Celeriac Soup
I pulled a bunch of celery up at the market last week and it came attached to a root. I know what celeriac is. I mean, I even almost bought one last fall. I remember it clearly because as I picked it up, a massive brown spider ran down the length of it towards me [...]
The best tart ever
It’s so common in the UK to see apples and blackberries together. They’re kind of a perfect combination. Alone, they’re great, but together, there’s this magical alchemy that makes you wonder if there maybe is some kind of design behind this whole existence thing. Yeah, I know… the human body is amazing, the complexities of [...]
All purpose Gluten Free Flour
Remember how I got sick in Mexico a couple of weeks ago? I haven’t been able to touch unfermented wheat ever since. Which, if you look at most of the things I write about, has come to be slightly distressing. I love coffee cakes and tarts and cookies. Almost as much as I love… hmm, [...]
Lazy chicken
This week for FFWD, I did the chicken for les paresseux. Which means ‘chicken for the lazy’. I wouldn’t necessarily call myself a lazy cook, but any time I can throw something in the oven and have an entire meal emerge an hour later, I will of course try it. A lot of people complained [...]
Prickly Pear Jelly
Prickly pear cactus grows all over the Southwestern US. It’s a big, beautiful plant, and the whole thing is edible, once you remove the thorns. In Mexico it’s as common to eat as eggs, but here it’s a relatively unknown food item, except in Mexican communities. In Mexico it’s called ‘nopales’, and the fruits are [...]
Pumpkin spiced chai
I imagine you’ll laugh at me if you live in, say, Colorado. So let me tell you that when I say “cold”, I completely understand that, living in Southern California, I have absolutely no ground to stand on. Unless you count the Pacific in January. “Cold” in Los Angeles is not cold in Nova Scotia. I [...]
Fresh Greek Yogurt
In the last couple of weeks, I’ve truly come to appreciate the role that probiotics play in my life. That is, I went to Mexico, and that Montezuma guy got me. Big time. And it’s only when you can’t leave the house for days on end because, well, I’ll just leave that to your imagination, [...]
Leek
Tuesday and Thursday nights are my favourite nights of the week. That’s the night that Jam does jujitsu, and I get to stay home alone and reenact my single days. Now before you think that Jude Law comes for a visit (though I’d be hard pressed to throw him out on the street) I should [...]
