I’ve had the opportunity to cook a few of the recipes from the long-awaited, Toronto Star Cookbook by Jennifer Bain and each recipe I’ve created tastes delicious! With over 150 recipes celebrating the province’s chefs, restaurants, home cooks, farmers, food store owners; this is one cookbook that you’ll be cooking with for years to [...]
This winter has really dragged on and though I keep hoping for spring there’s just more cold and more snow. One of the things that keeps me going are those cozy comfort foods, warm and delicious, perfect for this weather. An easy way to make them is using a crock pot or slow cooker. Have [...]
We’re experimenting from Chrissy Freer’s new book Supergrains: Cook Your Way to Great Health here on Crave. With the help of some Random House employees and some amazing bloggers, we share with you the: Ten Days, Ten Grains Challenge. For 10 days, we’ll feature our experiences using the ten grains from Chrissy Freer’s book! [...]
Dress up this sausage potage with other fresh herbs, like finely shredded basil, chopped oregano or chopped chives. Shari Miller, Soup Sister Makes about 4 servings 1 onion, diced 1 carrot, peeled and diced 1 stalk celery, diced 2 Tbsp (30 mL) olive oil 2 sweet or hot Italian sausages, casings removed and meat [...]
This was the soup my mother made whenever it was raining. She would look outside and say, “Yawm adas,” meaning “It’s lentil soup day.” Comfort food takes us back to a specific time and place. In my case, I would be enjoying a bowl of this lentil soup in my mother’s kitchen while watching [...]
My husband’s grandmother Eva immigrated to Canada from Eastern Europe. She was never sure if she was Polish or Ukrainian—their town was on the border, and the lines between countries changed so many times they lost track—but she made perogies and cabbage rolls with the deftest of Ukrainian precision! I inherited this borscht recipe from [...]
Serves 4 to 6 1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup chopped white onion 10 garlic cloves, smashed 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (page 43) 6 to 8 cups Basic Stock (opposite) 6 russet (Idaho) potatoes S alt 1/3 cup crème fraîche (optional) The trouble with potato soup: how to keep it [...]
This versatile soup is the essence of summer. Dairy free and nearly fat free, it showcases the pure, sweet taste of summer corn and can be served hot or at room temperature. A garnish of summer vegetables, grilled and cut into bite-size pieces, makes this soup your own unique creation. Try zucchini or summer [...]
This recipe is from the Farmstand Favorites: Tomatoes cookbook, courtesy of the Florida Tomato Committee. Serves 4–6 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 celery ribs, finely chopped 4 large tomatoes, peeled, cored, seeded, and chopped (see note) 1 teaspoon sugar 2 cups chicken broth 1⁄2 cup heavy cream 2 teaspoons [...]
This is quite a useful thing to have in the back of your head if people happen to show up uninvited, although I only ever seem to have eggs in the house when that happens to me, and I have to pretend that, yes, I really did mean to make a frittata for dinner. The [...]
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