Posts tagged as "cooking"

Posted by danno on 3rd February 2010

cast iron at work

Title 1: making potato cubes into hash

Title 2: making tofu into tasty lemongrass tofu (slightly burnt)

Posted by danno on 2nd February 2010

lentil burgers? that’s bulghur not vulgur

Every time I make lentils I make too many. Perhaps it is because they swell and cook to twice their dry size. Instead of overwhelming soups, or making crazy green lentil curries…I blitzed them up with egg and them added in finely chopped and sauteed aromatic veggies. Some panko & bulghur to [...]

Posted by danno on 29th January 2010

slow sandwich

I spent a great deal of time last November into December creating my very own sourdough starter. It involved essentially letting some Organic Local Red Fife Wheat (from the Flour Peddler sold at the East Van Farmers Market) and yeast from the skins of some local Ambrosia apples rot and ferment, then slowly adding [...]

Posted by danno on 29th January 2010

pantry raid: Kosher for Passover Egg Noodle Tuna Casserole

I’ve been dying to try some local canned tuna for months. Since August actually, I’ve had this premium can of Thetis Queen albacore tuna from the Main Street Station Farmers Market.
One thing we’ve been working on is to use up (or donate) shelf-stable food on a regular basis to keep our pantry [...]