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Archive: 2018

German mulled wine recipe “Gluhwein”

My father’s side of the family is German and this Gluhwein (pronounced “Glu-vine) is one of my favourite recipes to make at Christmas.  Gluh (meaning glowing… hot) and wein meaning wine.  It’s so warming and smells terrific.  Serve this before dinner, hopefully in front of a crackling fire so that everyone gets a nice smile…

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December 22, 2018

How to make tomato paste

You might NOT want to make this recipe, because once you taste it, you’ll never be able to buy tomato paste in a tube again.  Every year in summer when the tomatoes are at their finest, juiciest and ripest, you’ll have to get out this recipe and spend all day making enough paste to last…

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August 30, 2018

Korean spiced BBQ Pork – Char sui

Korean spiced BBQ PORK – Char Sui Recipe Ingredients 2-3 lbs pork shoulder (grab a meaty one) 2 tablespoons cooking molasses (not blackstrap molasses as it’s a bit bitter) 1-2 cubes red fermented tofu (and 4 teaspoons of the sauce, mashed together) – this is also known as red bean curd 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce…

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June 21, 2018

Superfoods – How to harvest seaweed

Just got back from Galiano Island doing some foraging for Pilgrimme restaurant, they made this fabulous salad of mizuni, wild mint, elderflower vinaigrette, and fir tips that myself and a few other people collected for the chef that day, best salad I’ve had all year.  They also play a lot with seaweeds and I thought…

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May 9, 2018

Winter warm up – Celeriac truffle soup recipe

Winter is truffle season in BC, and yes both white and black truffles do grow and are cultivated in BC.  A few notes on buying a good truffle oil and my favourite truffle inspired recipe is below. How to buy and use good truffle oil 1. Never buy products labeled truffle ‘essence’, ‘flavour’ or ‘aroma’…

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March 1, 2018

Mango Sticky Rice Recipe

Last week, I posted a recipe about skipping the sugar at breakfast and trying a savoury rice soup Thai style breakfast instead.  This week, I’m going to throw all that out the window and give you a recipe from my time in Thailand that is deliciously sweetened that I have been known to eat for…

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January 29, 2018

Thai breakfast – skip the sugar!

I’m back from Thailand with my favourite easy recipe for a Thai style breakfast.  It’s the best way to start your day.  I find that the Western diet puts so much sugar in their first meal of the day, pancakes, waffles, even oatmeal with brown sugar or cereal, everything is so sweet.  In Thailand, they…

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January 8, 2018