This is the best and most delicious food ever. It is pure comfort. All the accumulated juices from the dashi or seafood stock, plus the dumplings and the cod will have dripped into the steamer pot, making it the perfect broth for noodles. Now all you do is add soba noodles (I … [Read more...] about Soba Noodles in Turkey, Shiitake, Soy and Miso Cod Broth
Miso-Marinated Cod with Sake and Lychees
I looked for black cod, but it wasn't available in Newfoundland. Atlantic cod, however, was a different story. I could get about 2lbs of it for $6...how is that reasonable? I mean, it's way too reasonable. It can't possibly be sustainable. For this dish you need to make a … [Read more...] about Miso-Marinated Cod with Sake and Lychees
So Many Dumplings: Turkey and scallion & Shiitake and Bamboo Shoots
Ground Turkey and Scallion Dumplings The first course of the Asian-Inspired Dinner Party meal for 8 was a whole lot of dumplings: Turkey and Scallion Dumplings 2 lbs ground turkey 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp rice vinegar 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tsp … [Read more...] about So Many Dumplings: Turkey and scallion & Shiitake and Bamboo Shoots
Asian-Inspired Dinner Party: Dumplings, Miso-Marinated Cod, and Soba
Shiitake Mushroom and Bomboo Shoot Dumplings "Should we have some people over?" my mother asked. Well, yes, certainly. Two hours before the dinner party... Me: "You have no idea what I'm making, do you?" Mom: "No. If you got hit by a car I would have no idea what to do for … [Read more...] about Asian-Inspired Dinner Party: Dumplings, Miso-Marinated Cod, and Soba
Disastrous Rabbit Chili Verde
These are words that don't go together for a very good reason, "Rabbit" and "Chili". I should have respected that. I didn't even want to take a picture. I basically just wanted to use up my dried chipotle chilies that I dragged all the way home from Montreal. These are all the … [Read more...] about Disastrous Rabbit Chili Verde
Slippery Thai Noodles with Seafood
My cooking goals in Newfoundland are to cook as much seafood as possible. With that in mind I went in search of a Thai recipe in Wandee Lee's Simply Thai Cooking. We'd been eating a ton of rice and I figured noodles would be a nice change. There's something really gourmet about … [Read more...] about Slippery Thai Noodles with Seafood
Extra-Musical Mash-Up: Buttered Rum-Raisin Cream Pie with Partridgeberry Glaze
Yes, it could be prettier, but oh god, it was delicious. I took two recipes from Cooking Light Magazine and stuck them together to create what I think was a much better dessert. I felt like making a graham cracker pie crust instead of a normal pie crust, and I needed to get rid … [Read more...] about Extra-Musical Mash-Up: Buttered Rum-Raisin Cream Pie with Partridgeberry Glaze
Halibut in Red Wine Sauce
Beppi Crosariol from the Globe & Mail was so kind as to do a little video on how to make a simple red wine sauce some time ago. Sauté some diced shallots in a little oil. Add equal parts red wine and chicken broth (about 1/2 cup of each) and boil until they reduce by half. … [Read more...] about Halibut in Red Wine Sauce
Mackerel Nanbanzuke
This recipe was recommended to me when I wanted to make smelt. Very sustainable, smelt. Small and fishy, like sardines. I wanted to form an opinion on the fish, having never tried it before. Unfortunately, I looked in three supermarkets and one fish shop the day I wanted to make … [Read more...] about Mackerel Nanbanzuke
Jap Chae Korean Noodles
I used to live next to a Korean church on Bloor Street in Toronto. It was on the edge of Korea Town and my 3 years of living and going to school in the area introduced me to the wonders of pork bone soup, 24 hour amazing (and awful) BBQ, steamed walnut red bean dough balls, and … [Read more...] about Jap Chae Korean Noodles