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Wild Rice Risotto
on Mar 11, 2008 in Italian Canadian Mushrooms Entrées Rice/Grains Side Dish A couple weeks ago we had some friends over for dinner who are from Bulgaria. When they invited us to their house for dinner Slavy made a very delicious and excitingly ethnic array of Bulgarian food for us to sample. When it was their turn to come ov...
Gnocchi di Ricotta
on Apr 6, 2008 in Wine/Food Pairing Entrées Pastas Mmmmm...gnocchi. Besides homemade chicken soup when you are sick or the odd box of KD (c'mon, admit it, most Canadians still love Kraft Dinner, even after they are no longer twelve!) there's not much that' s more comforting than a big bowl of saucy g...
Quinoa Salad
on Apr 24, 2008 in Vegetables Salads Entrées Rice/Grains Quinoa (keen-wa or keen-oa) is a grain that I wish I would have learned about earlier in life. This super food (almost a perfect balance of all eight essential amino acids) was known as the "Mother Grain" to the Incas and has been cultivated for more...
Paneer!
on Aug 6, 2008 in Curries Entrées Indian I tasted paneer for the first time about 2 months ago at our friends' Shashi and Anu's house. When I lifted the first bite to my mouth I was expecting the taste and eggy texure of tofu - instead I was met with a creamy texture and mild taste - could...
Chicken Mirabilis
on Sep 1, 2008 in Poultry Grilling Italian Wine/Food Pairing Entrées The inspiration for this dish came from a book that I was reading about Vesuvius' explosion and the fall of Pompeii. In it were many detailed dinners and feasts with Roman decadence and opulence being the main course. Chicken skewers are of course...