I had a craving this evening for chocolate. And carbs. I looked around my kitchen and saw some leftover tempered couverature chocolate from when I was making chocolate-dipped orange almond biscotti. (The biscotti would have satisfied my craving but I had taken them to work where they were devoured with immensely gratifying speed and…
Archives for September 2014
Autumnal Urges and Sweet Potato-Pear Soup
One of the doctors at the clinic where I work made a Pear and Sweet Potato Soup last fall, and liked it so much that she passed out the recipe to anyone who was interested. I took it and made it my own by cutting out the whipping cream and maple syrup and replacing the…
Salads I Have Known and Loved: Because I hate waste. But not broccoli.
I hate to waste food. One of my favourite cooking articles is entitled, That’s Not Trash, That’s Dinner! Cracks me up. But it’s a good point! I’ll tell you about my Kitchen Sink Soup sometime. In this post, however, we’ll be using the broccoli stems from my previous post, to make a healthy broccoli slaw….
Salads I Have Known and Loved: Café-Style Broccoli and Feta Pasta Salad
It’s midnight. I’m tired. I meant to write something both witty and introspective but my energy has fled along with the hours and I be sleepy. So here’s a quickie for you! When I make friends, I usually tend to keep them, with the exception of a few. I wish them all well and some…
Of Couverature Chocolate and Ex-Boyfriends
Couverture chocolate usually has at least 35% cocoa fat (solids?), which is why recipes often call for it when they want a shiny coating (think hand-made chocolates and glossy ganaches). I happen to have a bag of Callebut (“Finest Belgian Chocolate”) chocolate chips that is 58% Dark Couverture, just sitting in my kitchen cupboards, waiting…