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Still on a baked egg kick… this one was inspired by a recipe in the recent edition of the LCBO Food and Drink magazine. Underneath the egg stir-fried tomatoes, shallots, goat cheese with peppers and chives. Farofa is a dish made of toasted manioc flour/meal that is popular throughout Brazil, particularly in the North and Northeast regions. Often served as a side dish on which to coat meats during barbecues, I was so obsessed with it as a child that many of my parents friends thought I was from the north. [...] I was so inspired by my husband’s gift that I had to make something quick but special tonight. Out came millet with cranberries and walnuts, accompanied by mushrooms stir-fried in garlic and butter and a salad made with spinach, blood orange, thinly sliced carrots, fennel, celery, radish, and seasoned with a lemon & olive oil [...] I was feeling overwhelmed by work this evening and not at all inspired to cook. Since I haven’t made rice for a while, my immediate thought was to make a simple risotto. Alas, I had neither butter nor parmesan cheese but I decided to go ahead with it anyway. I did find some gruyère cheese [...] It is no secret on this blog that I love my cast iron skillet and inventing different cornbread recipes. So here’s today’s version: Kale and Sundried Tomatoes Cornbread. Recipe below the fold Accompanied by some nice Quebec cheese and some rooibos tea. Mark Bittman’s recent column on roasting winter vegetables inspired this simple, yet very fulfilling meal. I chopped a few small carrots, one parsnip, some sunchokes (aka Jerusalem artichokes), and a sweet potato. I added a few whole garlic cloves (with skin), drizzled some olive oil, sprinkled some fleur de sel, black pepper, oregano and roasted [...] Ingredients 2/3 of package of Orzo 1. Prepare the orzo [...] Wikipedia defines comfort food as “familiar, simple foods that are usually home-cooked or eaten at informal restaurants.” What constitutes familiar, simple foods that elicit a certain emotional response from those who eat them of course changes from culture to culture. Whenever he is feeling under the weather, Alan likes having toast and tea because that’s [...] I wanted something light, yet seasonal. I had some kale in the fridge and a delicata squash sitting on my counter for the past 10 days. Browsing my new favourite book, I came across a recipe for pan-roasted millet with pumpkin seeds. Browsing one of my favourite magazines, I came across this recipe for delicata [...] |
 Hi, I'm Alexandra. Born in Brazil, Canadian by choice, and having lived in exciting Barcelona for a year between 2006 and 2007, my earliest childhood memories revolve around food and food is what I remember most about every place I’ve ever lived. After writing a more general blog for the past few years, it was time to organize my writing about food in one place. © All pictures on this blog are taken by me unless otherwise noted. About the title of this blog |
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