Perfect When There's A Chill In The Air Take a classic like leek & potato soup and boost it with corn, cheddar, chicken, and delightfully crunchy homemade croutons and what do you get? This one-pot wonder chowder made in a hurry to satisfy any fans of the original. Any time of year when a chill wind wanders past… like now on the Spring … Read More →
Zeus Has Them Delivered To Mount Olympus A flavour combination fit for Greek Gods. Inspired decades ago by a pizza joint named Spiro’s that used to be a hundred paces out my front door. Been making them ever since. Tomatoes Oregano Feta Cheese Roast Chicken Artichoke Hearts Black Olives Sundried Tomatoes Mozzarella Basil (or pesto) Enjoy with a Greek salad on the … Read More →
Rich, Red & Satisfying To match the beans in the previous post, you need to learn the tricks for perfect ‘red rice’, aka arroz rojo. This took me a surprising amount of tinkering to get exactly the way I remembered from countless ‘family style’ Mexican restaurants of my past. These days I’d love to have one near me to … Read More →
Don't Stuff This Anywhere I’m only six years late getting round to putting this on video but it’s still the same delicious holiday “dressing” – the more enlighted version of “stuffing” – I’ve made for decades and talked about in my original post on the topic. Easy. Cheap. Sagely Tasty. Go make some for your next feast but try … Read More →
Made At Home Without The Drive Editor’s Note: I wasn’t planning on typing this up but more than three and a half actual (I think) people asked for it after seeing the curry lurking on the side of my recent basmasti rice missive. Butter Chicken I’m told was ‘invented’ in the 1950s by clever chefs with a surplus of meat from … Read More →
Deliciously Charred In All The Right Places ‘Chicken & rice’ is a natural pairing. From hauling out old retro recipes that call for cream of mushroom soup to treading the path to Indian biriyani, there is universal appeal. Arroz con pollo is arguably on the top five list of permutations and that’s where I started this iteration. The ongoing origin debate between … Read More →
It's Winter, You Need Comfort Food If you’ve ever been stuck for a winter comfort food menu idea, it’s likely you’ve landed on old-fashioned meat loaf a time or two. It’s about as homespun as food gets in North America and requires only basic ingredients to get dinner on the table without a lot of tending. Whack it in the oven … Read More →
The Fastest Way To Love Your Cabbage Any fan of Discworld knows that cabbage from the Sto Plains can power everything from flying stagecoaches to bank scandals. If that sentence makes no sense to you don’t worry, you can still use your own locally-grown cabbage to make coleslaw that rivals any you buy ready-made. And that includes the sea green version from … Read More →
Never Settle for Boring Chicken I’m a big curry fan. The concept of simple spices blended and stewed together for a long time to create something greater than the parts has found its way into the culinary traditions of most cultures on the globe. From the famous versions of India to the tropically inspired creations of Southeast Asia to the … Read More →
Actual Neighbour Eggs There’s an old saying that goes “you can pick your friends but you can’t pick your family”. Somewhere in between those two extremes are neighbours. Certainly you can select your neighbourhood carefully but it’s never a sure bet on what might move in next door. I can barely fathom how people co-exist in high rise … Read More →
