This morning on radio CKUT 90.3FM I interviewed Bobby Gregoire of Slow Food Montreal. The organization is not trying to get everyone to have a pot of tomato sauce sitting on the stove all day - an image I associate with long cooking times and food appreciation - rather it … [Read more...] about Slow Food Montreal: Interview with Bobby Gregoire
Banana-Apple Gluten-Free Pancakes with Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam and Maple Syrup
I've been saving jam for a special occasion. I skipped Shrove Tuesday and haven't been eating toast, so the special occasion jam sitting in my fridge has been waiting and waiting for me to decide it's time to indulge a little. All that sugar really is an indulgence to me and … [Read more...] about Banana-Apple Gluten-Free Pancakes with Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam and Maple Syrup
Montreal Goes Vegetarian – Interview with Dihua Wei of Vegetopia
This morning on CKUT radio 90.3FM I interviewed Dihua Wei, one of the organizers of Vegetopia, a month-long GO-VEGETARIAN! challenge running from now until April 10th. Even if you don't want to get on the veggies-only band wagon, you can still attend the cooking workshops, … [Read more...] about Montreal Goes Vegetarian – Interview with Dihua Wei of Vegetopia
Indian Goes Raw: Peshawari Red Pepper Chutney
There aren't a whole lot of raw Indian dishes. Mostly you want to cook foods (except fruit) for a long, long time. Take spinach, for example. In India you cook the buh-jesus out of spinach until it absorbs all the spices you can throw at it. The only thing you really eat raw in … [Read more...] about Indian Goes Raw: Peshawari Red Pepper Chutney
I Am At Home, Thanks, Ms. Jaffrey: Potato Chaat
I've been cooking from Madhur Jaffrey's Indian cookbooks for about four years now. I remember first asking my teacher at the University of Toronto if I could come to his house some afternoon and cook with his wife who once a year made an amazing buffet-style dinner of Indian food … [Read more...] about I Am At Home, Thanks, Ms. Jaffrey: Potato Chaat
Healthy Indian Recipes and Cleansing the Body: Toor Dal
I've been in a post-festival en lumiere detox state for a week now. Until this month I've never felt the need to clean out my body with a cleanse or any kind of fasting - maple syrup and lemon are not things on which I choose to subsist - but when your body is screaming at you … [Read more...] about Healthy Indian Recipes and Cleansing the Body: Toor Dal
Pancakes for Shrove Tuesday
Last Friday morning on CKUT 90.3FM I talked a whole lot about Shrove Tuesday and pancakes. From maple syrup to fresh fruit or compotes, to pancakes vs. crepes, and where to get the best pancakes in Montreal. Here's a link to download the entire panel discussion with my more than … [Read more...] about Pancakes for Shrove Tuesday
Tamari-Grapefruit-Apple Cider Vinaigrette on Kamut with Kale, Carrots, and Sprouts
The nice thing about not being able to eat a ton of kamut at a time is that you end up with leftovers. Brown rice just goes down way too easily. Add a quick sauce or vinaigrette and you have a completely different meal. So when I was running low on leftover root vegetables from … [Read more...] about Tamari-Grapefruit-Apple Cider Vinaigrette on Kamut with Kale, Carrots, and Sprouts
Kamut and Whole Grains
I've been meaning to get on the whole grain band-wagon for awhile, but anything that isn't gluten-free has potential to be hard to digest for me, so buying a big package of buckwheat, barley, bulghour, or kamut seemed foolhardy when I could stick with brown rice and get … [Read more...] about Kamut and Whole Grains
Ultimate “Good-For-What-Ails-You” Healthy Soup
There are many reasons to eat soup. When you're sick, it's heavenly. When you're cold, it warms you up. When you've been eating heavily or poorly, it lightens you up. Or it should if it's made from quality ingredients. No cheap commercial broths, and no seasoning packages that … [Read more...] about Ultimate “Good-For-What-Ails-You” Healthy Soup