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[/caption] Have you ever been in a situation where you don’t know what to make for dinner, so you resort to something basic and generic that you’ve made a million times before, and something that thousands of other…
Posted by: Pailin Chongchitnant on Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beef, cooking techniques, Irish stew, root vegetables, stew | 2 Comments »
All this food and fun launches fundraising efforts to build a permanent, year-round home for the Farmers Market. It’s at least four plus years away from any kind of reality (though I think the City should…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, October 5th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: animal vegetable miracle, Barbara Kingsolver, kootenay alpine cheese, Mich, omnivore's dilemma, RIPE, Robert Clark, Turning Point Brewing, vancouver cooks, Vancouver Farmers Market | 2 Comments »
Recently my wife purchased a spiral vegetable slicer made by Paderno World Cuisine. Last night I thought I would try it out. It is so easy to use and the results were fun. The slicer gives raw veggies a whole new…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beet, raw, slicer, Vegetables, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
My friend Jamie Kelley has repeatedly said that he’d love to come over and make me his ultimate version of paella, a delicious rice dish originating from Spain. Served in a paellera (a round shallow pan made of…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Monday, June 1st, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chicken, chorizo, Fisherman's Wharf, mussels, Oyama Sausage Company, paella, Pepitas, rice, Seafood, shrimp, spain, Spices, spicy, squid, Vegetables | 2 Comments »
Growing up in the UK I ate a lot of meat. In fact each meal is planned around the choice of meat for that meal. Since living in Canada for the last ten years I have become less dependent on needing to have meat with…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Monday, March 16th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: brochuto, rolled vegetables, salsa | 2 Comments »
Twas three nights before Christmas and all through the house, not an idea for dinner was thought of until my pal Pete told me he was doing Shepherd’s Pie for his. On a day when Vancouver got walloped with a…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beef, homemade, meat, Mushrooms, pie, potatoe, recipe, Shepherd's, Vegetables | No Comments »
The other evening we were enjoying some delicious asparagus with dinner and realized that we had no idea how asparagus was grown? Does it hang on a bush? Grow in the ground like a potato? Nope. So we looked it up…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Categories: Meditations | Tags: asparagus, Vegetables | 1 Comment »
There are a multitude of reasons why you may not like beets. Okay, I can’t personally think of any, but I can gaurantee you that if you’re not fond of them, then it’s not because you’re baking…
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Thursday, June 29th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: beet, cooking-tip, David Hawksworth, foil, roast, root, vegetable, West | 1 Comment »
Some people are just blessed. Our good friend Michelle makes the best salads ever. I mean it. You can’t make a salad to touch hers – they’re from another dimension or something. Or maybe she has magic…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: recipe, Salad, starter, vegetable | No Comments »
Raita is a simple Indian side dish made with fruits or vegetables added to spiced yogurt generally served as a cool, refreshing accompaniment with heavier curry dishes. There are a great variety of raita recipes and you…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, April 17th, 2006
Categories: Guidance | Tags: appetizer, cucumber, Ethnic, indian, raita, recipe, Vegetables | No Comments »
I relearned this lesson the other day, and would save you all from the explosion that results when you don’t. The misery of the cleanup far outweighed the convenience of the blast that completely removed the skin…
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Tuesday, March 21st, 2006
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cooking-tips, eggplant, Vegetables | No Comments »
Ingredients: 4 portobellos 2 fresh red chillis Handful of parsley Few branches of thyme 3 sun dried tomatoes Two cloves garlic Olive oil Preheat oven to 400. Cut stems off mushrooms and chop up finely. Chop…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Monday, September 26th, 2005
Categories: Guidance | Tags: appetizer, mushroom, portobello, recipe, Vegetables | No Comments »
Ingredients: (8 Servings) 2 tbsp orange juice 1 tbsp lime juice 1 tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tbsp honey 1/2 tsp crushed aniseed 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (or 2 dashes of Tabasco) 1/4 cup olive oil 6 navel…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, September 26th, 2005
Categories: Guidance | Tags: orange, recipe, Salad, Vegetables, watercress | No Comments »