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25
May 2013
Spot prawn dinner
Helped make a delicious dinner with friends last night. We had spot prawns fresh from the dock and made them three way...
06
Feb 2013
Wise Monkeys | Trinidad Garlic Pork
Wise Monkeys | Trinidad Garlic Pork. I can’t wait to try this some time. Update July 5, 2020: link replaced with ...
29
Dec 2012
Broiled pork neck / cheeks with ginger, miso, cilantro
Pork neck + cheeks marinating The neck was via Big Lou’s Butcher from Sloping Hills, and the cheeks were some of...
19
Dec 2012
Biscuits
J.P.’s Big Daddy Biscuits Recipe - Allrecipes.com I made this biscuit recipe for the second time tonight (again as...
19
Dec 2012
Shrubs
Cocktail 101: How to Make Shrub Syrups | Serious Eats: Drinks. Hanging out with Lee & Sachi in Seattle, we dove into...
12
Dec 2012
Home-style chicken curry recipe
Home-style chicken curry recipe - Recipes - BBC Good Food. Modified with tomato paste + carrots + celery instead of canned tomato.
03
Dec 2012
a selection of Hunanese delicacies from Lucky Noodle (via luckyfish)
luckyfish posted a photo: via a selection of Hunanese delicacies from Lucky Noodle friday; spicy shredded potatoes with...
25
Nov 2012
Braised Turkey Breast
Paprika + thyme, with onions, mushrooms, apple, chicken stock + white wine in the braise.
15
Oct 2012
Medina Cafe breakfast
04
Aug 2012
Red & Green Cabbage Slaw with Tahini Lemon Dressing
Having made this salad twice now, I wanted to make sure to keep track of the recipe. The salad is just shredded red &am...
30
Jun 2012
First meal at Lucky Noodle
Just came back from my first meal at Lucky Noodle, which is a Hunan-style Chinese restaurant at 3377 Kingsway (a couple ...
10
Jun 2012
Wok fried spot prawns
Modified from a recipe for Hong Kong-style ketchup prawns. Except I don’t keep ketchup in the house, so it’s...
08
Jun 2012
Homemade Pickled Ginger
This is the pickled ginger recipe I used the other day (and that lots of people have asked about). I used organic turbin...
21
Feb 2012
Pancake Tuesday
German pancakes!
20
Feb 2012
Note to self: make ginger beer
via howtoeatandlive.com This is easy to do, so I should do it.
09
Jan 2012
Last of the meats: Dojo4 Porkchop
This is the last of the Dojo4 meats: pork chops.These were tucked in the freezer and made a great winter meal. They we...
24
Dec 2011
Dirty Mermaid Martini
Rinse a martini glass with Islay, then make a gin martini with kelp pickle ‘juice’. Garnish with a kelp pick...
23
Aug 2011
Tickets to a restaurant /via @eastgate
Next is a fascinating Chicago restaurant that serves a single, fixed menu that changes every three months. You don’t mak...
23
Aug 2011
Myth of the Marvelous Ingredient
[I] remind everyone not to be too hung up upon the Myth of the Marvelous Ingredient. Sure, the fresher the better, and y...
09
May 2011
"It is weird to know where your food comes from" /via @tonynicalo
The only peace of mind that exists in our current food system seems a kind of Orwellian trick- it is weird to know where...
21
Jun 2010
The dark side of the farmers' market boom
But what if there's a little-known dark side to the farmers' market boom? What if the ruddy man in overalls actually cam...
03
Jan 2010
Proscuitto Egg Cups a la @ecstaticist
Yield: 24 Ingredients 12 slices proscuitto 1 cup cooked crab or lobster 6 eggs ¼ cup ...
02
Jan 2010
No Knead Bread
via artisanbreadinfive.com My mom has been making No Knead bread for years -- she makes a basic white and then a dark ...
01
Jan 2010
Buttermilk Scones
1 1/2 cups All purpose flour 1 teaspoon Salt 1 teaspoon Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda 6 fluid oz Buttermil...
31
Dec 2009
Evan prepping Napoleons of utter joy
31
Dec 2009
Foodists: Much Ado About Recipes
Posted on Foodists: Much Ado About Recipes - http://foodists.ca/2009/12/29/much-ado-about-recipes.html Chicken Marsala R...
09
Dec 2008
Sunday Cooking: From corn bread to yogurt cake, with some beef in between
So, I did a whole bunch of "experimental" baking today. Experimental mainly because a) I don't bake a lot and b) ...