Elk!
Panfried Oysters to start…. plucked from a secret beach locale somewhere in Courtenay, B.C. (Served with homemade Tartar Sauce + fresh squeezed lime juice and homemade apple cider for sipping)
Brent’s Elk Stroganoff.
It was back in June of 2008 (‘A Garden Good Enough to Eat’) that I first had the pleasure of meeting Moira and Brent. [...]
Above: Parsnip Chowder. Below: Raw parsnips from A Tasty Week
I must admit that I have not spent much time getting to know the humble parsnip. This is entirely my loss, as a cooked parsnip packs a unique, sweet yet funky flavour, a flavour like none other. This tasty root vegetable grows well in our [...]
Onions in the Earth, just outside my office window.
It wasn’t until I began attempts to rustle up today’s lunch that I realized just how low the larder was. Not even an onion to be found…… or was there? Suddenly recalling the greens poking out of the soil, the ones that had caught my eye while [...]
Salad with Shredded Pork, Rice Noodles and Spring rolls at Au Petit Cafe.
What with the short (and grey) days, the perpetual deluge of rain and the recently arrived Visa bills, it would seem that the January blahs have truly set in. And, from where I’m sitting, there is no better way to ward them off [...]
If ever pressed to choose just one, Saveur would win hands down as my favourite food magazine. Its eclectic content is consistently down home accessible, while at the same time worldly and inspiring. One of my favourite Christmas gifts ever was an annual subscription given to me by my good pal, Darrell. That was two [...]
Photo: hddod (Flikr)
This past Christmas Eve our household decided to buck the usual turkey tradition, instead opting to roast a few organic chickens. The three birds we squeezed into two clay bakers provided far more food than our party of nine could possibly eat in one sitting….. but then again, aren’t leftovers half the point [...]
Brown Rice Salmon Sushi
I first got into making sushi last summer, during my 100 day raw challenge. Eating was a little more extreme back then, and July’s sushi contained no rice at all, but rather finely minced pieces of raw turnip. I know that it sounds like torture, but it really did make for a [...]
‘Tis the season to overindulge in decadent consumption. The average weight gain over the winter holiday season is about 0.48 kg (1 lb). With all the parties, dinners and assorted get togethers most of us nosh and swill our way through, I’m actually surprised that it isn’t more. Don’t get me wrong….. no one loves [...]
Orange Spice Molasses Cookies
Orange Zest Infused Rolling Sugar
I stumbled upon this recipe last week, when leafing through the November issue of Eating Well Magazine. In it they shared six winning heirloom cookie recipes which had beaten out literally hundreds of other submissions. As the magazine’s recipe kitchen had tested these entries, I felt confident giving [...]
‘Soup is the song of the hearth… and the home.’
Louis P. De Gouy- The Soup Book (1949)
Today being the second of December means that the shortest day of the year is only nineteen days away. Wool scarves, long hot baths and simmering pots of soup all help to brighten even the darkest days. You [...]
