggnog (Non-Traditional)
On Christmas Eve, I have a personal tradition of staying up after everyone else has gone to bed …
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Moroccan Cooking Class
One notable thing about my European trip has been the lack of consistent internet connection anywhere. It’s freed up …
My Life in Food
Madrid in Food
How can I describe my first 24 hours in Madrid without taking up enormous amounts of bandwidth? So …
Baking
Coronation Grape Clafouti
Clafouti is the kind of word, I swear, that chefs love to use to cast a veil of …
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Fresh Methi, aka Fenugreek Greens
Fresh fenugreek is rich, pungent, curry-ish, and gives incomparable flavour to Indian recipes of all kinds. One thing …
