Tag Archives: food
experimentalicious
That’s last night’s pantry-busting-inspired experiment. I took some pre-made naan from the freezer, sauced it up with a 1:1 mix of tikka sauce and sour cream (yoghurt could be substituted), added some roasted snow peas, spinach, peppers and broccoli, then … Continue reading
squishy experiment
So tonight it was experimental squash canelloni for supper. This baby’s not going to win any beauty contests any time soon. I was going to cook a nice, innocuous tenderloin but forgot to take it out of the freezer so … Continue reading
Filed under domestics, Recipes, Things stuffed with things, Vegetarian Recipes
the magical compost pumpkin
That is the composter between our house and the house next door and it’s progeny, a happy, accidental pumpkin which beat the odds in an environment set against it and climbed those Maslowian rungs to self-actualisation. Now we just need … Continue reading
Filed under Foody events
roasted capon with perfect fall stuffing
We have a lovely organic poultry vendor at our local farmer’s market from whom I (and the rest) get tremendously good deals on his capons (2 for $40 – can’t beat that) so I’ve usually got a couple in the … Continue reading
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verdict is: the sauce does NOT suck!
I hadn’t attempted to make spaghetti & meatball sauce using the patented family secret recipe in about 7 years. It was one of those things that I attempted and failed miserably at each time, possibly out of contempt for the … Continue reading
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bagel melts
mmmMMMmmm…bagel melts. Pretty sure no better breakfast exists in the world. Someone once asked me what my favourite sandwich is and I couldn’t answer but come to think of it the bagel melt must be it. So it’s not really … Continue reading
Filed under Vegetarian Recipes
the machiavellian intelligence of maize
The mister saw fit to bring back a copy of The Omnivore’s Dilemma from Montreal a couple of weeks ago. As he’s not allowed to read it until he’s fully digested Foucault’s Pendulum I decided to pick it up as … Continue reading
Filed under food politics, Things which grow from the ground
Tabouleh
I was feeling particularly in need of something summery and given that making a dress would leave me unable to wear it for a few more months I decided to make Tabouleh. Of course it normally looks more parsley-laden that … Continue reading
Filed under Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
On kids and food (a.k.a: a largely anecdotal and rather long-winded missive)
I’m often asked how I avoided the usual kid-pickiness when it comes to food that other parents face and the fact of the matter is that I didn’t My kids have been through picky phase after picky phase for as … Continue reading
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Again with the turkey leftovers
Ok…so we have lots of leftover turkey. Luckily I also have many ways of dealing with it. We’ve already discussed dealing with a savoury pie to help us sort out roast beef leftovers, now we’ll do it with turkey. The … Continue reading
Filed under Recipes, Things stuffed with things
