You’ll be cooking French food in no time thanks to Laura Calder’s friendly and witty introductions to each of the recipes in her charming cookbook, French Food at Home. Ingredients: English Cucumber peeled and diced Very ripe Tomato seeded, and diced Roasted red pepper peeled, seeded, and diced 1 small purple Onion diced [...]
In Crave, Lefebvre offers more than one hundred original, elegant, and unbelievably delicious recipes that teach us the joy — and skill — of cooking with the senses. Ingredients: Dressing 2 anchovy fillets in oil, drained and minced 1 large egg yolk 1 garlic clove, minced 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon [...]
This food revolution is all about people learning how to make a recipe, then teaching that recipe to their friends and family . . . if enough people do this, pretty soon everyone will be cooking. So cook something today, then PASS IT ON! Ingredients: 4 to 5 large carrots Sprigs fresh mint [...]
In each chapter, Paula shares new recipes: there’s serious comfort food like her momma’s Chocolate-Dippy Doughnuts, Courage Chili for when you know life’s going to get tough, Sexy Oxtails for seducing that special someone, and the recipe for her new mother-in-law’s Banana Nut Delight Cake that Paula finally got just right. Ingredients: About [...]
I grew up in Canada so you would think that I would love the fall but the truth is, I really just hate it. I hate that it’s still dark when I get up and it gets dark again so early in the evening. I hate the cold that whistles through your bones when you [...]
I’m a big fan of the salad. I usually eat at least one salad a day. No lie. Think about it. What could be healthier? Salads are low in calories, taste great and are nutritious. Well, of course, that depends on what you put in – or more importantly – on them. Just because you’re [...]
Believe it or not this recipe works. I don’t suggest you wait but Stephanie suggests that you try this recipe in late August when the tomatoes are at their best and it’s too hot to do more than steam broccoli. Ingredients: 1/3 lb broccoli, washed and cut into florets (½ large crown) 1/2 [...]
This refreshing salad is excellent served over a bed of greens. Ingredients: 2 (15.5-ounce) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1/2 small red onion, minced 1/2 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped (about 3/4 cup) 1/4 cup minced fresh mint leaves (spearmint, not peppermint) 1 ounce feta cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 cup) 1 tablespoon [...]
Stephanie takes an in-depth look at how to dig, plant, grow, water, harvest, chop, and cook an exhaustive list of vegetables. The recipes, including this one, combine her love of gardening with her love of cooking. Ingredients: 1 x 200g tuna steaks 2 ripe tomatoes, quartered 8 black olives 1 tbsp torn basil [...]