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 […]
Roasted Baby Artichokes
As I was getting my blog started up, I wanted to solicit feedback on how to improve upon it, and generate ideas for more blog entries. I was so glad my sister took the time to provide me with her honest opinion, and some ideas for future posts. (You can always rely on my sister […]
Easy Baked Beans
I come from a long lineage of people who love baked beans. And if I may say so, I also come from a long line of great cooks who have perfected the art of making slow cooked, baked beans in a crock over a low fire, or buried in hot embers, or in a first […]