Adventures of a Home Cook
In a typical response to the indulgence of the holidays, I spend much of January embarking on a healthy(ish) approach to eating; less meat, no frying, trying to avoid anything resembling a bake good. I forced myself back into our basement workout room for the …
This is my last of three posts highlighting recipes from Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley’s book Falastin. This week I am talking about their delicious spin on the classic Fattoush Salad. This recipe has all of the elements of the great Middle Eastern restaurant classic- …
I have a well loved, and gradually becoming an extensive collection of cookbooks. There have been a few that I have recommended over the years and a number of beloved recipes that I have highlighted. Lately, I have gotten in the habit of taking cookbooks …
I have returned from a brief hiatus. With the US border remaining closed to Canadians we have sadly (cue violins and weeping) not been able to travel to our family cottage for another summer. And so many Canadians have done during COVID, we travelled within …
Another year, another failed attempt at a zucchini crop. Why oh why does this otherwise simple squash plant continue to foil me! My mother-in-law lovingly brings me her wonderful zucchini produce every year and I look at my pitiful, withered plant and wonder, what have …
Come June, when my garden is well established and productive all I want to eat are vegetables, minimally prepared. A great spring and summer recipe avoids the oven and keeps vegetables snappy and fresh. Conveniently, spring produce coincides with great weather. Which is perfect because …
As a child, my parents used to torture me by bringing me to a Dim Sum restaurant for lunch. I remember attending at what by all appearances was a Chinese Restaurant, but instead of being able to order the usual Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls …
I get absurdly excited about the first spring produce. Asparagus, fiddle heads, rhubarb, and garlic shoots hold a special allure that comes from emerging first after a long, cold, and grey winter. What results is a two week span where I put asparagus in everything …
I first saw reference to a roasted red pepper dip in my now battered copy of Better Homes and Garden’s Cookbook. This was the first cookbook I received as a wedding present, as I charted out into my new life in my own kitchen. Like …
One of my favourite lunch spots in Windsor during University was Chanosos, an Asian-fusion joint that specialized in make-your-own stir fries. This is back in the early 2000s, when fusion was the height of innovative cuisine. The stir fries were only ok. The real draw …