Category Archives: the opening act
Jan
22
2012
pan-grilled radicchio salad with walnuts, artichoke and parmesan
Have you ever seen Chopped? It’s not the most prestigious of culinary competitions, to be sure. Although recently it would seem the network/producers/who-knows-who-make-these-decisions
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chilli, herb and lemon marinated feta
I rarely make the same thing twice. This may sound like I’m bragging. I’m not. It’s a sickness. Where are all the Mental Health for Foodies Specialists these days, anyway? In the absence of such assistance, perhaps I might just lie back on the
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Dec
13
2011
spiced pumpkin soup with pan-toasted pumpkin seeds
One of my first jobs was a seasonal gig at The Pumpkin Patch, a local produce market slash ice cream shop. (I actually got tendonitis from too much scooping. I blame the children and the cursed bubble gum flavor.)
Anyway, my best friend worked there too and we relished
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Nov
29
2011
zucchini pasta with almond pesto
Fun fact: I dabbled in pescetarianism for a time. I use the term “pescetarianism”, which sounds like a cult but actually refers to a diet that excludes turf but includes surf, because there are certain purists out there who would feel righteously indignant
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Nov
28
2011
poached shrimp with spicy dipping sauce
You know that nagging feeling you wake up with sometimes that says, “Dang it I need to dunk a crustacean into some spicy avocado sauce. Right. Now!” OK maybe this feeling doesn’t overwhelm all of you. But having been raised on the east coast of Canada,
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