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This dairy-free vanilla custard is not vegan, but I made it with almond milk instead of regular milk or cream. The recipe is about as low-fat as you can make custard while keeping the rich egg yolk flavour. It's a beautiful recipe from Alice Medrich's Chocolate and the Art of … [Read more...] about Dairy-Free Vanilla Custard

This recipe is very similar to the Sweet Chestnut Torte, but is much richer and if you accidentally leave out two egg whites like I did, much denser as well. It kind of tastes like a flourless chocolate cake, but is better for you. You would never know it was made with chestnut … [Read more...] about Chocolate Chestnut Torte with Butterscotch Frosting and Bakeapple Syrup

I brought a can of chestnut purée home from Montreal to Newfoundland along with my sezchuan peppercorns and dried Anaheim, New Mexico and bird's eye chili peppers (these things are still hard to come by here, though at least the peppercorns may soon be available at Food For … [Read more...] about Sweet Chestnut Torte with Butterscotch Frosting and Blueberry Syrup

Yesterday didn't start out badly. Sure, the day before there had been a few flakes of snow, but it was in positive digits. Then all of a sudden I look out the window to see sideways snow whipping through the air. I actually had to get out the snow brush and scrape off the car. … [Read more...] about Freak Snow Storm Harira Soup

I bought 12 sweet potatoes. 1 for each expected potluck guest. I knew it would be way too much, but I did it anyway. Sweet potato fries go fast, and besides, they're SO easy to make. Really, all you need are sweet potatoes, salt and a bit of cayenne. Others would say skip the … [Read more...] about Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Every good potluck needs a salad. A good salad. Not some greens served besides bottles of Kraft dressing. Not something coated in oil. There are two appropriate kinds of potluck green salads - ones with the dressing on the side (where only the unobservant fools who are too in a … [Read more...] about Arugula Salad with Shrimp and Grapes

Traditions are wonderful. When my family started having a Christmas party two years ago, I immediately started calling it 'annual'. Traditions need to start somewhere, and they certainly need a little bit of help sometimes. A longer tradition in my family is my dad hosting a … [Read more...] about Masters Potluck

I know, I know. This is my third rice post in a short period of time, but if you want something just a touch fancier than a plain basmati rice, this is a nice, easy recipe. 2 cups basmati rice water 2 tsp oil 1 onion, diced 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1/2 tsp garam masala a … [Read more...] about Spiced Basmati Rice: Masaledar Basmati

For my dad I made regular mashed potatoes as a rabbit bed. For myself, I threw in a sweet potato. Sure the colour is not quite what you'd expect, and it's not particularly attractive since the sauce for the rabbit is already kind of orangey-red, but it tastes like something a … [Read more...] about A Sweet Touch: Mashed Potatoes

Slow-Cooker Rabbits with Fennel and White Beans (from Canadian Living's Slow-Cooker Collection) I only put "rabbits" in quotation marks because the frozen meat that constituted two rabbits' legs and bodies certainly did not resemble the animal. Still, in Belbin's Grocery in St. … [Read more...] about $11 “Rabbits” – Lamb Shank Replacements with Fennel and White Beans