My latest kitchen experiments all revolve around one type of preserving: fermenting! And ohhh am I loving it. Fermented foods (like kimchi and sauerkraut) are really great for your digestive health (and therefore your overall health), and after my Fermentation Class with Dana & Joel from Well Preserved, I thought it was high time to […]
We’ve had a stressful few weeks around here. And in times of stress, we tend to order in Thai food. But all that ordering started to look a bit silly when I had a jar of red curry paste in my fridge. So off to create my own curry I went! I have to say […]
So we all have colds in Casa del Kitchen Operas right now… so it was time for spicy soup. Our usual cold remedy of choice is either a big bowl of Tom Yum with Brown Rice Vermicelli or Miso & Coconut Soup with Soba Noodles. However, we had a craving around these parts for Thai […]
This pie is based on my WWII Woolton Pie. As back during WWII, the British were eating under food rationing, they often made pies with a lid and no bottom crust. We’ve gotten used to it around here, and do most of our savoury pies with only a top crust. If you want a double […]
We’ve been doing a lot of salads around here lately, and it’s been a lot of the same thing over and over again… delicious versions of either our veggie Caesar salad over Romaine or my lemony arugula salad. But after a while, 2 salad options get a bit tiring, but we still want salad. So […]
As a part of a great Ethiopian dinner, it’s great to have contrasting flavours and textures. So let’s say you have some gorgeous collard greens (ye’abesha gomen), it’s great to also have a spicy smooth stew (like spicy lentils, recipe tomorrow) and then some veggies in big chunks. For my Ethiopian dinner, I chose to […]
So what’s a girl to do with leftover mung beans? (Holy cow, a small amount dried turns into a huge amount of cooked mung beans!) Why, make latkes of course! These would probably be better called fritters, patties, or even croquettes (like my White Bean, Parsley & Chive Croquettes!), but the texture and smell reminds […]
I’ve been having a little too much fun catching up on foodie TV shows, and I have really enjoyed this season’s Top Chef Canada and The F Word (if you’re in Canada, you can watch them here). On one episode of The F Word, they featured Chinese dumplings, and I had to eat them immediately. […]
The boyfriend and I have really enjoyed watching old episodes from a TV show called the Supersizers series this year. The show is hosted by Giles Coren and Sue Perkins, who spend a week reenacting interesting time periods, like the Edwardian or Regency Eras. In one of their shows, they revisit Wartime Britain — where […]
So this has been a big week for me. On Monday I recorded a DVD as a pre-screening application for a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree… and as soon as it’s out of post-production I’ll get some clips up here for you. But, because I was recording this DVD, I was so worried about […]
