Oh dear, where has the time gone? If I were Catholic, I feel as though I'd be starting this blog post with a "It's been months since I've written a recipe post ... " before launching into the virtues of pickled corn chow chow. Instead, I'll just be pleading mea culpa for … [Read more...] about Summer 2021: Easy Pickled Corn, Hazelnut Dukkah and Dehydrated Currants
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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
A Long Lost Email, Memories of Southeast Asia and A Recipe for Malaysian Sambol
The last thing I expected while hunting through my gmail for the spicy sambol recipe from a cooking class I took in Penang, Malaysia five or so years ago was a chain of messages sent to a good climbing friend who'd travelled a similar path through Southeast Asia a few years … [Read more...] about A Long Lost Email, Memories of Southeast Asia and A Recipe for Malaysian Sambol
Healthy Vegan Avocado-Stuffed Jalapeño Pepper Poppers with Guacamole
There’s a slow burn that comes from a cooked jalapeño. When you bite into a baked or fried whole pepper, there’s a mild sweetness of the roasted flesh. Then bitterness hits from the skin and membrane as you chew. And finally, there’s the heat. That’s what you wait for. It’s what … [Read more...] about Healthy Vegan Avocado-Stuffed Jalapeño Pepper Poppers with Guacamole
How to Make Vegan Sushi at Home: Jackfruit and Avocado Maki
People often ask me where I go for sushi in Montreal. Most of the time, I don't. The variety and often the quality of fish just isn't that good. I refuse to eat farmed Atlantic salmon unless the farms are closed containers and the restaurant can tell me about the sustainability … [Read more...] about How to Make Vegan Sushi at Home: Jackfruit and Avocado Maki
Garam Masala Roasted Cauliflower “Wings”
When I ate my first vegan buffalo "wings," I was floored. They had to be deep-fried. They were chewy and spicy and warm and rich. I even kept pestering the cook, trying to get her to admit there was gluten in the breading. Nope, no breading, she said. Worcestershire? No. Soy … [Read more...] about Garam Masala Roasted Cauliflower “Wings”
How to Find Deals on Local Food (Plus Recipes for Cauliflower BBQ Wings, Roasted Sage Potatoes and a Seasonal Mixed Vegetable Salad
So you want to eat local but don't want to spend a fortune? It's possible! Especially right now in summer when stores of full of cantaloupes, cauliflower, blueberries, raspberries, corn, peppers, potatoes, carrots...and the list goes on. This morning on Global Montreal, I did … [Read more...] about How to Find Deals on Local Food (Plus Recipes for Cauliflower BBQ Wings, Roasted Sage Potatoes and a Seasonal Mixed Vegetable Salad
Healthy Whole Grain Indian Recipes: Buckwheat, Corn and Traditional Lentil & Rice Idli
As I remove item after item from my reusable shopping bag to fit the idli steamer inside, I wonder if Nantha Kumar really knows what he's getting himself into. The kind chef and Malaysian cooking class instructor has offered to lend me his idli steamer, because the things are … [Read more...] about Healthy Whole Grain Indian Recipes: Buckwheat, Corn and Traditional Lentil & Rice Idli
Vegan Appetizers: Crunchy Spiced Tofu, Cucumber and Olives Canapés
I know, this sounds weird, but by baking the spiced tofu, it ends up crunchy – kind of like a thick chip – and it offsets the juicy cucumber and salty olive pieces. The best part is that non-vegans won't easily be able to tell that it's tofu, because it doesn't … [Read more...] about Vegan Appetizers: Crunchy Spiced Tofu, Cucumber and Olives Canapés
Buffalo Turnip Wings (Vegan)
These sound weird, I know. And I should have posted these before the Super Bowl, I know. But really, I've just saved that handful of football-watching vegans the annoyance of explaining to stereotypical meatitarians how these are better than chicken wings. You're … [Read more...] about Buffalo Turnip Wings (Vegan)