Some years I entertain the idea of skipping Thanksgiving Turkey. As I have mentioned before, the process of roasting turkeys stresses me out. However, I am very attached to making this dish out of the leftover meat, so I make the turkey. Sometimes I even make a turkey for Christmas or New Years so that…
Tag: gluten-free
Two Thanksgiving Pies (with gluten-free variations)
My grandfather made delicious lard pie crusts. He showed me how to do it when I was in junior high. When he was baking, my grandpa was like a magician who could not wait to finish his spell and enchant you with it. He knew that he was going to make everyone so happy with…
Yummy Quiche with Baked Potato Crust
Erin told me that this is a low-fat sort of quiche recipe, considering it uses no heavy cream. I did not know this. I do know that I approve of the joyous use of cheese in this recipe. BAKED POTATO CRUST (originally from the Enchanted Broccoli Forest by Molly Katsen) a little oil for the…
Asian Coleslaw
Silvi and I cooked a massive amount of food for our Father’s memorial. Here are the foods that I associate with Hank- Apple pancakes and fritters, espresso, greasy fried chinese meat and noodle dishes, big piles of salad bar salad, black currents, blueberries and chinotto. For the memorial, Silvi made really great Vegetable Quiche…
Caldo Verde
This is another recipe from Chez Panisse Vegetables. By the way, Silvi and I have started listing our favourite cookbooks under the cookbooks tab above. It will take me a while to finish mine….I have MANY, MANY cookbooks. Anyway, this soup is ridiculously simple and good for you. It is of Portuguese origin. Caldo Verde…
Menu for My Father’s Wake
Our father Hank passed away just before Halloween this year. He died in the evening, with family watching over him, and afterward we went back to the home of my mother and I for a wake. This is all simple & comforting food, easy to make and easy to eat. The colours are also really…
Smokey Pumpkin Soup and Potato Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese (Gluten-free)
This is my favourite pumpkin soup. Its based on a Northwest Coast Cookbook that I don’t own anymore and I can’t remember its title. With the exception of the exact amount of liquid smoke… this soup is not an exact science. Feel free to improvise and make substitutions. I have a vague memory of the…
Vanilla Glaze Beets
I cooked! Finally. Pictured is a little late-night grub version. It’s baked spaghetti squash with these delicious little beets on top, and BBQ marinated tofu on the side. I’m gonna talk about the beets. These beets were baked, wrapped in tin foil on a baking dish at 350 degrees until pierceable but not mushy. The…
Honey Mustard Fried Chicken, Alex’s Brussel Sprouts and Yams
This chicken recipe was inspired by a fried rabbit recipe that I tried once. I love rabbit but I did not like it fried. The batter was super though and I decided that it would be good for chicken. I use this delicious sharp honey mustard called Honeycup that comes in an octagon shaped jar….
apple-BUTTER-nut Squash soup
Chris and I just got back from visiting his parents in Tennessee. The Greens hike and bike and are fastidiously careful about how they eat. They eat not much meat, no real butter, no whole eggs, and only skimmed milk products. It seems to be working out for them because they are fit, healthy, beautiful…
Big Sis Little Dish 