Tag Archives: Gluten-Free

In Praise of Dal…

Whenever I make dal, which I would estimate is about once or twice a year, I wonder why I don’t make it more often. For folks trying to save cash, it’s cheap as hell. For folks that want to cut … Continue reading

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More Vegetables Please…

A few years ago I read an article by Adam Gopnik in The New Yorker called “Two Cooks,” about a restaurant in Paris whose menu was comprised almost exclusively of vegetables. There is an image from the article that has … Continue reading

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Socca to Me…

A few days ago, when getting ready to relaunch this blog–by simply writing again after almost a year’s absence–I decided to read through my old posts and check them for typos and grammatical errors, and what I realized in doing … Continue reading

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A Study in Contrasts…

Though loath to make resolutions, I am very fond of goals, greeting each week, month and year with an unspoken list of things I would like to at least keep present in my mind if not actually achieve. Two of … Continue reading

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In Praise of Porridge…

This might seem an odd topic for a summer post, but since deciding a few weeks ago to reduce my intake of bread and other gluten-heavy substances, I have been starting each day with a bowl of delicious (and gluten-free) … Continue reading

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Oh, Polenta…

Recently, the New York Times Magazine published a piece arguing against the tyranny of the mise-en-place: that process by which any (every) chef of note prepares for the cooking of a dish by carefully slicing and dicing the plethora of … Continue reading

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A Miso Soup Revelation…

Reminding myself that not all blog posts have to be long-laboured-over 1,000 word essays, I offer this short(er) meditation instead. For as I sit and write, a pot of what will soon become miso soup is simmering on the stove, … Continue reading

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Potluck Showdown…

When you live in a tiny house and have the compulsion to invite large groups of people over for dinner, what you are going to serve is often the least of your worries. First, you need to decide what to … Continue reading

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Other People’s Pork…

Despite my ongoing desire to write about things other than food, I once again find myself compelled to provide an account of the celebration of pork that was held last night in our small Hochelaga kitchen. For accuracy’s sake, I … Continue reading

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The Queen of Cans and Jars…

Though it is not my intention to write solely about food and drink, I am currently obsessed with the bounty of harvest vegetables we recently received from our favorite organic farmers, Potager AndrĂ© Samson. As you can see from their … Continue reading

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