I know what it feels like to be a mother. I watch them grow up a little each day. I feed them regularly. One is currently in the fridge and is only being fed once a week (adolescence, says my mother. Step 2. It has matured past infancy and is making itself useful.) Tomorrow it … [Read more...] about Grow, Rice Babies! Grow! (Part 2)
Grow, Rice Babies! Grow! (Part 1): Adventures in Gluten-Free Sourdough
I currently have 7 sourdough cultures started in my kitchen. Yes, 7 (you just can't see the 7th in the picture...). The basic recipe for sourdough culture is 1 cup of warm water and 1 cup of flour left for 24 hours uncovered in a warm place in a jar. Every 24 hours you throw out … [Read more...] about Grow, Rice Babies! Grow! (Part 1): Adventures in Gluten-Free Sourdough
Coming Home
"There's about a 50/50 chance we'll be able to land in St. John's due to fog," announced the pilot. So when the runway lights appeared out of nowhere and we felt the impact of the landing, was I happy to be home or just to not be spending the rest of the night on the plane … [Read more...] about Coming Home
Slow-Cooker Chicken Barley Risotto with Thyme
Another lunch date with my aunt pushed me to make some soul food. That means something creamy that fills you up from the inside out. Basically that means risotto. Risotto is one of those things I rarely have because I don't usually order it at restaurants and I rarely make it at … [Read more...] about Slow-Cooker Chicken Barley Risotto with Thyme
Caramel Apple Tarte Tatin and Not Burning Things
Tarte Tatin is a butter-heavy, caramel-coated, sugar-drenched delicacy. Basically I thought my dad would love it and it would challenge me to make better pastry. I'd seen recipes that called for a simple pie crust for the dough and how could that possibly end up layered and … [Read more...] about Caramel Apple Tarte Tatin and Not Burning Things
Canned and Pickled Everything
The person who gave me the copy I have of the 1948 Joy of Cooking and a cast-iron skillet came to my house for lunch. It had to be one heck of a thank-you lunch. The 1948 freaking Joy of Cooking, for goodness sake! (I edited that sentence...) So we had soup, yes, one of my … [Read more...] about Canned and Pickled Everything
The Soup That Started It All: Spicy Sweet Potato
It's almost my one-year Midnight Poutine anniversary. I just remembered this the other day when I made this spicy sweet potato soup recipe. It was the first recipe I posted on the site and it's even been linked to from a site called Endless Simmer about the top 100 sweet potato … [Read more...] about The Soup That Started It All: Spicy Sweet Potato
Home-Made Caramel Frosting
I gave you the cake, now you get the icing. Kind of how at a Christmas party yesterday there was this 17 month old girl who was given half a raspberry square by her mother. The mother placed the child's half on a napkin in front of her and placed the other half on another napkin … [Read more...] about Home-Made Caramel Frosting
“Yes B’y, Mudder Cake” With Home-Made Caramel Frosting
I'm very much home. The words running through my head have turned to Newfanese. I'll be honest, I made this cake in Montreal about a week before leaving, but I can't write about it now like a Montrealer. I'm half a country away and so I'm going to write about it in the words … [Read more...] about “Yes B’y, Mudder Cake” With Home-Made Caramel Frosting
Turkey Pot Shepherd’s Pie
Take two wonderful things and stick them together. Things I like better about chicken pot pie than shepherd's pie: 1. It's made with chicken, not beef 2. There's a sweeter, lighter taste from the gravy, and you can even make it creamy if you want 3. It's made from leftovers, so … [Read more...] about Turkey Pot Shepherd’s Pie