Here’s an interesting “shortbread-like” recipe that has only 4 ingredients and can be made in a food processor. What?! It’s true my friends! I must admit I’m not a shortbread fan, but l am a fan of baking and cooking. This recipe from Melissa Clark at the NY Times site is fool proof. I like [...]
A delightful tasting lentil (dal) dish that is vegetarian and tasty enough even for the carnivores to enjoy. It's a meal on it's own or can be a side to a meal. I’m using my favorite red lentils for this but you could use any type of lentil, just adjust the cooking time. You can [...]
This is a cake making the rounds right now on the internet. It’s unusual – I would never have thought to put turmeric in a sweet cake. But it works! It also gives the cake a brilliant yellow hue. It isn’t featured anywhere with the icing, I just thought it would be a nice finish [...]
I've been cooking and baking and experimenting and blogging - and loving it, for the last 2 months. My waistline has benefited most from all of this. So time for something on the lighter side - in calories but not in taste. This is my minestrone soup recipe. Pantry staples of course and ideas for [...]
Truth be known, this is a recipe that called for rhubarb. Couple of things, I'm not growing rhubarb in my backyard nor have I bought any as I just saw this posted by Lucy Waverman, another Canadian food icon. It would be amazing with rhubarb, I can just taste the sour/sweet rhubarb blending in but [...]
Apparently I have posted this a few weeks back... so don't read any further unless you are just tuning in for the first time. Although my first paragraph has been re-written. Too much time on my hands!! In my cooking classes, I quite often get asked for simple curry recipes. Quite honestly, a true Indian [...]
If you have ever attended any of my classes, you have heard me make the disclaimer that "I don't follow recipes, even if they are my own". There are exceptions, classics like Julia Child’s Provencal Gratin or a cookie recipe from Dorie Greenspan – I mean really, these are classics and need no tweaking to [...]
When you go shopping next, pick up some leeks and then try this recipe, the video is posted on my Instagram account (IGTV – foodinspires, look for the chili pepper logo). My wife loves leeks, so whenever I see a healthy looking bunch of leeks, I will pick some up for a meal. Leeks are [...]
So here we are in week three/four of this #stayathome order and I am all in favor of it! The faster we can get rid of this virus, the faster we can get back to a new sense of normalcy. But a better one where we are nicer to those people in essential services that [...]
A really quick and easy recipe, with loads of suggestions for additions and substitutions as well. Again use up what is in your pantry or fridge. Today I'm using sweet potato, yellow and orange peppers, onions, garlic, jalapenos, fresh basil and thyme. Below are some substitution/addition suggestions if you need them. I made this to [...]
