Yup, 20 pounds of tomatoes gave...3 jars of sauce. Note: DO NOT USE THIS RECIPE FOR CANNING! USE THE ORIGINAL AND MAKE A JUICY, SEEDY PUREE INSTEAD OF DRAINING THE BLANCHED AND SEEDED TOMATOES TO MAKE THEM SWEETER AND DENSER! If you make this recipe keep it in the fridge or even … [Read more...] about 20 lbs of Tomatoes = 3 Jars of Non-Shelf Stable Tomato Sauce?
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Pillows of Dough: Gluten-Free and Not Gluten-Free Gnocchi with Tarragon-Pistachio Pesto and Basil-Hemp-Walnut Pesto
I live a long way from downtown right now. So inviting friends to my house is something I do carefully. How long will it take them to get here? Will it be worth their trip? Can they even catch a bus home before the bus lines stop service the night? Most of those issues are … [Read more...] about Pillows of Dough: Gluten-Free and Not Gluten-Free Gnocchi with Tarragon-Pistachio Pesto and Basil-Hemp-Walnut Pesto
Tacu tacu
Well I thought I really messed this one up...but it turns out it was supposed to be a quasi-messy disaster! Whoo! This is supposed to be a pancake of leftover rice and lentils, combined with fat (usually pork butt, like in refried beans), and a handful of spices (again, similar … [Read more...] about Tacu tacu
Peruvian Nordic Shrimp “Causa” with Aji Amarillo Chili Paste
You don't need to find amarillo chili peppers for this recipe. Any long, red or orange chili pepper will work, but there are, conveniently, a few appropriate long, skinny spicy peppers in the Lufa Farms basket this week. Common substitutes for amarillos are serrano or habanero … [Read more...] about Peruvian Nordic Shrimp “Causa” with Aji Amarillo Chili Paste
30 Lbs of Cucumbers, Part 2: Cucumber and ORANGE PEPPER Sushi
I still had a lot of cucumbers and as yet, no pickles, so I used my leftover sushi rice to make a variation on a theme: cucumber-pepper sushi. This also happens to be my perfect breakfast - slightly sweetened, dense carbs, some greens. The salty, savoury antithesis to everything … [Read more...] about 30 Lbs of Cucumbers, Part 2: Cucumber and ORANGE PEPPER Sushi
“What do you do With 30 Lbs of Cucumbers?”: Part 1 – Cucumber Sushi
Yes, I had 30 lbs of cucumbers. It's a bit of a long story that involves a dinner party, a large shoulder bag, two sore shoulders, and ends with a lot of pickles. Somewhere between the sore shoulders and the pickles, however, there was sushi. Friend: "Hey I've got three giant … [Read more...] about “What do you do With 30 Lbs of Cucumbers?”: Part 1 – Cucumber Sushi
Indian Tamarind-Fennel Tomato Sauce with Vegetarian Meatballs
I want to premise this with the fact that I never watch the Food Network. There was a point in the first year of my masters degree at Mcgill University when if I was having a really long day and desperately needed caffeine or a break I would go to Cafe ArtJava for a cinnamon tea … [Read more...] about Indian Tamarind-Fennel Tomato Sauce with Vegetarian Meatballs
Gluten-Free Pizza Dough
I knew it wasn't going to be big and fluffy like normal pizza crust and I was okay with that. Thin-crust pizzas are "in" these days anyway. This crust was nice and crispy on the outside but soft and a little sweet on the inside, and worked just fine. I scoured a million … [Read more...] about Gluten-Free Pizza Dough
Vegetarian Baked Beans with Maple Syrup and Beer
This is such a Quebec dish...except where did the pig go? Baked beans——or "fèves au lard" in this great province——are traditionally made with lard or bacon or lardons to give it a richness. The problem is I don't eat pork. Well, it's not so much a problem as an inconvenience when … [Read more...] about Vegetarian Baked Beans with Maple Syrup and Beer
Easy Cherry Tomato Sauce for Pizza or Pasta
This sauce gives the impression of being long-simmered on the stove, but in effect it's pretty quick and easy. Maybe not as quick as Bonnie Stern makes it out to be in her book, HeartSmart: The Best of HeartSmart Cooking, but it's definitely pretty high up there on the list of … [Read more...] about Easy Cherry Tomato Sauce for Pizza or Pasta