Tasty Tangents

So last night saw my first attempt to try one of the recipes supposedly posted on Twitter (I’m not on Twitter, so I can’t say for sure). I decided on the chicken, since it seemed so simple. The recipe goes like this: “Curry Chicken Thighs: 2T Indian curry paste, 2T v oil, 2t ginger, 2t [...]

As the Easter weekend draws to a close I can’t believe how much we ate. As is traditional in our household, Good Friday involves only fish, and no meat. But one kind of fish just wouldn’t cut it. We started with pasta and a tomato sauce that included salted cod, which had been soaking all [...]

There are some wonderful innovations that have come about in recent years, not the least of which is instant polenta. Similar to Grits, the boiled cornmeal dish is reminiscent of oatmeal or cream of wheat in terms of texture, but with a very different flavour. Suffice it to say it’s delicious, and the instant variety [...]

It seems that in my family household someone was always on some kind of a diet, and my mom always did her best to cater to that person’s needs. (Along with the taste preferences of everybody else.) With four kids I’d say it wasn’t an easy task. But what I’m learning as I cook on [...]

Ingredients:
-1/2 cup butter
-1 tbsp olive oil
-2 cloves garlic
-500g assorted mushrooms (ex. shiitake, cremini, white and oyster)
-300g spinach
-1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
-1/2 cup roasted pine nuts
-salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste
To make:
-roast pine nuts over medium heat and remove from pan once golden
-put on water to boil, add salt and cook pasta [...]