Unfortunately it still wasn't great. I took a pouding chomeur recipe and made it refined sugar free. Basically I knew I'd be eating it late at night and a cup and a half of brown sugar, or two cups of maple syrup were not my idea of a night cap. So, I took a bunch of fresh dates … [Read more...] about 60% Chance of Success Pouding Chomeur – The Bowl Was More Than Half Full
17th Festival Mondial de la Biere Montreal
-The self-proclaimed "most important festival of international beers in North America"You hve three mroe days (including today - Friday) to sample a world's worth of beer is go to the Windsor Station and Courtyard (1160 de la Gauchetiere West, metro Bonaventure or Peel). Just buy … [Read more...] about 17th Festival Mondial de la Biere Montreal
Affordable Taste: An Indian Dinner of “Dry” Moong Dal
A food friend once told me that in his opinion the only vegetarian food in the world worth eating is Indian. I don't fully agree. I do hate tofu and soy of all kinds, but there are a whole lot of other good vegetarian food options out there, even if North American vegetarian … [Read more...] about Affordable Taste: An Indian Dinner of “Dry” Moong Dal
“Get Off Your High (Sea)Horse” Calamari Challenge: Thai Chili Squid Stir-Fry with Carrots and Arugula
There's something miraculous about a dish made with ridiculously fresh ingredients, stir-fried for mere minutes and coated in a salty, sweet, sour and hot sauce before making the inevitable journey to your mouth. Come on, LOOK at those colours! I also love that this is a very … [Read more...] about “Get Off Your High (Sea)Horse” Calamari Challenge: Thai Chili Squid Stir-Fry with Carrots and Arugula
Halibut in Indian-Spiced Tomato Sauce: Judith Finlayson’s “Delicious and Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes”
So I got in another fight with a fishmonger... Rarely do I take a slow cooker recipe and turn it into a stove-top recipe. Usually I go the other way, preferring stewed foods to simmer for longer at a lower temperature, not to mention the no-stirring, fuss-less, … [Read more...] about Halibut in Indian-Spiced Tomato Sauce: Judith Finlayson’s “Delicious and Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes”
Jolee
5495 Avenue Victoria Montreal, QC ●●●●●●○○○○ 6 out of 10 Sri Lankan/South Indian/South Asian Kind of fuzzy on the type of food, I know, but International boundaries don't really bind culinary traditions in places whose interconnected histories go back thousands of years. For … [Read more...] about Jolee
Adventures in Gluten-Free Bread
I decided it was about time to learn how to properly knead. So I turned to YouTube. Several videos later I felt like the reason I've been such a bad kneader has been because my dough hasn't been great for kneading. It tears no matter what I make, which has mostly been different … [Read more...] about Adventures in Gluten-Free Bread
Looks Gross, Tastes Amazing: Red Kale Soup
A lot of people get turned off by all this green, but there's no food colouring involved, no grass, no bitter, gross vegetables or a bad texture. It's one nutrient-rich, SWEET soup thanks to miraculous kale. Even the red variety ends up green (it's only called red kale because of … [Read more...] about Looks Gross, Tastes Amazing: Red Kale Soup
High On Life and Baklava
Ages ago I bought phyllo pastry. Seems like a crazy thing to randomly buy, but you have to understand, when you're lactose-intolerant and you find a product that has no dairy in it that's traditionally supposed to be made with a lot of dairy, you buy it on sight. Well, only if … [Read more...] about High On Life and Baklava
5 Minute Moong Dal With Red Lentils and Browned Onions
Not the cooking time (5 minutes), but the writing time. and, GO! Okay, so this is a simple recipe for lentils. I basically had no other protein in my house and had to figure out something nourishing and comforting. For me, that means dal. I have no idea what kind of dal I … [Read more...] about 5 Minute Moong Dal With Red Lentils and Browned Onions