|
|||||
|
Alan is away today at a retirement party in Montreal and while walking home in the cold I kept thinking of one of my favourite dishes growing up – feijão com angu e couve. Literally, black beans with polenta (brazilian style) and collards. Alan is not the biggest fan of either polenta or black beans [...]  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’ve only discovered the wonderful world of cooking magazines recently and I already have my favourites. On top of the list is Saveur not only for the wonderful food but because it combines a few things I love: travel and well-researched articles about other cultures with a great emphasis on the place of food in [...] I got some fresh shelling peas in my CSA share this past week and when I came a Venetian-style risotto in Mario Batali’s book Molto Italiano, I couldn’t resist. I adapted somewhat to the ingredients I had at hand – pancetta instead of prosciutto, onions instead of shallots, and a cup of cava in place [...] Pots had lots of fresh local Spinach this weekend so I filled a big bag and woke up this morning wondering what to do with such beautiful greens. I was all set to simply have a toast for breakfast when one look at the goat cheese in the fridge and the spinach sitting in a [...] Fiddleheads stir fried in butter with wild leeks and green onions, garlic, and tossed with cheese tortellini and some good parmigiano. I picked up my share from KEG this afternoon and in it I got carrots, potatoes, sunchokes (aka Jerusalem artichokes), lentil sprouts (from 5 different kinds of lentils!), lettuce, salad greens, wild leeks, and green onions. With my share, I also get a $20 credit that I can use to buy anything else from the [...] As you know, I made lots of butter this weekend. Looking for something to do with it other than spreading it on bread, I came across this recipe from Smitten Kitchen. It seemed perfect in every way – unless you have high cholesterol and want to lose lots of weight fast; but in that case, [...] Remember these lovely mix of potatoes that I got in my CSA this week? After a quick browse through Bittman’s How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, I came across a recipe for potato provençal. It seemed easy enough – rub 2lb potatoes clean, slice them, slice 2-3 tomatoes, place them in a large baking dish with [...] Every culture seems to have its own version of chicken noodle soup. The local version of every grandmother’s arsenal for fending off the flu might include noodles as in North America and Asia or rice, as in Brazil. Known as canja in Portuguese, it is usually a simple affair of using leftover rice and chicken. [...] |
 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 |
||||
|
Copyright © 2012 Mató & Maple Syrup - All Rights Reserved |
|||||
Recent Comments