Archive for January, 2009
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Good chicken – bad state: cooking from the axis of evil and other bed time stories
Stumbling upon this book in a Toronto bookstore was like finding the book you always needed but didn’t know it. Cuisines of the Axis of Evil and other irritating states – A dinner party approach to international relations, by Chris Fair. The author is a political strategist and South Asian expert and so behind a [...]
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Spice shopping in Paris
Seeking out spices in Paris. Using spices in cooking can evoke travel, soothe stress and bring back memories. Spices have a long and intricate history so whether you’re grinding fresh nutmeg or measuring a hot curry powder, pause and consider how you’re dealing with a small piece of cultural, economic and culinary history packed tightly [...]
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
Not a pretty sight…”Parsmash” – the parmy parsnip mash
I’ve loved parsnips since I was little. They came only a close second to my beloved turnip. Turnip and white pepper evokes Sunday roasts at my grandmother’s and even as a little girl sneezing her way through clouds of the ubiquitous white pepper that she liked to use on all root vegetables passing through her [...]
