This was the first time I ever "winged it" with an Indian recipe. I mean, it's not as though I threw the recipe out the window, but there was nothing that said "30 seconds later add the" or "2 minutes later combine the", as Madhur Jaffrey is prone to do in my favourite Indian … [Read more...] about Mysore Masala Dosa
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
My First Jam: Figs!
So maybe the title sounds a bit like a kid's story book ("My First Tooth"? I never read those...) but you could have given me a quarter and I couldn't have been any more excited than I already was. Figs are in season now! Not here, I know, but in California and in Greece. So … [Read more...] about My First Jam: Figs!
This Is What I Apparently Can’t Get Myself To Save My Life…
We're going to play a little game... Do you know what these are? Most people reading this have probably never seen them before. I bought them for the first time in Vancouver at a market and as they were rock hard and inedible, I let them ripen for a few days. They started … [Read more...] about This Is What I Apparently Can’t Get Myself To Save My Life…
Another Ridiculous Cake: Almond Angel Food Cake With Amaretto Cinnamon Figs and Honey Amaretto Cream
It was my friend's birthday and she made a joke that someone should make her a cake. I never joke about cake. So I needed to find a recipe for a cake that was large, but traveled well. So layers were out, and icing would be tricky. I've always thought of angel food cake as … [Read more...] about Another Ridiculous Cake: Almond Angel Food Cake With Amaretto Cinnamon Figs and Honey Amaretto Cream
Herbes Salées and Roasted Potatoes
Salted herbs: take some herbs and add salt. Or buy a small container of minced herbs preserved in salt. I found a nice bottle at an organic place I like and decided to give it a test drive. Seems to wasteful, I know, but there had to be something special about it. See, there are … [Read more...] about Herbes Salées and Roasted Potatoes
I Pickled! Daikon Radish Threads and Easy Red Chilies
I feel like I'm one step closer to grandmother-hood. No, there is no man involved, or God forbid, children, but there is canning. I made my first canned things and if they don't get all mouldy in the next few weeks I'll feel an even great sense of accomplishment. So after an … [Read more...] about I Pickled! Daikon Radish Threads and Easy Red Chilies
How Do You Mess Up A Lemon-Butter Sauce?
There are really only two primary ingredients in a lemon-butter sauce. You'd think I could do it properly... Mais non, with me, the easy things become hard and the "any idiot can do it" things become disasters. I bought fish at St. Lawrence Market in Toronto at 4pm. That means … [Read more...] about How Do You Mess Up A Lemon-Butter Sauce?
Sticking Things In Cans (Well, jars, really…but it wasn’t such a “jarring” experience)
Today I learned to can. I'm a very strange girl in her 20's who obsesses about things such as canning. I've been trying to find someone to show me the wonders of this jar-art all summer. Well, I understand already how wonderful it is, so maybe more the intricacies of canning was … [Read more...] about Sticking Things In Cans (Well, jars, really…but it wasn’t such a “jarring” experience)
A Newfoundlanders’ Shot of Chartreuse Verte
I did not make this. In fact, this is probably a heavily-guarded secret recipe. Chartreuse Verte is delicious (whatever it's made of) if you like strong liquor. It’s mildly sweet, a little herbal, and very alcoholic. It’s also translucent green. To me, these are all very good … [Read more...] about A Newfoundlanders’ Shot of Chartreuse Verte