by Bryan Daniel | Dec 10, 2024 | Recipes
We were visiting my mother. She is a lovely lady of Polish heritage, that was taught how to cook everything Italian after she married my father. The relatives from the old country took pity on her. When she made pasta, it was from scratch and rolled out with an old...
by Bryan Daniel | Dec 7, 2024 | Recipes
We love pickles and are often experimenting with different tastes and flavours. Recently we made some a new batch using no vinegar. This method is brining them. The longer they sit the more tangy they get. We also had some left over liquid from a previous batch...
by Bryan Daniel | Dec 6, 2024 | Recipes
You can make creamed corn without cream and still get just what you want from the dish: the texture of cream and the flavor of corn. In fact, creamed corn without cream is a distinct improvement on creamed corn with cream. Relying on the corn’s own starch for...
by Bryan Daniel | Dec 6, 2024 | Recipes
A high powered blender will create a “creamier” mousse. . Serves 4 . 2 cups/450ml/450g cashews, soaked in water for at about 3 hours ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons/90ml agave 1 ½ oz/45g unsweetened carob chips, melted 3 tablespoons/45ml carob powder ½ cup water . In a food...
by Bryan Daniel | Dec 4, 2024 | Recipes
Coconut Whipped “Cream” . 1 refrigerated tinned can of coconut milk (you can use coconut cream) 1 teaspoon/5ml pure vanilla 1 tablespoon/15ml icing/powdered sugar (I never use it) 1/2 teaspoon xanthan or guar gum (not necessary but gives it extra body) ....
by Joseph Yacino | Dec 2, 2024 | Recipes
Last year I tried to get everyone to throw out the all-too-common turkey and go more traditional with a Christmas Goose. Don’t get me wrong: I LOVE turkey, in every way, shape and form. My problem with turkey is no one seems to want to cook anything...
