My relationship with kale is complicated. The first time I made kale chips, I lost them. I went though all the care of preserving them, quite liked the results and put them somewhere and couldn`t find them. That experience pretty much sums up my entire life experience with kale – it`s the one thing I`ve [...]
Archive for the ‘Sides, Salads and Snacks’ Category
My Best Kale Recipe Ever (Kale with Tahini)
Posted in Sides, Salads and Snacks, Vegetarian on December 10, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Duck Egg Mayonaise (Mayo) Recipe with Lime, Chili and Garlic
Posted in Sides, Salads and Snacks on November 29, 2011 | 4 Comments »
One of the best things about this project (if not the very best), is the encouragement we get from others to try new things. When we posted about something you make that others need to, Rachel suggested mayo was on her list. It was easy and tasted better. I grew up in a house that [...]
Appleslaw (also Pearslaw) recipe.. Awesome with Fried Fish, Pork or as a side…
Posted in Sides, Salads and Snacks, Vegetarian on November 13, 2011 | 6 Comments »
When we shared a photo of last night’s Appleslaw on the FaceBook group, I hadn’t planned on sharing the recipe. I just didn’t figure people would be THAT interested. The wonderful thing about instant feedback is you can learn very quickly that you’re wrong and make adjustments; so I promised to share the recipe. Like [...]
Strawberry Salad Dressing Recipe
Posted in Sides, Salads and Snacks on July 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Preserving has taught me many things I use in my daily cooking. For instance, adding sugar to roughly chopped fruit will pull juices out of fresh fruit. Here`s a quick salad dressing that`s just fabulous: Instructions Roughly chop a half cup of strawberries (if you don`t have an immersion blender or food processor, cut them [...]
Quick Pickles for Dinner (5 minutes or less)
Posted in Sides, Salads and Snacks on May 3, 2011 | 16 Comments »
There are just some thing we don’t cook enough and some arts that get lost over generation – the quick pickle is one of those things. It’s results are astonishing – especially when compared to the minimal effort it takes to prepare. In the context of what I am writing about, a ‘quick pickle’ simply [...]
The Best Roast Potatoes (Round 2) – and Awesome Sausages from Sausage Partners (Kyle Deming and Family)
Posted in Sides, Salads and Snacks on February 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We recently wrote about the ultimate way to roast potatoes – a quick parboil to start the outsides cooking followed by a tumble in the colander to rough them up was all that was needed to take our potatoes from decent to exceptional. We received a comment from Amy who suggested to parboil new potatoes, [...]
Sweet n`Spicy Salted Roasted Nuts Recipe
Posted in Sides, Salads and Snacks on February 8, 2011 | 6 Comments »
There are many dishes that require hours of effort for moments of pleasure. Roasted nuts have the best ratio of absolute awesomeness vs. amount of effort that I know. There`s very little that taste this good with this little effort. Start by placing 2 cups of nuts in a bowl. We used almonds, hazelnuts and [...]
Curried Popcorn with a twist…
Posted in Sides, Salads and Snacks on January 24, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Our CSA has popcorn. Popcorn on the cob to be precise. It can be a little tedious to pick the kernels off the cob but the end result is pretty neat. While we don`t eat popcorn all that often, I do like to add flavour when we do: Here`s one of my favorite ways to [...]
The `Secret`to the best Roasted Potatoes
Posted in Sides, Salads and Snacks on January 22, 2011 | 19 Comments »
I have never been shy about sharing my follies here. It`s not so much that I`m proud of how I miss some of the more obvious tricks in the kitchen – it`s the enduring thought that if just one person learns the trick from me sharing it, then it`s all worthwhile. I called my Father [...]
Tips for Making Better Mashed Potatoes
Posted in Sides, Salads and Snacks on August 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I spent a year discovering Canada in the early 90s. Part of the journey was 4 months of bus travel where I travelled approximately 27,713 kilometers by myself on a Greyhound bus. It was fantastic. I was on a tight budget on the bus (about $15 a day for food, lodging and fun) and I [...]
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