Roasted cauliflower recipes are a dime a dozen these days. It seems that everyone is embracing roasting as a cooking method for all kinds of vegetables. It’s true, roasting really does bring out some very special flavours. It mellows cauliflower’s pungent qualities. So, with all that being said, does anyone really need another roasted cauliflower [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Double Coconut Granola
Posted in Breakfast, tagged Berries, Coconut, Coconut oil, Cook This Now, Granola, granola recipes, Melissa Clark, Yogurt on January 22, 2012 | 6 Comments »
I have a confession to make. I have a bit of a cookbook crush. I’m not sure there is such a thing, but if there is, I have it. Melissa Clark’s new book, “Cook This Now”, is aptly named. As I leafed through this book, I felt compelled to run to the kitchen and create [...]
Crisp Roasted Chicken with Chickpeas, Lemons and Carrots
Posted in Chicken, tagged Carrots, Chickpeas, Lemon, Melissa Clark, New York Times, Parsnips, Roast Chicken on January 15, 2012 | 6 Comments »
There has been quite a bit of buzz (well in the culinary world at least), about New York Times food columnist Melissa Clark’s new cookbook, Cook This Now. My kitchen shelves are bulging with cookbooks and I resolved not to buy anymore, but I did order one to give as a gift to my sister. [...]
Spicy-Sweet Green Beans
Posted in Vegetables, tagged Almonds, garlic, Green bean, Mark Bittman, red pepper flakes, Rodney Dangerfield, vegetarian on January 8, 2012 | 6 Comments »
I wish you were here with me right now in my kitchen. Because I am about to tell you about some of the most amazing green beans I have ever eaten. And I’m not sure my writing and photography skills will be sufficient to convince you. If you were here beside me to smell them [...]
Osso Buco Pasta Sauce
Posted in Pasta, tagged Osso Bucco, Pasta Sauce, Veal, Winter comfort food on January 1, 2012 | 3 Comments »
When the view out your window abruptly changes from this: To this: Then you know it’s time to make this: Sadly, our winter holiday came to an end last week. When we left our island paradise on Thursday morning, the temperature was a balmy 28° C (82° F). Upon our arrival in Ottawa, when I [...]
