I am very proud of this pie. The filling is zingy, a bit tart and has a nice jammy consistency with chunks of fruit. The meringue is fluffy and sweet and very pretty, even if you (like me) have no patience for piping meringue and just slap it on top in a messy way. This recipe…
Father’s Day! / Key Lime Pie with an Oreo Crust (Gluten-Free or not)
When I was nine years old, my mother and I moved from Canada to Maui, so that she could marry my fun, sweet, adventurous step dad. In a few years, I would hit puberty and develop all of the normal feelings of irritation and frustration toward my new father, but there were a few golden…
Radish Snack with Avocado Crema and Spicy Pepita Powder
I love radishes. It is odd that I have not talked about more on this blog. I guess that I don’t actually cook with radishes. I just eat them as a snack with olives, salted nuts or cheese….and add them to every salad I make…and sprinkle them, minced on top of my eggs. Really, I eat…
Four more weird and delicious pestos
In celebration of tender green things and the spring time, I like to make pesto. Also, I tend to be very busy in the Spring and pesto is a fast way to add a homemade touch to quick food. I am not actually a big fan of the classic basil and pine nut pesto. I…
Stracciatella with Ramps and Nettles (to cure seasonal allergies)
I am not the most dependable food blogger. I try to post recipes that might be useful for upcoming holidays and whatnot, but I succeed only half the time. However, every year I do manage to post a recipe to sooth, defeat or cure seasonal allergies. Seasonal Allergies are cruel. The weather finally becomes bearable, and your…
Happy Mother’s Day! Rhubarb Rose Tarts with a Cardamom Shortbread Crust (Gluten-Free)
I do not live near my family. If I did, I would want to throw a mother’s day tea today and serve this tart to my mum, my mother-in law, my sister’s mother and my aunties. Since this is my personal fantasy I’m going to invite my grandmothers as well. I am serving all of these…
Baked Pistachio Herb Falafel with Two Sauces
I have been pining after a Tomato, Fennel, Yogurt sauce that I used to make. It was called Sauce Afghan and it was from my favourite Indian Cookbook Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking by Julie Saini. To make the sauce you fry onions, fresh tomatoes and yogurt with delicious spices until it separates and thickens…
Rosemary Lemon Buckwheat Cookies (Gluten-Free)
Some recipes take a long time to work out. I make them over and over adjusting the amounts of this or that. This cookie recipe turned out well on the first try! I recently developed a strong craving for a sweet biscuit scented with rosemary and lemon. Buckwheat flour has an herbal flavour that works well…
Almond Fennel Cake (Gluten-Free or Not)
Imagine that you are at Coney Island, or the Jersey Shore, or the county fair, or a street carnival that the local Catholic church throws to celebrate their Saint’s day. You can smell fennel sausage on the grill, but you are looking at the funnel cakes. You are imagining how delicious the pile of fried…
Hashed Brussel Sprouts with Poppy Seeds and Lemon- For the Spring!
One of my best college friends had a job as the reservationist at Union Square Cafe when we first graduated from college. At the time, it was very hard to get a reservation at Union Square Cafe, so they were lucky to have Marya. If hundreds of your would be customers have to be told that,…
Big Sis Little Dish 