Monthly Archives: February 2012
Sourdough Starter
The inspiration for making sourdough starter came from Tara at Tea & Cookies. I’m always interested in kitchen science, so I read her recent posts on the subject with interest. And I’ll ferment anything that will hold still long enough. But honestly, I’m more of a throw-it-in-the-bread-machine kind of baker, so I didn’t really have a compelling urge to try making my own starter.
That is, until the perfect reason presented itself. Continue reading
The Sauerkraut Project: Phase Two
It has been a month since I filled my giant stoneware sauerkraut crock with shredded cabbage and salt, weighted it down and filled it with water. The instructions said to wait a few days until I heard bubbling before moving the crock to a cooler place. They also said not to lift the lid for at least two weeks.
I waited for several days, and never heard any bubbling. Continue reading
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The Best Ramen in Vancouver, Part II
When in Vancouver, we eat ramen–the real, fresh, hand-made kind that engages all of the senses—the ramen dreams are made of.
We are on an ongoing quest for the best ramen, but it’s not really about declaring a winner. It’s about the journey.
The last time we were in Vancouver we ate at Motomachi, Hokkaido Ramen Santouka, and Benkei, arguably some of the best ramen-ya (ramen shops) to be found in Vancouver. We had also planned to try Kintaro, but found ourselves standing outside the closed restaurant on a Monday afternoon, noses pressed to the glass, gazing at a counter heaped with mountains of noodle dough and tantalizing piles of freshly made ramen noodles, and had to go away unsatisfied.
This time, we are determined not to miss out again. Continue reading
Chocolate Truffle Tartlets for Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I’d love to share this decadent chocolate truffle tartlet with you. If you were here, I would sit you down at my dining room table, pour you a glass of champagne or a cup of espresso as you prefer, and slide one of these tarts in front of you, all the better to properly celebrate Valentine’s Day. We’ll just have to pretend. Continue reading
Filed under Feeding the Hungry, Food, Holidays
Salsify
Nearly a year ago now, I read a blog post about Salsify in Black Forest Ham at The Wednesday Chef. I had never seen salsify before, but the case for trying it was compelling. And I thought, in that way … Continue reading
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