When I see a menu a mile long at a Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, or an Indian restaurant, I get nervous. How can the kitchen possibly prepare all those dishes fresh to order? It's one thing if all the vegetable are chopped (hours ago) and all they need to do is toss them in a wok … [Read more...] about Best Indian in Montreal at the Brand New Masala Cuisine?
Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam for Beginners
Did you know rhubarb is a vegetable? So this is a fruit and vegetable jam. Tell that to your kids...or not. Rhubarb has a stringy outer layer that makes chopping annoying (all those slices stick together), so scrape it off with a knife before chopping, or cut off just the edges … [Read more...] about Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam for Beginners
Strawberry Jam for the Common Man/Person/Jam-Lover Who’s Scared of Canning
Strawberry Jam 4 cups chopped strawberries 1 cup sugar zest and juice of 1 lemon All you do is hull and slice the berries and combine them with the sugar in a medium saucepan. Then bring them to a boil over high heat for about 8 minutes, stirring after 5 minutes occasionally so … [Read more...] about Strawberry Jam for the Common Man/Person/Jam-Lover Who’s Scared of Canning
Nux Wellness Centre: Yoga, Salads, Smoothies and Raw Desserts
Clearly I care more about three of those things than the other, but every now and then I feel like twisting my body into a pretzel. Follow it up with something light and delicious and I'm happy as a clam and docile as a lamb. The new place to do all this is Nux Wellness Centre, … [Read more...] about Nux Wellness Centre: Yoga, Salads, Smoothies and Raw Desserts
The Complete Tassajara Cookbook
I've been putting this cookbook review off... So I'm going to use an analogy to make it easier to understand why this is so difficult for me. You know when you're in a relationship and everything should be hunky dory, but it just isn't? You look at your partner and you see this … [Read more...] about The Complete Tassajara Cookbook
The Best Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
I do not take a pie challenge lightly. My friend had a BBQ and announced that her boyfriend would be making pie from scratch. I would normally think this laughable, but the last time I questioned his baking abilities he ended up making a painted, shingled, and stained-glass … [Read more...] about The Best Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
My First Meringue
I have a friend who is an expert at pavlova. Named after the Russian ballet dancer, it's a dessert featuring egg whites and sugar whipped to stiff peaks then baked, so the outside is crisp and the inside is marshmallow-y. Unlike a floating island, which is surrounded by a pool of … [Read more...] about My First Meringue
Raw Tomato Cream Sauce and Tomato Bruschetta
With all those gorgeous tomatoes this week it's time to make one of three things: 1. Bruschetta 2. Gazpacho 3. Tomato Sauce This is a creamy pasta sauce that's almost a combination of the three - it's cool (perfect for hotter months), it's creamy and rich, and it's almost an … [Read more...] about Raw Tomato Cream Sauce and Tomato Bruschetta
Atelier et Saveurs: Cooking and Cocktail School in Montreal
Chef Rodolpho and the entire staff at the old Montreal cooking school, Atelier et Saveurs, have enthusiasm in spades. The night I went my cooking class tried to make five-spiced beef tataki with gremolata and Parmesan; fois gras torchon on caramelized onions on choux pastry; … [Read more...] about Atelier et Saveurs: Cooking and Cocktail School in Montreal
Not So Spicy Potato Filling for Masala Dosa
If you don't feel like fermenting lentils for dosa, you can just eat this on its own or with meat, or in a different kind of wrap (especially with mango chutney or tomato chutney...), spiced to your preferred level of heat. My level is high, but my dinner guest's level was … [Read more...] about Not So Spicy Potato Filling for Masala Dosa