For a few years before the pandemic, my mother’s family gathered on Gabriola Island in British Columbia for a big reunion every year. Our family is like a snowball, gathering friends and in-laws and out-laws in as it rolls along. This pavlova recipe was given to me by a friend of my cousin Sarah who…
Tag: summer
Spicy Corn Pudding
I endeavor to perfect my corn pudding recipe every few years. The quest began when I first moved to Brooklyn in the 90s. Back then, there was only one fancy restaurant in my immediate neighborhood. It was called The New Prospect Cafe and it was on Flatbush Avenue, across the street from where the Jamaican Patty…
The Bloody Ceasar/ Sunsets on Gabriola Island
Two summers ago, I finally gathered my courage and tried a Bloody Ceasar. I am Canadian and The Bloody Ceasar is arguably the most Canadian of cocktails. It is ubiquitous in Canada, but I’ve never seen it offered on a menu in the USA (and I’ve lived in the United States for over 30 years)….
Grilled Oysters with Green Gage Plum and Shiso Relish/ My beautiful food obsessed family
My husband and I rented the Dragon’s Lodge for our wedding back in 2011 and it’s one of my favorite places on earth. It sits on the Salish Sea across from the Coast Mountains. It has a beautiful little bay with a natural tidal pool for small children to play in and a nice deep…
Jicama and Corn Slaw with Avocado
This was the very first recipe I ever posted on this blog. The name of the post was “Dinner July 31st, 2010” and also included instructions for making chipotle black beans and frying sweet plantains. I’m reposting this jicama slaw because, 8 years later, I’m still making this salad every summer. Also, the original post…
Corn on the Cob with Romesco Sauce/ Farmshare cooking
Last week we discussed end of summer tomato hoarding. This week let’s address the great corn glut of 2017. My farmshare has sent me a lot of corn and there seems to be no end in sight. Temperatures are in the 80’s in New York right now, so it’s really still summer here. I have…
Creamy Passionfruit Mango Parfait (vegan)
Oh how I adore Passionfruit. I have recently discovered a very good source for passionfruit puree, which is helping me to get over my deep and abiding regret about not eating more fresh passionfruit when I lived in Hawaii (See my post post on Regret and Coconut Passionfruit Chia Seed Pudding). It’s called Perfect Puree…
Beet Caviar with Lime and Pepitas
Oh my. I have been busy. I have over a dozen posts half-finished for this blog that I have not been able to get up because I am so busy. I’ve decided to post this one because it is the recipe I have been making, serving and eating the most over these last few busy…
Oven Coven- Rose Potion with Stone Fruit, Cardamom and Pink Peppercorns
Last spring, when the roses were in bloom Maria Dahvana Headly gathered some women together to make food and aperatifs in her back yard. The idea was to put all of our witchy good intentions into delicious consumables and form an oven coven. It worked. We made jars of Preserved Lemons and infused alcohol…
Salad Rolls with Dipping Sauce
I posted about salad rolls when my sister and I first started writing this blog. But it’s a recipe that bears repeating. For one thing, I didn’t own a good camera when I wrote the first post and instructional photos are kind of helpful for the rolling technique. Also, I recently made salad rolls with the young…
Big Sis Little Dish 