Sometimes you need to know when to stop. Once Quarantine Cooking hit 50 recipes, my designer friend very gently told me it was time to reign it in. Which I did. But that meant that a chapter on tacos got cut, along with a braised Mediterranean chicken recipe, mussels and one … [Read more...] about The Recipes that Didn’t Make it Into “Quarantine Cooking”
Archives for March 2020
Download the “Quarantine Cooking” E-Book
It's launched! My pay-what-you-can e-cookbook Quarantine Cooking features more than 50 recipes with a focus on ingredients found in your pantry, fridge or freezer. Proceeds will go to the Montreal Restaurant Workers Relief Fund, which is supporting workers who've lost their … [Read more...] about Download the “Quarantine Cooking” E-Book
SHUK Cookbook Review: Masabacha, Harissa Fish, Quinoa-Stuffed Beets and Orange Blossom Roasted Chicken
It's a great time to be cooking at home, and while I'm working on my own Self-Isolation Cookbook, I've also been reviewing other cookbooks. The latest is SHUK: From Market to Table, the Heart of Israeli Home Cooking by Eimat Admony and Janna Gur. Long before all this COVID-19 … [Read more...] about SHUK Cookbook Review: Masabacha, Harissa Fish, Quinoa-Stuffed Beets and Orange Blossom Roasted Chicken
Coronavirus in Montreal: A Diary, Part 1
A week ago I was making dinner with my friend. Slow-roasted salmon with citrus and avocado from Samrin Nosrat's Salt Fat Acid Heat. We broke out a bottle of gorgeous rosé from Tuscany that made me think of raspberries and summer sunshine. That was a week ago. Now, I've been … [Read more...] about Coronavirus in Montreal: A Diary, Part 1
How to Support Local Food Businesses: Shop Local as the Expo Manger Santé Goes Online Mar. 20 – May 3, 2020
Not just restaurants have taken a hit recently because of COVID-19 and social distancing. Local food product companies are suffering, too. That's why this morning on Global Montreal I talked about how a lot of them who'd planned to be at the cancelled Expo Manger Santé et Vivre … [Read more...] about How to Support Local Food Businesses: Shop Local as the Expo Manger Santé Goes Online Mar. 20 – May 3, 2020
Quarantine Cooking: Plant-Based and Non-Plant Based Pantry Staples from Beans to Quinoa to Sustainable Tuna
Even in self-isolation or for anyone practicing social distancing not feeling like heading to the grocery store, you're never exactly totally isolated or stuck with nothing but that bag of rice you bought ages ago. But if you don't feel like going out, don't have time for a … [Read more...] about Quarantine Cooking: Plant-Based and Non-Plant Based Pantry Staples from Beans to Quinoa to Sustainable Tuna
Okunomatsu Sparkling Japanese Sake
What do I love about sake? I've been thinking about this a lot, and I think it's the fact that it's relatively low acid compared to wine. That comes across beautifully in sparkling sake. But just like sparkling wine, sparkling sake can be fermented junk drenched in sugar to mask … [Read more...] about Okunomatsu Sparkling Japanese Sake
Ethiopian lentils, spinach, squash and pan-seared wild deer
I know, I know, this is not an accessible meal for most people. Who has access to wild deer? I was gifted some by a hunter friend. Lucky me, I know. Which is why I really didn't want to screw this up. I don't sear a lot of red meat since I very rarely eat beef, and cooking this … [Read more...] about Ethiopian lentils, spinach, squash and pan-seared wild deer
Chico Malo Restaurant in Phoenix, AZ
"Where was the best Mexican food that you had in Tucson, Amie?" a friend asked me after I recently got back from the southern Arizona city. "Actually, it was in Phoenix," I replied. I've been a couple times to Tucson already and while it does no-frills Sonoran Mexican well and … [Read more...] about Chico Malo Restaurant in Phoenix, AZ