My kitchen blender dramas have been well documented, but if you missed the various rants, in short at the end of last year both my immersion hand blender and mini-food processor went on to the big kitchen in the sky. As a result, for a little while I was without any way to make drinks, soups, spreads and cheesecake. First world problem? Yes, of course. But I do live in a first world country, and we do like our weekend smoothies. In any case, KitchenAid was kind enough to send me a hand … [Read more...]
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde
Of the things I miss most from America-land, proper Mexican food is pretty close to the top of the list. I crave the staff lunches made by the Mexican woman who was a prep chef in a Denver restaurant where I waited tables. The dark, 20+ ingredient mole poblano, the spicy rice, the salsas, the fresh vegetables, the hot tortillas. It was fresh and clean and filling. My eyes glaze over when I think about the road-side shops in Mexico where a $1.50 fish taco comes out of the kitchen as a … [Read more...]
Genius Goat Chevre Icing
I've gone all mad-scientist-ish on you again. Not with fruits or veggies or nuts this time around, but instead with an aim to re-create one of my favourite ever icings without processed cow cheese or refined sugar. When it comes to dessert I'd be hard pressed to name a favourite. Mom's Sour Cream Chocolate Cake with ridiculously fudge-y Chocolate Icing does hold a special place in my heart and a stunning Lemon Meringue or Pumpkin Pie can completely silence me for the length of time it takes … [Read more...]
In My Kitchen – March/April 2013
I'm not sure what happened to March but all of a sudden it was April so I figured I'd just do a big'ol combined post to link up with Celia’s April ‘In My Kitchen’… In my kitchen this March and April: Remember my ginger growing attempts from February? Well both the one under the soil and on top were failures, but what would you know another piece sprouted on its own... I buried most of it leaving only the very top of the bud to peek out of the soil out and before I knew it roots were growing … [Read more...]
Fresh Apple Cake
If angels wore perfume it would smell like this cake. It is possible I'm being dramatic again, but it is equally as possible the scent of it baking will make you want to sit next to the oven, fork in hand, in order to eat it bite by bite straight from the pan while fending off advances of anyone who dare ask for a taste. When I chose 'Seasonal Produce' as the theme for this month's Sweet Adventures Blog Hop this delightful creation was the first thing that came to mind to make the … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Crepes with Peach & Blueberry Compote
So first pink was the new black, then orange was the new pink, then macarons were the new cupcakes until canelés became the new macaron - but no one could make canelés properly so that didn't last too long - and before we knew it salted caramel became the new everything and engulfed cupcakes, and macarons and ice cream. Now crepes are the new pancakes. Or are crepes the new cupcake? Or for that matter are crepes the new black? In the interest of logical progression I should lead you … [Read more...]
Asian Mixed Mushroom, Kale & Soba Noodle Soup
A few years back I spent 10 days in Japan with a girlfriend from collage. We trekked around Tokyo, did the hot springs local-style in Hakone, got caught in a blizzard, navigated public transport, said sumimasen a thousand times and ate more soba noodles than you could imagine. When I got home I never wanted to see a noodle or a piece of sushi ever again... or so I thought. About three weeks later it was all I could think about. My insistence on 'must have soba like in Japan' led us to … [Read more...]
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