Today’s weather, okay let’s be honest the weather for the last few weeks has been damp with that distinctive chill in the air. The type that makes you feel cold, urging you eat something warm and delicious, but must be easy. This One-Pot Autumn Chicken and Rice is just that. It is truly spectacular. Oh, did I mention this is easy?
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Vegetarian
Samosa Inspired Savoury Veggie Cakelettes
I think for me the sign of a good cook is someone who is able to breathe life into leftovers or turn scraps into something marvellous. I am enamoured by cooks like my mom, who, (after six decades of cooking) constantly attempt to reinvent food and transform leftovers into delicious creations.
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Tagged cakelettes, cannelini beans, chilli, crisp, cumin, delicious, garam masala, ginger, hearty, india, indian, indian food, indian influence, modern indian, panfried, patties, samosas, savoury, simple, spicy, vegan, vegetarian
Meal Type: Vegetarian
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Comfort
Blackberry Ginger Cardamom Scones
Picture it in your mind, wild blackberries ready for the picking in an urban setting. Its kind of mind bending, especially for someone like me, who doesn’t immediately think of urban wild food foraging. While I may not be inclined to attempt it myself, I can’t help but notice all the people who are picking wild blackberries along Cambie Street, or parking their bikes at Stanley Park Seawall to gobble up a few. I find it fascinating and can’t help be a bit envious of their skills and adeptness for survival on wild food, if needed. Or perhaps, its their vulnerability to try something wild without the safety of a grocery store, fruit stand, or even home garden. Sadly, my connection to nature is not that close yet.
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Tagged baking, blackberries, cardamom, coarse sugar, cooking, flaky, flour, foodlove, ginger, homemade, india, india modern, indian food, indian influence, scones, summer, summer baking, summer time, sweet, treats, vanilla, wild blackberries
Meal Type: Comfort
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Everyday
Monsoon Chermoula
If you read any of my food stories, you will know I look at well used ingredients in different ways. I change the preparation and remain open to the interpretation. In case of staples like garlic, chillies, turmeric, cilantro are used frequently, if not daily, in my kitchen. What I love is when I transform them in new and exciting ways.
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Tagged algerian, chilies, chimichurri, cilantro, coriander, cumin, dressing, food love, food stories, foodie, foodlove, garlic, india, indian food, indian food blogger, indian influence, lime juice, monsoon, olive oil, reframing, sauce, sherry vinegar, tunsian
Meal Type: Everyday
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Desserts & Treats
Fenugreek Tangerine Tea Cake
Recently, I reread The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard, a book that applies the philosophy of phenomenology to spaces and things. Flowery prose, whimsical and speculative, the author plays with how memories are shaped within the home. A mediation of poetry, it forces reflection and realization about innate experiences. The reread conjured a poetic experience with my mom’s rose teapot and orange cake.
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Tagged Bachelard, baking, bundt, citrus, comfort food, English tea, fenugreek, Gaston, homelove, homemade, icing sugar, kamloops, Madeleine cookies, namkeen, orange, tangerine, tea, The Poetics of Space
Meal Type: Desserts & Treats
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