I had some fennel in the fridge and some cold basmati rice, so I thought what the heck, how about fennel fried rice? I sliced up about a third of a big fennel bulb along with half a small red onion and cooked it up… Read More
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From the Comfort Food Diner: wild mushroom and cheese omelet
First, visit the enchanted mushroom forest and forage up some tasty edible mushrooms. Any old fool knows that mushrooms you’ve foraged yourself taste best. Just be sure you pick tasty edibles and not sickeners or poisonous mushrooms. Today I used scaber stalks (Leccinum), which I… Read More
Grilled fish – The Comfort Food Diner
There was some very good looking sea bream at our local fish place today, so for dinner I grilled up two of them along with some broccoli spears. Yum. I use a charcoal bbq (Big Green Egg) with a cast iron grill. For fish, brush… Read More
Lunch at the Comfort Food Diner
Left over bbq chicken Left over homemade mac ‘n cheese Fried up, served in a bowl with hot sauce. Lemonade. Perfect
Feast of Dilli
After working in the garden all morning, Tuffy P and I were ready for a hearty lunch. We had seen positive words about an new neighbourhood Indian place called Feast of Dilli on the Long Branch Village Facebook page, so we decided to try it.… Read More
Street Mangos
Candy Minx introduced me to a wonderful fruit treat in Pilsen the other day, on my visit to Chicago. This is available at the various street taco stands and carts around their neighbourhood. They insert a sturdy skewer close to the seed of the mango,… Read More
Lunch at the Chinese Mall
I don’t know what the Chinese Mall is called. I never noticed. It sits on the east side of Dixie Road, south of the Gateway postal plant, south of the funeral home and the BMW dealership. There is an assortment of businesses. If you’re looking… Read More
Keeping a tradition alive
Every year at this time we make up a batch of coffee can paska. We don’t do all the fancy braids on the top of the crust and we bake our Easter bread in old coffee cans which we use over and over again, a… Read More
Braised short-ribs with spaetzle
From the Comfort Food Diner….
The Comfort Food Diner: quick and tasty fish stew
Here’s a quick and easy-to-prepare fish stew that’s perfect for a winter evening. First put some rice on to cook while you’re preparing the stew. I use a cast iron pan for this, and it works very well. Heat your pan with a little vegetable… Read More
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