Finishing off the last of the gift bag cookie recipes: I made a lemon not-so-crisp recipe and a Mexican Chocolate Cookie recipe and kneaded them together using my new-found kneading prowess (I still haven't gotten a loaf of bread to rise properly...) Alice Medrich's lemon … [Read more...] about Marbled Cookies…last cookie from Alice
Simple Cornmeal Cookies
More not-chocolate from Alice Medrich... Cookie number 2 from the musician's gift bags (see previous post) was a simple cornmeal cookie. Sounds like nothing special, but it definitely held its own in the gift bags. These are convenience cookies, as you can wrap them in wax paper … [Read more...] about Simple Cornmeal Cookies
Aux Vivres
Aux Vivres 4631 boulevard Saint-Laurent Montreal, QC ●●●●●●●○○○ 7 out of 10 Vegan Coming from Toronto, all I think when I walk into Aux Vivres is "Why is everything in French?" because it feels exactly like the chain "Fresh" that in Toronto has become about as mainstream as … [Read more...] about Aux Vivres
How do you say “Thank-you” to 10 starving musicians who do you a favour?
Well, with beer, obviously...but what if you are also one of those starving musicians? Then with cookies! A LOT of cookies... In fact, five kinds of cookies: (Not my) Aunt Tillie's Cornflake Meringues with Walnuts, Coconut and Dried Apricot, Simple Cornmeal Cookies, Lemon … [Read more...] about How do you say “Thank-you” to 10 starving musicians who do you a favour?
Follow Me at Midnight Poutine!
It's true, I don't usually eat poutine, what with the cheese and beef-based sauce...but I do love this website: http://www.midnightpoutine.ca and now I'm writing for it. It encompasses all things Montreal, including live music, art, film, news, and my favourite podcast. Now … [Read more...] about Follow Me at Midnight Poutine!
Disaronno-soaked Dried Apricot Yam Loaf
Alice Medrich doesn't have a whole lot of non-chocolate recipes in her cookbook Chocolate and the Art of Low-fat Desserts but what she does include is unfalteringly good. When I first saw the recipe for Apricot Yam Loaf I quickly turned the page...compared to mousse, it's boring. … [Read more...] about Disaronno-soaked Dried Apricot Yam Loaf
Answer: SUSHI! (Question: What do you make when you have nothing in your fridge but eggs and sweet potato?)
The answer is always sushi... This is the simplest meal. It looks beautiful, and it will make you feel like a gourmet. In that sense it's very Japanese: Very few ingredients + fresh flavours + not a lot of preparation time. Of course, Japanese cooking assumes you understand how … [Read more...] about Answer: SUSHI! (Question: What do you make when you have nothing in your fridge but eggs and sweet potato?)
Lohbia aur Khumbi (Black Eyed Beans with Mushrooms: “Indian Cooking”
This is the other dish I used the naan to soak up. I think it worked better with the Saag/Callaloo, though. It ends up either too liquidy or sauce-less. Probably a better idea to serve it with rice, but there was no way I was making rice when I had already made delicious naan. I … [Read more...] about Lohbia aur Khumbi (Black Eyed Beans with Mushrooms: “Indian Cooking”
“Saag It To Me”…what the recipe would be called in the LooneySpoons Cookbooks…but it’s not
I've recently had a very little bit of encouraging success with saag. It's tricky, because spinach is gritty and annoying to wash and chop properly. It either tastes too chewy because there are stems or it's too bitter, or the pieces are too big. As much as I usually promote … [Read more...] about “Saag It To Me”…what the recipe would be called in the LooneySpoons Cookbooks…but it’s not
Naan, take 2: Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cooking
I've come a long way since the last time I made naan...about 3 weeks ago. I have subsequently learned to knead. Since my last naan didn't rise properly, I figured I should go out of my way to figure out this leavened bread business. People have been making it successfully for a … [Read more...] about Naan, take 2: Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cooking