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
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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
My Favourite Sustainable Fish Recipe for Spring: Pacific Cod with Citrus and Arbequina Olives from “Good Fish”
I've been working my way through cookbook author Becky Selengut's updated "Good Fish," which has some extra recipes including this one for lingcod with citrus and arbequina olives. I use Pacific cod for this recipe instead of lingcod, but it's also sustainable and is actually … [Read more...] about My Favourite Sustainable Fish Recipe for Spring: Pacific Cod with Citrus and Arbequina Olives from “Good Fish”
Chinese New Year, Feb. 11-17, 2021: Recipes and History
Nine years ago, I wrote an article called "Sleep Together and Have Sons: Celebrating Chinese New Year with Sex and Dumplings" for Maisonneuve Magazine's blog, back when I was an intern there. It's a catchy title and I remember researching this history of jiaozi and long-life … [Read more...] about Chinese New Year, Feb. 11-17, 2021: Recipes and History
White Chocolate and Almond Shortbread Cookies
You don't need an excuse for cookies, but I had one. These white chocolate and almond shortbread cookies were the perfect apology cookie for my downstairs neighbours, whose lives I disturb regularly by jumping on my floor during climbing workouts. Really, it's Block Shop's … [Read more...] about White Chocolate and Almond Shortbread Cookies
The Ultimate Pantry Tomato Sauce From “Quarantine Cooking”
This multi-pot tomato sauce recipe might be a little early for those thinking they'll get a multi-cooker or Instant Pot for Christmas, but if you've got one of those from last year, or have a pressure cooker or slow-cooker (come on, you probably have a pot if you're reading … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Pantry Tomato Sauce From “Quarantine Cooking”
Second-Wave Box-Jumping and What Montreal Chefs are Doing to Get Through the Second Wave of the Pandemic
I jumped on another box the other day, so I've officially come full circle. Back when the pandemic started in Canada in spring, I wrote a little something about how I was doing as a writer in quarantine for "Chronicling the Days," an initiative of the Quebec Writers' … [Read more...] about Second-Wave Box-Jumping and What Montreal Chefs are Doing to Get Through the Second Wave of the Pandemic
Turmeric-Sage Rice with Pickled Kale Stems
"Yellow is my favourite rice!" said my brother as I lifted the cover of the rice cooker to reveal a turmeric-tinged batch of Basmati. "It's seriously just turmeric and rice," I said, but it did look good. Sometimes it takes a brother to point out how delicious a colour can … [Read more...] about Turmeric-Sage Rice with Pickled Kale Stems
Spicy Sichuan Boiled Fish from Bon Appetit and How to Simultaneously Burn and Numb Your Mouth
Sometimes you just want your whole mouth to burn. For that, there's Sichuan boiled fish. The bright red liquid the fish is served in is more a cooking oil than a sauce, and the whole dried Sichuan chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns that occupy it are for simultaneously … [Read more...] about Spicy Sichuan Boiled Fish from Bon Appetit and How to Simultaneously Burn and Numb Your Mouth
