I moved yesterday. It had been 15 years. I turns out my belongings require a lot more boxes now. Twenty years ago, my whole life fit into two boxes (plus a rolling desk chair). Now, my collection of honeys, date molasses, and spices alone fill two boxes. Combined, all my … [Read more...] about Making Connections and Low-Carb Chicken Pad Thai with Cabbage Noodles
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free
Fermentation Spring Cleaning: Homemade Soymilk, Soy Yogurt, and Soy Okara Tempeh
I get really good at doing multi-day cooking projects when I'm procrastinating, like this soy bean okra tempeh. Hence why I wanted to use up the tempeh starter I'd ordered from Cultures for Health, plus the organic soybeans I'd gotten from...somewhere (that's how long they were … [Read more...] about Fermentation Spring Cleaning: Homemade Soymilk, Soy Yogurt, and Soy Okara Tempeh
On a Hunt for Mezcal, Bacanora, Tequila, Tepary Beans, and Green Hatch Chili Powder in Tucson, AZ
I should split this post into three posts, to give the Mezcal, Tequila, and Bacanora I tried room to shine, but instead, I'm going to think of agave-based booze, high-protein Arizona tepary beans, and sweet-and-subtly spicy green hatch chili powder as the three brothers of … [Read more...] about On a Hunt for Mezcal, Bacanora, Tequila, Tepary Beans, and Green Hatch Chili Powder in Tucson, AZ
Gluten-Free Oreo Cake: Sometimes You Just Need to Make a Ridiculous Layer Cake
How many times have you twisted the top chocolate cookie off an Oreo? Me, probably a hundred times. I used to love the double stuffed ones. I'd take off the top, lick off about 80% of the filling, then crunch into the bottom cookie with the remaining filling for that subjectively … [Read more...] about Gluten-Free Oreo Cake: Sometimes You Just Need to Make a Ridiculous Layer Cake
Summer 2021: Easy Pickled Corn, Hazelnut Dukkah and Dehydrated Currants
Oh dear, where has the time gone? If I were Catholic, I feel as though I'd be starting this blog post with a "It's been months since I've written a recipe post ... " before launching into the virtues of pickled corn chow chow. Instead, I'll just be pleading mea culpa for … [Read more...] about Summer 2021: Easy Pickled Corn, Hazelnut Dukkah and Dehydrated Currants
St-Jean Fête Nationale and Canada Day / Moving Day Plant-Based BBQ Recipes on Global TV Montreal
Things got a bit summery in my kitchen this week as I (virtually) did a segment featuring on Global Television in Montreal where I made two plant-based St-Jean and Canada Day barbecue recipes, including a delicious "Oat-rageous" burger and some lemon-herb grilled tofu and veggie … [Read more...] about St-Jean Fête Nationale and Canada Day / Moving Day Plant-Based BBQ Recipes on Global TV Montreal
Black Bean Chilli on Roasted Butternut Squash
Roast a butternut squash and plop it under a big scoop of black bean chilli and you've got yourself dinner. The black beans are soft and savoury, the butternut squash sweet and somewhere between creamy and juicy and there's just enough spicy tomato in there to add the requisite … [Read more...] about Black Bean Chilli on Roasted Butternut Squash
Healthy Gluten-Free Sourdough Cornbread
Like everybody and their dog, I've started a sourdough culture, but mine is a little different: it's gluten-free sourdough and made with brown rice flour. As it requires daily feeding, I'm constantly looking for ways to use up what I need to siphon off each time I add new flour … [Read more...] about Healthy Gluten-Free Sourdough Cornbread
How to Cook Chicken in a Slow-Cooker or Instant Pot: Recipe for Chicken with Wild Mushrooms and Sage
I'll keep this instant pot or slow-cooker chicken with wild mushrooms and sage recipe short and sweet, because I hear I can be a bit long-winded in the preamble to a recipe. All you do is soak your mushrooms OVERNIGHT (see below for why), then the next day you sear chicken … [Read more...] about How to Cook Chicken in a Slow-Cooker or Instant Pot: Recipe for Chicken with Wild Mushrooms and Sage
Slow-Cooker or Instant Pot Bison Osso Buco
Bison is not a traditional cut of meat for osso buco, but then again, this is not a traditional osso buco recipe. The concept is the same, though: Sear the meat, salt it, add it to a sauce and slow-cook in a slow-cooker or Instant Pot it until it's falling apart. Why … [Read more...] about Slow-Cooker or Instant Pot Bison Osso Buco