Back in Black
Today, I’m cooking with a black ingredient, a new ingredient. I’m talking about black trumpet mushrooms. The black trumpet is a Chanterelle mushroom and although you may not find them fresh at your market, one can easily find the dried variety (which I bought at my local Asian store). I don’t think I’ve ever cooked […]
No Fear Blogging
One of the bonuses of food blogging is you sometimes get to meet your fellow bloggers. An even rarer occurance is when you meet one from your same town/city and you greet each other as though we were old friends getting together to play “catch up” and spend the day together. Such was the case […]
Shrimp and Chorizo Skewers
This has to be one of the best non-recipes. How do I instruct you, what instructions are there to follow or is there any technique involved? Shrimp and Chorizo Skewers (serves 4) 16 shrimp (21-25 count), peeled, de-veined, tails on Spanish Chorizo sausage, cut into 1/4 inch rounds small wooden skewers 1/4 cup olive oil […]
Death By Guilt, Courtesy of Mom
Last year, I took it upon myself to make my mother Eggs Benedict, delivered to her bedside. Instead of “thenk-you, Pee’rre…you thaught-fal, kind son”, I got…“I know, you feed me reech food, fool aaf butter breakfast too geeve me haart-attack. You want to keel me aaf, get rid of me? Niiice Mother’s Day prresent….ZOAN (animal)”! […]
Tried, Tested and True
I’m gonna get right to the point. The title of this entry is for a food event hosted by Equal Opportunity Kitchen. Giz and Psychgrad, the mother & daughter duo co-host this food blog right from my the province I live in, Ontario. The premise of the food event is to highlight a dish, recipe […]
Costolette di Maiale Piccante
Is it just me or do you all have a backlog of dishes you would like to try? Just counting the tagged recipes I have saved, I’m at 156! Nevermind the new dishes I see daily or recipes from a cookbook, magazine or tv show. I have a big problem but I swear, I’ll get […]
Grilled Pork Chops With an Onion Marmalade
I enjoyed the whole experience of barbecuing so much the other day I had to go back to the grill and make up for lost winter-time BBQ moments. Today’s grilling subject is pork chops. Pretty run-of-the-mill, eh? Pork chops do not have much flavour, often they end up being dry and one often needs a […]
Greek Style Pork Ribs
Georgia! There’s a small town in Georgia called Athens and I believe the popular new wave band called the B-52’s (Rock Lobster) hails from there. I had some company over. Die-hard Greeks who aren’t too adventurous when it comes to trying out new flavours. What’s a guy to do? I always try and accommodate the […]
Braised Pork Shanks With a Pink Peppercorn Avgolemeno
This title is a mouthful, it fills the eye, satiates the belly. Some thought went into this dish as it’s my first foray into the Royal Foodie Joust, hosted monthly by Jenn, The Leftover Queen. Each month a winner is chosen and the victor gets to choose the three key ingredients that must be used […]
Fast Food, The Greek Way
If any of you are thinking of going to Greece this year, I encourage you (again) to sample as much of the local food as possible. Try out the specials, ask the server for help when choosing your items. Ask for a recommended dish. As you’re traveling, you will also sometimes be rushed for time […]
