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Spring knocks on my door I open the fridge and see labneh and sourdough. No toaster oven guess electric coils will do pray it doesn't burn. Perhaps olive oil leftover bunch of limp mint from last night's cocktail Edamame peas though I wish I had favas can't ask for too much … Continue reading Edamame and Mint Tartines
Over these past few days, I've taken the time to read over all of my blog posts ever, from My Freestyle Kitchen which saw its last post in 2013 to the ongoing Coco et Cocoa which you are at the moment reading. I did this, not in a narcissistic way, because as any creative person… Continue reading From here on out
Today I had a grilled salmon salad with a few of my colleagues at a harbourfront restaurant. It had a small mountain of sweet and bitter lettuces of various textures tossed in a balsamic vinaigrette, a small mound of diced tomatoes, a few spears of smoky charred asparagus, and a haystack of crispy shoestring potatoes… Continue reading Recipe Only: Pan Seared Trout with Pickled Fennel, Grapefruit, and Mustard Creme Fraiche
So, why do we do Thanksgiving anyway? According to the internet*, or BuzzFeed (it's all the same to me), it's not about giving thanks. 44% of respondents said family was the point of thanksgiving, and 28% said it was all about the food. So what? This means that T-dawg is f*cking stressfull, that's what. Why?… Continue reading There always is
Pancetta, Pesto, and Pomodoro Pizza Jim Lahey's No-Knead Pizza Dough - enough for 2 large pizzas or 4 small 500 g all purpose flour 1 g active dry yeast 16 g fine sea salt 350 g filtered water Combine all ingredients in a lidded bowl (I used a 4-litre plastic ice-cream tub) with your hands or… Continue reading Recipe Only: Pizza
I could be vegan, if I didn't know how to make proper eggs. The truth is, eggs are far more interesting than the most ripe-but-firm avocado, the most perfectly-round head of cauliflower, and a low-sodium can of chickpeas (including the aquafaba). No PETA, I don't see anything wrong with eating eggs when they come from… Continue reading Don’t put all your eggs in the same…pan?
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