How about a flavourful and heat loving blast into the New Year? Healthy and sinus clearing, this is a lunch to knock that cold back outside where it belongs. It's been frigid and I've been sick. The extra sleep has been good, but I'm in need ...
We all know the rhyme. Even my kids refuse to take them for lunch at school and I don’t blame them. It’s because of the curse that I refused to go near them throughout my entire teenage years. Quite possibly just a myth, we all got ...
Ever wonder what came of those preserved lemons? Or just what to do with them? Now that I'm detoxing and the only fruits allowed are lemons and bananas. I couldn't have been happier now that I've made them. One of the key ingredients ...
JANUARY The citrus obsessed that I am decided away with diets and and that pink grapefruits were way underused: Red Grapefruit Curd Filled Donuts Every winter likes the cold and every winter I battle it with something extra warm:...
Autumn harvest getting you going? Or is it the threat of frost? I'm not exactly sure which it is for me personally, although I really didn't mind scrambling to pick the last of my tomatoes and transfer them into the window. I'm currently vacationing at ...
Omnivorous or not, a trip to Chicago without a dining destination might leave you a little stumped. While I'm sure the city is drenched in fabulous restaurant choices, left on your own without a little guidance one might only find an pierogi, an all dressed hot dog ...
On a recent trip to the country side, it was easy to absorb the surroundings and be thankful for what we have. The warm autumn days have brought with it a tremendous bounty. While on the road, we were fortunate to experience one of the more remarkable pumpkin patches of recent memory. Flooded by the sea of orange, we washed up by the barn only to be further delighted by the classy heirloom varieties our hosts, the Nauman's, had so knowledgeably grown over the past 100 days or so. Beautiful and rarely seen French and Italian heirloom pumpkins soon filled my cart once only destined to carry orange carvers. Pink, red, blue and green classics, fit for a princess's coach were on their way into my life to nobly, and tastily end theirs. During the purchase of my great pumpkins, I naturally dreamed of creamy, spiced pies but thoughts shift creatively with vegan visitors and Thanksgiving at your doorstep. Cracking into my vibrant Rouge Vif D'Etampe, I couldn't help but imagine it's outcome. This stunning, old French heirloom is also known as Cinderella's Carriage, as it was used as the artist's model in the Disney classic. It's lovely, dense, creamy orange interior yielded about 5 cups of puréed intention. Ideal for baking, the Rouge Vif is smooth and easy to relieve of any excess liquid. This pumpkin easily puts any Holiday can of pie to shame and is well worth the small, extra effort.
Last of glamping, at least for me this year. The days are beautiful, but let me tell you, these late summer nights can get c h i l l y. As lovely as the morning dew and hikes with trees hinting of crimson are, that's all folks, until next year anyway. We just returned from a group camping trip. A trip to cook or not to cook could be the question, but what we did do was Eat For Freedom. The task for the weekend, if you'd want to call it that, was to cook only once, but to cook for the group. The trick was, at it's high point the crowd was pushing 40+ people. Sure, some could opt for the easy route out, cracking open a dozen cans of beans, but these guys were pretty hard core. I was told about successful curries, fresh pies, even home made gnocchi but I think the burritos topped for my favourite. Easy, delicious and vegan, fit to satisfy the 90% carnivorous crowd.
Thank you to all the people before me; all the Nonnas in Italy, Mark Bittman, Jamie Oliver, Ruth, Marta... I was inspired to make pasta from scratch and although I'd been intimidated by the idea enough to keep me ...
Have no idea what I'm talking about do you? I think I could say I've been glamping for years but it's finally fashionable to go camping in style without baked beans from a can. Honestly, it's the only way I know how to camp and ...
FolioGrid - a Premium Wordpress Theme by FrogsThemes.com