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I cook Indian food quite often. We have most of the standard Indian spices and some more obscure spices such as asafoetida. Asafoetida is something that lives in the darkest, furthest corner of my cupboard - you will know why if you ever had your nose anywhere near it. It's supposed to add a smooth flavour. This recipe is from Manjula's Kitchen, which is one of my favourite recipe sites for Indian vegetarian food. Manjula's step-by-step video definitely helps, and I love how she always adds a pinch of asafoetida into whatever she makes. 
December 10, 2009 - Baingan bharta (eggplant curry)
I cook Indian food quite often. We have most of the standard Indian spices and some more obscure spices such as asafoetida. Asafoetida is something that lives in the darkest, furthest corner of my cupboard - you will know why if you ever had your nose anywhere near it. It's supposed to add a smooth flavour. This recipe is from Manjula's Kitchen, which is one of my favourite recipe sites for Indian vegetarian food. Manjula's step-by-step video definitely helps, and I love how she always adds a pinch of asafoetida into whatever she makes. 
December 9, 2009 - Lamb osso bucco with risotto milanese
This meal took about 3 hours in total, but it was well worth it. Osso bucco is traditionally made with veal shanks, but I had to go with lamb shanks since that was all I could find at my local grocery store. It worked out great with lamb, but I will still try to find veal shanks next time I'm at the butcher.The "gremolata", which is the colourful garnish you see on the lamb, is made from orange zest, lemon zest, garlic, and parsley. It was a really nice fresh touch to the stewed dish.
Once I thought of making the osso bucco, it was easy to come up with what to have with it, since it was suggested everywhere on the internet that risotto milanese is the traditional accompaniment. It is a very simple risotto with saffron. After a bit of research, the wine pairing was a no-brainer too. Some suggest amarone and osso bucco are a "marriage made in heaven". How can I not try that?
What else can I say - it was a perfect meal.
December 1, 2009 - Greek salad
The Greek salad that I had with the dolmathes from the previous post. Did you know that in Greece they would put a whole thick slice on top of the salad, and not broken up into chunks like this?
December 1, 2009 - Dolmathes with avgolemono sauce
For those of you who have never had this dish before, these are stuffed grape leaves with lemony egg sauce, one of my favourite Greek dishes. They're like cabbage rolls but with more flavour!
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September 12, 2009 - Perogies with roasted red pepper sauce
Unfortunately the perogies aren't homemade, but the roasted red pepper sauce is! Do you like the garnish of bacon strips? Good thing we're not counting calories. Someday I want to make sweet potato perogies - had them at a restaurant once and they were awesome.
September 10, 2009 - Fettuccine Alfredo
Alfredo sauce was surprisingly quick to make! It almost takes just as long to heat up the store-bought alfredo sauce than it does to make your own. Basically cream, cheese, and butter (go dairy!) make this rich, creamy sauce. It would be even better with homemade pasta.. which reminds me my pasta machine is hiding somewhere in my kitchen cabinets..
September 9, 2009 - Shrimp and tofu with chili sauce
I've made this dish before a few times, but it actually didn't turn out well this time. I didn't realize I had run out of Chinese chili bean paste, so I used Korean chili bean paste instead. The Korean paste was more like miso so it ended up too salty...
September 6, 2009 - Apricot chicken with Balsamic Vinegar
September 5, 2009 - Biscotti Toscani
Slowly but surely getting more into baking. Baking is somewhat more "magical" than regular methods of cooking since you can't really tell how it's going to turn out until the end, and there's no adjusting once it's in the oven. Less room for error, but higher satisfaction when it comes out of the oven just like you imagined!
I'm especially pleased because my last attempt with biscotti resulted in 2 baking sheets full of burnt biscotti.
September 3, 2009 - Crab cakes with lemon caper aioli
Aioli sound like a fancy word that you only see on menus, but actually it's fairly simple to make! The fried capers in the aioli added a really nice touch. Interesting recipe for crab cakes though - I used up a whole box of Ritz crackers!
August 31, 2009 - Aloo Baingan (Potato & eggplant curry)
I know I've posted a photo of this dish previously... but why not! I've made it again and it tasted as good as the first time. From one of my favourite Indian recipe websites, www.manjulaskitchen.com.
August 25, 2009 - Mango with sticky rice
Can you tell we have a lot of red chillies leftover to use as garnish?August 25, 2009 - Avocado and mango salsa
Love how colourful the dish is. Refreshing and perfect for the summer.Not in photo: Seared ahi tuna and handmade corn tortillas
August 24, 2009 - maimai on allrecipes.. again!
Posted a bunch of photos of dishes I made using allrecipes.com.3 of them were voted for today's favourite photos!
August 23, 2009 - maimai on allrecipes!
Photo of my lamb tagine was posted on my favourite recipe site, allrecipes.com!August 22, 2009 - Blueberry Muffins
This was the first time I ever made muffins.I actually don't do much baking in general, but this turned out great!
August 15, 2009 - Salad with homemade ginger dressing
I didn't follow any recipe for the dressing - I tried to imitate the house dressing of a Japanese restaurant I worked at in Halifax. My tongue memory from 7 years ago turns out to be pretty reliable!
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