This is going to be about roasting ducks, but if you want my thoughts about goose preparation, they can be found here. I am good at roasting duck.
Tag: winter
Miso Soup With Everything
It seems like I’ve been narrowly skirting around illness for weeks now. The thought of miso soup sounded like an excellent idea and I pulled my usual trick of investigating what was hanging out in the fridge and pantry…
Fresh Winter Potato Salad
I was walking home tonight, thinking about what to make for supper. I wanted to eat garlic, having just read an inspiring paragraph about its health benefits in the book Food Security for the Faint of Heart…
Roasted Cauliflower and Caramelized Onion Tart (Gluten-Free)
This is ANOTHER excellent recipe from Smitten Kitchen. I made a gluten-free version for New Year’s Day and it was well loved and totally devoured. I was attracted to this recipe because I am addicted to caramelized onions…
Apple Cider Brined Chicken with Star Anise and Cinnamon
I am always looking for tasty, healthy dishes to make for my husband’s family during the holidays. They are very conscious of their fat and cholesterol intake and as a result they are very fit and healthy people.
Ricotta Tart with Drunken Spiced Figs (Gluten-Free)
I made this tart to use up the the figs marinated in spiced wine that I had made for my Christmas eve salad.
Quinoa, Fennel and Pomegranate Salad
I found a recipe that I am super inspired by. It’s by Yotam Ottolenghi, published in this month’s issue of Bon Appetit magazine. Yotam is an Israeli-born chef who is renowned for his treatment of vegetables.
Christmas Salad with Figs Marinated in Spiced Wine, Blue Cheese and Toasted Walnuts
I know that everyone is busy, but I would love to hear about your Christmas dinners past or present. I’ll start. I have been thinking about my Estonian grandmother’s Christmas dinners, which happened late in the evening on Christmas Eve. The funny thing is that I can only remember my favourite and my least favourite…
Quarante Quatre Home-made Liqueur
I can’t remember how this conversation started. I suspect it was October when Rachel told us about the Quarante Quatre. It looks funny to type those words. When you say it as an Anglophone it sounds more like “Care Aunt Cat,” where aunt is pronounced in that British sort of way that sounds like you’re…
Butternut Squash and Sage Pizza…or a Gluten-Free Squash and Sage Gratin
I’m going to state this up front. This pizza is fancy, and it deserves a better pizza crust than what I have to offer. I have made gluten-free pizza crust from scratch and it was not much better than the gluten-free mix, so I just use the mix when I want a pizza. The mix…
Big Sis Little Dish 