When you cook something with pumpkin or squash (such as Thai pumpkin stew) and you spend all that time removing the seeds and the muck, it's a shame to just throw out all the protein. Ok, chuck the muck, but keep the seeds. I went through a pumpkin seed stage and then realized I … [Read more...] about Curried Pumpkin Seeds with Garam Masala
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Thanksgiving 2012 – The Photos
Wow. What a dinner. The brined turkey tasted like amazing pho' broth soaking into the most tender meat. The stuffing with gluten-free bread absorbed it all too, with just a little smokiness (others said. I couldn't taste the smoke), maybe from the oven, which was smoking, or from … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving 2012 – The Photos
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
When you're gifted a sugar pumpkin from an organic farm as thanks for using their leeks in a cooking demo at a farmers market, the world becomes your culinary oyster. Okay, maybe my world. Maybe most people's worlds turn into a black hole of worrisome thoughts along the lines of, … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Remaking a Champion: Seared Mackerel and Mango with Ratatouille
This is a far cry from Becky Selengut's original recipe, but when I saw her make this at the Queen Anne Farmers Market in Seattle with peaches instead of figs, I knew I could get away with a few changes. Now, she used peaches because they were in season, but as peach season had … [Read more...] about Remaking a Champion: Seared Mackerel and Mango with Ratatouille
Vacuum-Sealed Pickles, Quick Fermentation, and Ultrasonic Baths: Cucumbers, Chanterelles, Maple Syrup Pears, Fennel and Chili Peppers
I went on a bit of a pickle roll when I was at the Modernist Cuisine Cooking Lab... "Can you quick-ferment cucumbers?" I asked. I'd heard they made their own sauerkraut and I wanted to know if there was a way to do it in one day instead of two weeks. Turns out you can't actually … [Read more...] about Vacuum-Sealed Pickles, Quick Fermentation, and Ultrasonic Baths: Cucumbers, Chanterelles, Maple Syrup Pears, Fennel and Chili Peppers
Farmers Market Recipes: Curried Cauliflower with Dried Figs and Toasted Pine Nuts; Raw Beet, Carrot and Black Radish Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
Thanks to everyone who came to the Nun's Island market today. Despite the rain, it was a nice atmosphere and I'm glad to have met some wonderful people. Here are the recipes I made today, slightly adapted from my portable grill to your home kitchens. (This is how I make these … [Read more...] about Farmers Market Recipes: Curried Cauliflower with Dried Figs and Toasted Pine Nuts; Raw Beet, Carrot and Black Radish Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
A Successful Cooking Demo at the Nun’s Island Farmers Market: Indian cauliflower, leeks vinaigrette, and sausage with grilled eggplant
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Ile-des-Soeurs market yesterday. It was a beautiful day for Indian-spiced cauliflower, leeks in apple cider and parsley vinaigrette, and Toulouse sausages with grilled eggplant, all straight from the market producers to my portable grill. … [Read more...] about A Successful Cooking Demo at the Nun’s Island Farmers Market: Indian cauliflower, leeks vinaigrette, and sausage with grilled eggplant
Nordic Shrimp Creole adapted from the New York Times Cookbook
Nordic as in the shrimp, not as in the flavours of the recipe. There's no sour cream or dill involved, thank goodness. Just lots of tomatoes, peppers, celery and onions with salty capers, bright lemon peel, warming cloves and calming thyme. There's also eggplant to give it a lot … [Read more...] about Nordic Shrimp Creole adapted from the New York Times Cookbook
Lemon Risotto with Zucchini and Parsley
How did spring pass into summer without me making a single risotto? It's the ultimate spring comfort food and so perfect with seasonal asparagus and mushrooms. Every magazine and blog worth its salt seems to have featured it, except me. I use Hawaiian pink salt for goodness sake. … [Read more...] about Lemon Risotto with Zucchini and Parsley
DIY-Buddha Bowl and Thoughts on Vegetarian Cookbooks
I was speaking with a friend about writing cookbooks a few weeks ago. Because of my healthy eating mentality, I read a lot of vegetarian restaurant cookbooks looking for a balance between gourmet and budget-friendly recipes that taste good and don't take a year to make (unlike … [Read more...] about DIY-Buddha Bowl and Thoughts on Vegetarian Cookbooks