Consider this an ode to the end of summer. The nights are getting cooler. The sun is setting a bit earlier. Summer is on it’s way out. Soon the market will be filled with nothing but root vegetables. Le sigh. With all that in mind I decided to head over to the North York Civic [...]
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Aug 182010
So to accompany my not so great pork belly I made bok choy. I’ve always enjoyed bok choy but usually buy the big heads. This time I thought it would be fun to buy some baby bok choy and stir-fry that up. Thanks heavens I did because my pork belly verged on inedible The [...]
The August 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by LizG of Bits n’ Bites and Anula of Anula’s Kitchen. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make pierogi from scratch and an optional challenge to provide one filling that best represents their locale. Ah pierogies! A food that is near and dear to my heart. [...]
Aug 092010
Occasionally you win some, you lose some when it comes to making dinner. I had some leftover pork belly in my freezer (from making this pate) that I was so excited to use up! I considered preparing the pork belly the same way that I did last time but thought I’d do it up a [...]
The other day I was at home with the day off and got hungry for lunch. I didn’t want to buy lunch because I had bought breakfast so I started rummaging in my fridge to see what I had. The day before I (on a whim) bought some packaged gnocchi so I figured I would [...]
With a cookbook collection of more than 50 cookbooks I recently realized that I have to put the brakes on any further purchases. My latest strategy has been to “test drive” cookbooks on my wishlist from the library. One book that has been on my wishlist for a few months now is Ad Hoc at [...]
Jun 232010
Every once in a while I get random cravings for foods I’ve never eaten before… like steak with chimichurri. For some reason my body has been craving Latin American food. It’s like my heart is screaming maduros! tostones! rice and beans! arroz con pollo! Luckily while the Latin American food scene in Toronto is underdeveloped, [...]
Jun 202010
A few weeks ago in my cooking class it was egg day. The teacher demonstrated how to make hollandaise, how to poach an egg, how to make various omelettes and then we made quiche. Now as you may or may not know from reading the blog, eggs freak me out. You can’t just get me [...]
I haven’t done a pizza post in a while so of course when I saw this article in the New York Times I knew it was time to continue on my mission to make the perfect pizza at home. I also knew the article was worth a second look when someone from my beloved Pizzeria [...]
Jun 142010
I love fish tacos. Problem is, there aren’t that many places to get them in Toronto. Back when I lived in New York I used to have fish tacos for brunch at Dos Caminos Soho and they were great. Until one day they changed the batter to more of a breading and then they started [...]
