Things to help get through long winter days: hot chocolate, a couple of good books (one of which has to be about food), knitting, and a goofy-looking owl.
Author Archives: Adrienne
heart to heart.
Hey lookie! I bought a set of heart-shaped cookie cutters. Yay! While I generally prefer drop cookies over cookies that need to be rolled and cut, I can’t resist a heart – especially if it is made of chocolate biscuit, which I’m planning to do for a particular date in February, no big deal. I also …
Dinosaurs eat broccoli. Rawrm.
There was a scene in an animated movie about dinosaurs that I watched when I was a kid where some dinosaurs saw a tree in the distance that was full of leaves, and they thought, “Yay! Food!” because Earth was changing and there wasn’t enough food to eat, but then before they could get to …
green on green.
Our home might be mistaken for a jungle, as there are plants everywhere: a ficus tree in the living room that looks longingly out onto the street, a fern in the office fluffing her leaves like a true diva, a palm plant threatening to poke you in the eye, and lots more…not to mention the …
Portrait of a gluten-free ginger carob cake.
Celiacs rejoice! (Cue angelic trumpets, round cherub babies gathering on ceilings, and gold leaf trim.) Here is a gluten-free version of the vegan gingerbread cake from a few weeks prior. Through stealthy research on the Internet, I came upon the decision to replace each 100 g of all-purpose flour with 115 g of a mix …
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finding solace in steam.
The lone wolf days of winter are officially here. Cue desolate wailing. Actually, I don’t mind the cold temperatures. It inspires a change in rhythm, a natural contraction after the languid, loose feeling of summer: the city gets quieter, the snow muffles all sounds (never mind the two scarves and toque and parka hood covering …
fish and fava bean croquettes. party food! yay!
Parties can be a little stressful: what to wear? What to bring? What time should I arrive to appear cool? What is my exit strategy? This season tends to have a lot of parties back to back, so the anxiety can start to mount – when really the point of it all is to enjoy eachother’s …
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ginger carob cake.
All year long I drink hot water with a few slices of fresh ginger in it, as a cleansing tonic to help with digestion and a cure-all for various ailments. However, it is only when the winter holidays roll around do I seem to think of making gingerbread. Its dark, moist, spicy and complex flavour …
Murgh makhani, or heaven in saucy form.
The best, BEST, butter chicken I ever had was at a hole in the wall in Toronto’s Little India neighbourhood. I don’t remember the name of the place, but I’m sure if I ever walk past it again I will recognize its greasy windows. Set up like a cafeteria, you wait in an unruly line …
tea time expands time.
Playing around with tea blends is a good way to whittle the afternoon away in the kitchen. Here is a blend of chrysanthemum flowers, green cardamom, sliced almonds, fennel and cumin seeds. Steeped on its own or with a small strip of candied ginger dropped in to lend a touch of sweet spiciness, this blend …