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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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”
Rosé Braised Turkey Leg with Sundried Tomatoes, Olives and Rosemary
Rosé and turkey? Yes. White wine just wasn't summery enough. Plenty of recipes call for white wine, from butter sauces to mussels, and plenty call for red, from coq au vin to braised beef. But since turkey leg falls somewhere between chicken and beef in terms of white meat … [Read more...] about Rosé Braised Turkey Leg with Sundried Tomatoes, Olives and Rosemary
Humboldt Squid Slow Cooker Ragout: Sustainable Seafood alla Italiana
Yes, I know it's Nordic shrimp and snow crab season here in Quebec. Yes, we're getting lobster from the Îles-de-la-Madeleine. And yes, I can even get fresh (farmed) BC sockeye or other Pacific salmon. So why am I buying tubes of sustainable Humboldt squid from the freezer section … [Read more...] about Humboldt Squid Slow Cooker Ragout: Sustainable Seafood alla Italiana
Experimenting with an Instant Pot: Soup Stock and Risotto
Why should you buy an Instant Pot? Don't you already have a slow cooker, pressure cooker, rice maker, Dutch oven, skillet and yogurt maker? I do, in fact. But normal people don't. I'm not about to chuck all those things and replace them with this device, but if someone gifted … [Read more...] about Experimenting with an Instant Pot: Soup Stock and Risotto
Le Creuset Braised Rabbit Cacciatore
You're allowed to be scared if you've never cooked rabbit before. But you shouldn't. It's a lean meat with a thin skin and I can get it whole at Atwater Market at one of my favourite butcher shops, Boucherie de Tours. But there are a few downsides: 1. There are a ton of … [Read more...] about Le Creuset Braised Rabbit Cacciatore
Braised Lamb Shoulder with Cumin and Apricots
Comfort. We all crave it. Well, except maybe my friend who winter-ran the White Mountains in a day-and-a-half. But even he enjoys a glass of red wine with his sweet potatoes. In French, the term is "gourmand," but that doesn't translate directly. It's not quite "gourmet" and … [Read more...] about Braised Lamb Shoulder with Cumin and Apricots
Dutch Oven Versus Slow-cooker Braised Chicken, White Wine and Fennel (Le Creuset Recipe)
This is the same recipe I made in a slow-cooker for a "Healthy New Year's Eating" segment on Breakfast Television this January. When I splurged on a second-hand Le Creuset Dutch oven, though, I had to remake the recipe for the comparison. I figured the Le Creuset baked version … [Read more...] about Dutch Oven Versus Slow-cooker Braised Chicken, White Wine and Fennel (Le Creuset Recipe)
Cooking with Seal, Part 3: Rogan Josh
Alright, last kick at the can, I thought as I stared at the cubes of defrosted seal meat in front of me. I'd bought pounds of it at The Fish Depot in downtown St. John's over Christmas and brought this last pound of meat home with me in my luggage. Direct flight with good … [Read more...] about Cooking with Seal, Part 3: Rogan Josh
Slow-Cooker Chicken with Fennel, White Wine and Black Olives for Breakfast Television (Plus Malaysian cooking classes and Montreal-made salads from Ma Vitrine Bio)
If you missed my segment on BT Montreal this morning, I was talking about ways to eat healthier, which has nothing to do with endless kale and everything to do with slow-cooker chicken, Malaysian cooking classes and pop-up dinners and shake-and-eat organic grocery store salads … [Read more...] about Slow-Cooker Chicken with Fennel, White Wine and Black Olives for Breakfast Television (Plus Malaysian cooking classes and Montreal-made salads from Ma Vitrine Bio)