Influenced by whom you wonder? Mollie Katzen again. While everyone else I know is loving up and “Tackling Mark Bittman” (blog hop anyone?), I remain in a state of Bittman ignorance and find kinship with my old pal Mollie instead. I had no idea what to make tonight. All I knew is that I wanted [...]
I love making coconut curry with whole spices. My friend Maria taught me how and while I don’t use them for all of my cooking and baking I absolutely adore using them this way to make curries. The flavours are so pure. It’s fun to take a bite and reflect on how the flavours have [...]
The weather on the west coast of British Columbia has been wet enough this Fall that our woods have a bumper crop of mushrooms! Last time I was at the Farmer’s Market I bought some chanterelles, fir needles, dirt and all. I bought some shitake mushrooms too. Not that they are local, but I have [...]
Sometimes it’s the simple dishes that can be the most satisfying. I really wanted to make something quick, easy and nutritious this week with as few ingredients as possible, but enough to be filling and taste great. It wasn’t too hard to come up with this recipe because frankly, there wasn’t much in my fridge [...]
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Stuffed vegetables are pretty much a pre-requisite for my holiday table. This would make a great vegetarian American Thanksgiving main dish. I made this one for our Canadian Thanksgiving a couple weeks ago and it was really yummy. Especially with mashed potatoes and my vegan herb gravy. Or, since it is squash season, just make it. [...]
Last weekend I went to the local Farmer’s market and picked up a bunch of seasonal organic vegetables. While the kids taste-tested honey and listened to a guitar jam session, I planned my week’s menu based on the tables of veggies I saw. Daikon for a Chinese stir fry, tomatoes for a hearty tomato sauce, [...]
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Earlier this week I was walking through China Town with my girlfriend Diana. We were remarking on all of the interesting vegetables there: the pimply bitter melon, the purple water caltrop that resembles a Halloween bat (check out the link to see a picture), and my favorite, the holey lotus root, when we simultaneously noticed [...]
