I made some corn bread in a cast iron fry pan the other day to have with gumbo. It’s been years since I’ve made it that way. It’s easy and the texture is the payoff. There are a lot of recipes floating around for this,… Read More
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Meat Sticks (vegetarians and vegans cover your eyes)
Patychky for Christmas I’ve posted mother anchovy’s recipe for patychky back on the old blog, but seeing as I’m making a large batch for Christmas this week, I’m going to post it again for those who are interested. Patychky are also known as ‘meat sticks’.… Read More
Creole Fish Stew in Pictures
This post is for Az, who asked for some pictures. I used plenty of fresh basil, thyme and marjorum, a few cloves of garlic, and added hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste. It’s just hot enough so you know it’s spicy. This stew is… Read More
Dinner at the Anchovy’s
We have some company for dinner tomorrow night. Here’s what we’re planning to make. This is a variation of the Shrimp and Redfish Courtbouillon recipe in The Encyclopedia of Cajun and Creole Cuisine by Chef John D. Folse. It’s a variation because I don’t have… Read More
Garlic Speculation?
Spicecat sent me an article from the Toronto Star business section today about garlic speculation in China. The price has skyrocketed dut to a combination of poor supply and fears about H1N1. There is even garlic hoarding happening. Imagine that.
Comfort Food
I think everybody has a favourite comfort food. What’s yours? Growing up, mine was always my mom’s meatloaf. Any old meatloaf didn’t do it for me. It was this particular meatloaf. Naturally, I learned how to make it. It isn’t something I make very often,… Read More
Toronto food carts in trouble
This year, Toronto decided to finally allow food vendors to sell food other than hot dogs and sausages in street carts. Unfortunately, it wasn’t so simple as that. The City decided to severely restrict locations, insist on particular and expensive food carts, and charge extremely… Read More
Dinner at the Anchovy’s
I started another page for this blog, called Dinner at the Anchovy’s. I made this page to keep track of good things to eat here at Anchovy World Headquarters. I started with tonight’s dinner, a version of the bbq vegetable soup we’ve made a few… Read More
On the Train
A while ago, I decided to try to lose a pile of weight from my more than ample bulk. I figured it could only help my bad knee and in general help me maintain some of the good health I’ve been fortunate enough to enjoy.… Read More
A Beautiful Day to BBQ
Fantastic weather today – sunny and almost warm – a perfect day for yard work, and for bbq. I decided to make smoked turkey legs, and here’s how I go about it. First make a brine. I used water, loads of salt, some soy sauce… Read More
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