What does one do when one goes to an 18th Century Quebec Marketplace? Learn to weave, blacksmith, and sample honey wines, I suppose. That's what I did a few months ago, anyway, and have had a bottle of bottle of Blueberry Honey Wine being saved for a special occasion ever since. … [Read more...] about Buttermilk Pound Cake with Blueberry Honey Wine Glaze
Roasted Cornish Game Hens (or Chicken Breasts) with Wildflower Honey & Orange
2 Cornish Game Hens (1 1/2 to 2 lb. each) 6 tbsp. plus 1/3 cup dry white wine 1 1/2 tbsp. honey 1 1/2 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme 2 bay leaves, preferably fresh, each torn into about 4 pieces Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes 1 medium orange 1 small yellow onion, cut crosswise … [Read more...] about Roasted Cornish Game Hens (or Chicken Breasts) with Wildflower Honey & Orange
Chicken Thighs Roasted with Rosemary, Red Onions & Red Potatoes: My Roasting Bible (The Best of Fine Cooking Magazine)
2 navel oranges 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil kosher salt 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes 8 baby red potatoes (12 oz.), halved 2 medium red onions, sliced into half-inch-thick circles Two 5-inch sprigs fresh rosemary, plus 3/4 tsp. minced 8 chicken thighs (about 8 oz. each), … [Read more...] about Chicken Thighs Roasted with Rosemary, Red Onions & Red Potatoes: My Roasting Bible (The Best of Fine Cooking Magazine)
My Halloween Costume, why I no longer want to be a Montreal Gazette, and how not to make Thai Green Curry Soup
I know that title is a bit dense but I swear it's all connected. It all started with a free copy of the Montreal Gazette. At the Lionel-Groulx metro near my house there is often a man handing out free copies of the Montreal Gazette to subway users. He is hard to track down when … [Read more...] about My Halloween Costume, why I no longer want to be a Montreal Gazette, and how not to make Thai Green Curry Soup
Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cooking: Khatte Chole (Sour Chickpeas)
So I got side-tracked from dessert when I ran out of meals...some might say that dessert is a meal. Sometimes I may agree. But every now and then you really need some properly balanced carbs and protein...Although, that could be argued as sugar and eggs. Or flour and milk. Or … [Read more...] about Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cooking: Khatte Chole (Sour Chickpeas)
Plans in the Works…for Lemon Mousse
I'm out to conquer safe meringue. I had big plans to try a lemon mousse in "Chocolate and the Art of Low Fat Desserts" but it called for heavy cream that had to be whipped. As far as I know, there's no dairy-free substitute. So I guess I'm stuck with trying another chocolate … [Read more...] about Plans in the Works…for Lemon Mousse
Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts by Alice Medrich
After hours of searching for a real, but cream-free, chocolate mousse in vain (so many unwanted tofu and avocado options) I gave up. Some things are just not meant to be. Until my birthday. Then looking through my favourite cookbook, I decided on a Bittersweet Chocolate Truffle … [Read more...] about Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts by Alice Medrich