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For this week’s meatless monday, I made a quick weeknight pasta dish. I had a box of brown rice rottini lying about. Alas, there’s no tomato sauce. But who needs tomato sauce with some nice Tuscan kale and some mushrooms lying around? So I sliced the mushrooms, cooked in olive oil. When they were almost [...]  The beauty of shopping at 4 Life is that produce change from week to week. This week the store was bursting with colourfull fall produce but the first thing to catch my eyes was the small box of fresh wild chanterelles sitting by the cash. I quickly snatched a few and began dreaming of what [...] 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 love polenta. Actually, judging by the number of cornbread recipes in this blog, you probably wouldn’t be surprised to find out I love most dishes made out of corn. A simple corn mush, polenta used to be a peasant food before North American restaurants started selling it as a gourmet food. It must be [...] I’m not one to buy too many cookbooks but I love cooking magazines. My favourite at the moment is Fine Cooking for the variety of recipes, the emphasis on seasonal ingredients, and its pedagogical flair. Many recipes are actually built around teaching a particular technique or the principles behind a traditional dish. The article on [...] The picture of this delectable summery pasta dish was on a special edition of Fine Cooking magazine and made it impossible for me to walk by and not get the magazine. The recipe is by Ellie Krieger, and you can find it on the Food Network site or penne. Since I had a bit of [...] Last week Alan and I ended up eating out a lot, which is not good for either our wallets or our health so this week our challenge is to only eat food we prepare ourselves. Although I love to cook, that’s primarily because I love to eat and try new things so getting me to [...] Unless you openly describe yourself as a ‘foodie’ you probably don’t really indulge in a fancy, rich meal for no reason. You may do it for guests but not for yourself unless it is a special occasion. My problem is that I’m too impatient. I can’t wait until a special occasion presents itself to make [...] It was team work: Alan made the marinated lamb chops and I contributed the mashed sweet potatoes with yogurt and chives and the collard greens with garlic and red peppers. |
 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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