I'm very much home. The words running through my head have turned to Newfanese. I'll be honest, I made this cake in Montreal about a week before leaving, but I can't write about it now like a Montrealer. I'm half a country away and so I'm going to write about it in the words … [Read more...] about “Yes B’y, Mudder Cake” With Home-Made Caramel Frosting
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free
Turkey Pot Shepherd’s Pie
Take two wonderful things and stick them together. Things I like better about chicken pot pie than shepherd's pie: 1. It's made with chicken, not beef 2. There's a sweeter, lighter taste from the gravy, and you can even make it creamy if you want 3. It's made from leftovers, so … [Read more...] about Turkey Pot Shepherd’s Pie
Vanilla Bean Chestnut Purée
When I moved to Toronto from Newfoundland, one thing I couldn't take were all my mother's cookbooks from which I'd been cooking for a few years. It's part of moving out, I know, to start a collection of your own, but there's something beautiful about a book that you and your … [Read more...] about Vanilla Bean Chestnut Purée
Pauper’s “Raw” Sun-dried Tomato Pesto and Life-Lemon Juice at Chez Snips, Part 2
I ran out of lemon juice, but I doubt that jives metaphorically with life not giving me lemons anymore. My point is that there was plenty of "life-giving-me-lemon"-juice left over after I made a pound and a half of roasted jerusalem artichokes, and plenty of free time. What do … [Read more...] about Pauper’s “Raw” Sun-dried Tomato Pesto and Life-Lemon Juice at Chez Snips, Part 2
“Raw” Zucchini Noodle Pasta With Sun-Dried Tomato Spinach Cashew Sauce
I wanted to make zucchini noodles. It's basically impossible to find Quebec organic zucchini now. The season is over. If you see them it's unnatural, and it reminds me of strawberries in December (not jam), but I bought them anyway because I wanted to make zucchini noodles, and I … [Read more...] about “Raw” Zucchini Noodle Pasta With Sun-Dried Tomato Spinach Cashew Sauce
South Indian Dosa
The South Indian Crepe. It looks a bit like a doily, I know. After about 4 days of mostly eating dosa I think I got okay at the technique. My first try looked like this: Not bad, but not the beautiful lattice work that I like. I experimented with making it thinner, sometimes … [Read more...] about South Indian Dosa
Adventures in Gluten-Free Bread
I decided it was about time to learn how to properly knead. So I turned to YouTube. Several videos later I felt like the reason I've been such a bad kneader has been because my dough hasn't been great for kneading. It tears no matter what I make, which has mostly been different … [Read more...] about Adventures in Gluten-Free Bread
Banana Flambé With Watermelon and Dates
Okay, so this is kind of far out there, but it was one of the best things I've ever accidentally made. It didn't actually look like the picture above, but fire is a hard thing to catch in a photo. I took a banana flambé recipe that called for rum, brown sugar and pineapple … [Read more...] about Banana Flambé With Watermelon and Dates
Because you always need a little green: Arugula Salad with Grilled Shrimp, Asparagus and Fennel
Basically fennel is my new favourite thing. I discovered roasting it and then sprinkling it with lemon and I nearly died from joy. The funny thing is I hate anise, black licorice, sambuca, pastis or any other products with that horrible taste, but somehow when you roast and (I … [Read more...] about Because you always need a little green: Arugula Salad with Grilled Shrimp, Asparagus and Fennel
My Halloween Costume, why I no longer want to be a Montreal Gazette, and how not to make Thai Green Curry Soup
I know that title is a bit dense but I swear it's all connected. It all started with a free copy of the Montreal Gazette. At the Lionel-Groulx metro near my house there is often a man handing out free copies of the Montreal Gazette to subway users. He is hard to track down when … [Read more...] about My Halloween Costume, why I no longer want to be a Montreal Gazette, and how not to make Thai Green Curry Soup