I saw chef Becky Selengut make this at the Queen Anne Farmers Market in Seattle with peaches instead of figs last year. You can make it with either. Right now the Greek and California figs are in Montreal groceries. but so are Ontario peaches. The California peaches taste better, … [Read more...] about Seared Mackerel with Peaches (or Figs) and Ratatouille
Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free
Strawberry Summer Salad
Don't worry. You don't need all these ingredients for the salad. It's a variation on a theme. If you don't have sorrel (and who has sorrel if it's not in their garden?) or holy basil or pickled cabbage, who cares? The recipe can't see you. And it's made up, anyway. Strawberry … [Read more...] about Strawberry Summer Salad
Canning Class This Friday in Montreal: Homemade Organic Blueberry Jam
Ever want to learn how to make jam? Now's your chance. This Friday, Aug. 1st, from 11am-1pm I'm teaching my Canning 101 class. We'll be cooking down the organic Quebec blueberries I picked last week with just enough sugar and lemon juice to reduce into sweet, gel-ed … [Read more...] about Canning Class This Friday in Montreal: Homemade Organic Blueberry Jam
Seared Sustainable Arctic Char with a Garden Salad
I really wish my image uploader was working and you could see this fish and salad meal. Instead, I'm going to describe it to you: Think of light green spinach leaves, peppery arugula, and rippled sacred green basil, freshly pulled from the garden. Add the first tomatoes of the … [Read more...] about Seared Sustainable Arctic Char with a Garden Salad
Soothing Summer Fava Bean Soup
Not all soups in summer need be cold. If I never see another clamato-doused gazpacho in my life it'll be too soon. But when you have fresh fava beans from your garden (my first!!!), rich, sweet homemade chicken stock, and you need something soulfully satisfying, this is your … [Read more...] about Soothing Summer Fava Bean Soup
Sweet Potato Tacos with Creamy Roasted Poblano Pepper Salsa and Sweet Pickled Shallots
Here's the recipe for my sweet potato tacos from the Vegan brunch pop-up of a couple weeks ago. The recipe has all my favourite food qualities: spicy chili pepper on the soft but almost crunchy roasted sweet potatoes, crunch from cabbage, sweetness and acid from the pickled … [Read more...] about Sweet Potato Tacos with Creamy Roasted Poblano Pepper Salsa and Sweet Pickled Shallots
Soft and Gooey Strawberry-Rhubarb Pudding Cake
Mmm...That's how every good recipe should start. With an unprompted verbal reaction to how good that dish was. Sometimes you need cake. Sometimes you need cake that's soft and sweet and tangy and buttery. And sometimes you need that cake quickly. That's not always easy when … [Read more...] about Soft and Gooey Strawberry-Rhubarb Pudding Cake
Recipes from the Vegan Brunch Popup with Stephanie Audet: Gluten-free Scones, Nutella Pancakes and Mexican Rice
There were scones with homemade blueberry and strawberry jam, chocolate and banana pancakes, sweet potato tacos with sweet pickled onions and cashew cream roasted poblano crema, and there was Mexican rice and beans. I brought chives and cilantro from my garden, we had food … [Read more...] about Recipes from the Vegan Brunch Popup with Stephanie Audet: Gluten-free Scones, Nutella Pancakes and Mexican Rice
Slow-Cooker Lamb Shanks with Sweet Shallots, Sherry vinegar and Dijon
I guess I'm kind of all-or-nothing when it comes to lamb. I wanted some slow-cooked, tender, red meat. I've been awfully tired lately and spinach wasn't cutting it, sadly. (If I could eat just that spinach from the Concordia Farm School every day, I might not need lamb or chicken … [Read more...] about Slow-Cooker Lamb Shanks with Sweet Shallots, Sherry vinegar and Dijon
Dates: Tunisians, Algerians, and Iranians
,I used to go to Leopoldo when I needed a date. Then it was Tania. Then it was both... But now it's definitely, wholeheartedly Olivier. Well, L'Olivier, to be exact. That's the North African (I'm not sure if it's Algerian, Tunisian or Morrocan-owned) shop on the north side of … [Read more...] about Dates: Tunisians, Algerians, and Iranians