“…..Who, then, is this book for? Quite simply for people like myself, those who have lived and cooked during the affluent years and now find themselves caught up in the spiral of inflation, rising prices and impending food shortages…..”
-by Delia Smith (Delia’s Frugal Food)
This excerpt was not written in recent months, but back in 1976 [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2009’
tight wad tuesday- delia’s frugal food
french bistro and cinema night
Moi et Pierre (A.K.A. Peter P.) getting ready to serve our dinner guests.
Last Sunday brought with it an opportunity for my good pal, Peter and I to create and serve a French themed meal for 8. ‘French Bistro & Cinema Night’ was a belated birthday gift from both of us to our (French Canadian) [...]
recipe for beef bourguignon
Moo la la! (Photo by Sander de Graaf)
Beef Bourguignon
(Serves 8)
4 slices of bacon- finely sliced
2 1/2 lbs beef shin, cut into cubes + flour to drudge
2 medium onions, peeled + large dice
2 carrots, peeled + rough chop
2 stalks of celery, peeled + rough chop
1 lb nice mushrooms, quartered
4 cloves garlic
1 bouquet garni (Sprig [...]
burger grease art (mona greasa)
Phil Hansen of www.burgergreaseart.com
Found this little tasty morsel last night on Design Sponge and just couldn’t resist. Design Sponge is a Brooklyn based design /art /craft blog that does a heck of a job of consistently sharing a dizzying amount of juicy content. I’m a huge fan and was especially shocked to find out this [...]
baba ganouj (eggplant dip) + flax seed crackers
Eggplants await their next life as Baba Ganouj.
The evite for Tara’s 40th b-day last Saturday came with a request to please bring some snack food. With iffy weather and a guest list of diverse palates, I settled on an old favourite….. I’ve been making this Baba Ganouj (Mooseswood Cookbook) recipe for over 15 years and [...]
happy easter
My friend, Julie Lee sent me this timely little greeting. Thought I’d pass it on…..
soba noodle salad
Here is another meal I have created for my current ‘grub on the go’ lifestyle. I made a whack of it for lunch today and still have lots more. You could substitute the tofu with prawns, shredded chicken, pork or beef plus maybe a little fresh diced mango…..
Soba Noodle Salad
1 8oz package soba noodles, cooked [...]
cous cous extravaganza
All of my recent gardening efforts have left me with a larger appetite and less time for food preparation. I’ve taken to making large batches of food to provide me with quick, tasty and healthy meals so that I can fuel up fast, save the rest in the fridge for later and get back to [...]
eating in the raw
Gorilla Foods -photo from Vancouver Sun (March 11, 2009)
No one loves the warming, nurturing properties of winter’s comfort foods more than I do. But eventually, it comes time to look forward to a new season of menus and ingredients. What with Spring’s late arrival this week, it is finally time to start looking forward to [...]
seedling update
Tomatoes and parsley transplants started from seed only 7 weeks ago.
I know, I know…..I’ve been a lame ass blogger lately. Truth is, I’ve been spending more time toiling in the dirt than cookin’ in the cucina. Since planting the first seedlings back in mid February, a lot has happened. The broccoli and cabbage had [...]
