As promised, here is part two to our blog post from yesterday. This is Lidia Bastianich’s recipe for Pipettes with Sweet Potatoes, Parsley and Capers. The first weekend we were back from vacation, I caught the recipe on her cooking show on our local PBS station, and while trying to memorize the ingredient list from […]
Pan Roasted Cauliflower with Pancetta and Capers
This recipe comes from Amy Thielen’s most wonderful first cookbook, The New Midwestern Table. I cannot praise the merits of this book enough, and it is easily my favourite cookbook of the year. I have cooked so often from Amy’s recipes in the past year, that I’ve lost count of how many wonderful things I’ve […]
Potato, Parsnip and Porcini Gratin
I had a wow moment at the dinner table after my first bite of this lovely root vegetable gratin. Normally, I serve really simple side dishes (think steamed vegetables, baked potatoes, plain buttered rice). But, last night, I was making a plain roast chicken and wanted something a bit more elaborate to go alongside it […]
Airport Potatoes
I came across this interestingly titled recipe in a book called Good Cooking: The New Essentials by Jill Dupleix, an Australian born, London based cookery writer. I love Jill’s recipes and writing – they are simple, to the point, and are damn good. The benefit of being a well traveled writer is that you get […]
Barbecued Clamato Chicken and Potatoes A La Ketchup
If the title of this entry sounds a bit trashy, that’s ok. Everyone needs a little trash in their life once in a while, and this is the sort of trash that fits right in alongside a cold beer (or two) while daydreaming about summer days ahead. There are really two recipes in today’s blog entry, […]