arugula, bacon and chevre strata

Made a strata with arugula, spinach, green onions, bacon, garlic and chevre this morning. Tillamook strata bbonline’s breakfast casseroles Advertisements

Poached pears with cardamom and saffron

Beautiful golden poached pears, with a flavour unlike any other poached pears I’ve prepared. I used sparkling wine for this recipe. poached pears with cardamom and saffron

Ottolenghi & Tamimi’s Lamb Shawarma

I used the Lamb Shawarma recipe ( p 211 Cdn edition) on my 1.7 lb rack of local lamb last night. Amazing. Here’s are the ingredients called for in the recipe: 2 tsp black peppercorns 5 whole cloves 1/2 tsp cardamom pods 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tbsp cumin seeds 1 star … Continue reading →

Ottolenghi & Tamimi’s Mejadra

I used 2 onions instead of 4, and long grain white rice instead of basmati. I increased the amount of water to 2 cups. Time-consuming recipe for a week night, but delicious. Yotam Ottolenghi’s Mejadra recipe in the Guardian  

Greek-style stuffed tomatoes, vegetarian version

a dozen tomatoes, tops cut off, and reserved, seeds, pulp and juices scooped out and reserved 1 red onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tbsp ground cumin 1 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp Aleppo pepper 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill 1 cup long grain white rice 3 tbsp raisins 3 … Continue reading →