As summer winds down, I love finding specials on special ingredients this time of year. I buy these particular beauties in batches to make roasted sweet peppers for all manner of sandwhiches, salads or just on their own. It’s the kind of ingredient that you could survive without, but when you add it, what […]
Not a single week goes by without some kind of roasted potato side dish at our dinner table. It’s really mostly a question of which day will it happen. We all love this delicious side, tegardless of what shape it’s cut into. Making gluten free home fries is all about timing, and I make […]
Many years ago, before we had kids of our own, I made fish tacos that just happened to turn out so spectacularly that the experience has remained imprinted on our minds ever since. There must have been magic in the air that night though, because subsequent attempts to replicate such an excellent culinary moment […]
The last time I made salmon shashlik from Turkmenistan, we were so pleasantly surprised with the results that we had to have a repeat prrformance. Thankfully, that day finally arrived, and to change things up a bit I wanted to include a slightly different twist, namely with a delicious bed of chickpea salad! […]
Confession: I’ve Made Gluten Free Stekt Fisk Before When I first made stekt fisk months ago, it quickly become obvious that this Norwegian classic was very similar to French sole meuniere. Lightly floured fish in a brown butter sauce is always a winner in my book no matter what country it comes from, but […]
Our girls are both very big fans of their Grandma’s delicious ‘soft carrots’. Many times we’ve served up a nice dinner only to hear their little voices chime together in disappointment at the absence of any carrots like they have at Grandma’s; quite a tough act to follow! Always up for a challenge, the […]
The Healthy Lifestyle I’ve Been Missing Many years ago I used to love biking around on my 10-speed, but as the years have gone by most of my physical activity has been reduced to basic chores and taking the stairs at work; hardly the kind of workout my GP would approve of. My amazing […]
A Homemade Shrimp Pad Thai Recipe Without Any Soy! We love spicy pad Thai, but unfortunately soy does not love us in the least. As a result we often find ourselves having it in small doses from our local fast food chain, or simply not having it all. The craving however was too much […]
One of the most fascinating and delicious ancient grains of all time, quinoa has enough taste and texture to spare for almost any dish. This makes it the perfect candidate for a featured appearance as a savoury side. The real secret however, is that this particular recipe is so tasty that it could […]
The sommelier at our local wine store knows us well, and thankfully we’ve benefitted from many of his excellent recommendations over the years. His latest triumph was this lovely Spanish wine by Campo Viejo, a beautiful 2010 Rioja red that we enjoyed thoroughly, highly recommended and not surprisingly winner of many awards. There are […]