TweetThere is nothing compared being home. The slow drawl of the evening news, the cute dog curled up in the corner (watching everything . . . everything!), and the warm thick scent of dinner wafting in to the living room. To celebrate being home, we … Read More →
Category Archives: pasta
beef stroganoff: quick-witted repose of friends.
Tweet The late 1800s witnessed the first beef stroganoff. This Russian dish, however, gained notoriety in the mid-19th century in North America, with the dish being in vogue during the Cold War after the Second World War soldiers brought it back to England, Canada and … Read More →
ragu pasta: warm end to a cold day.
TweetPasta is the ultimate comfort food. Fresh ingredients, simmering on the stove, wafting steamy smells into the air. Thick, chunky sauce spooned over fresh pasta. Delightful. We attacked the Blackcomb bowl. Fresh powder all the way down. I skied down half and rolled down the … Read More →
feta crusted chicken breast with greek orzo salad: a fuse-d culinary art piece
Tweet There is something about olives, and any dish that incorporates them. Using the overbearingly salty, briny and yet slightly sweet and savory fruit produces fantastic effects in meals if properly mixed with more subtle flavors. I decided that olives were in order on Friday. … Read More →
fettuccine alfredo: so thick you could coat a ghost with it.
Tweet The real Halloween, since it fell on a Sunday, was anticlimactic. Saturday was my ‘Sunday’. So the real day of All Hallows Eve became a mellow one with adorable children running around in the cutest outfits. Stel and I meandered (we didn’t have to … Read More →
basil pesto chicken with penne: saturday sharing.
Tweet It wasn’t that pleasant a day on Saturday, weather wise. The temperature couldn’t decide whether it wanted to be hot or cold, and the sun only occasionally graced us with its presence. Summer is showing us that it is soon going into hibernation and … Read More →
pad thai with pork: inception of a nationalistic noodle.
Tweet Pad thai was one of the first dishes that I started to make, in my third year of university (when we were all starving – literally – students) as a means of feeding a large amount of people. It’s a one-pot dish, and benign … Read More →
spanish sun-dried tomato pasta with spicy ricotta chorizo meatballs: the spanish soccer team’s (probable) sustenance for their day of triumph.
Tweet I’ve resolved to attend as many events as I can in Vancouver this summer. The city has so much to offer – a Jamaican festival, a choir walk in the middle of the woods (sounds ethereal!), and a neanderthal festival. How could I ever … Read More →
chicken cacciatore: a grand restoration through a bit of poultry.
Tweet And I’m back. To the world of culinary delights. To the cheering of my friend’s tastebuds. Rejoice, for I come to cook! The weekend was delightful. And for food inspiration (and a meal that is large enough to feed me for several days), we … Read More →
low-fat spaghetti alla carbonara — trimming the tree, and the waistline.
Tweet The tree was lit. And our living room was suffused with an ethereal soft white glow. The only problem with putting the tree up is every time my mother walks by it, she gets delayed by at least a few minutes. The Christmas schedule … Read More →