Egg Vindaloo with Green Beans & Cumin-Scented Rice

Egg Vindaloo with Green Beans and Cumin-Scented Rice

What’s your go-to order when you hit an Indian restaurant? For Bae and I, it always includes a vindaloo but we don’t have a strict allegiance to any particular type. Chicken, lamb, beef – bring it! But I have never in my life seen the likes of an Egg Vindaloo on an Indian restaurant’s menu. Perhaps, I have not been eating in the right places, because according to the Internet, egg vindaloo isn’t some new age vindaloo. It’s actually quite common in Goa, the homeland of vindaloo. And the second I knew of its existence, I knew I had to have it. Custardy egg yolks in a firey, vinegar-spiked sauce? There’s just nothing wrong with that. So, let’s dig into this Egg Vindaloo with Green Beans & Cumin-Scented Rice.

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Jade Noodle Bowls with Soy Braised Tofu & Green Coconut Sauce

Jade Noodle Bowls with Braised Tofu & Green Coconut Sauce

If you’re reading this from the United States, I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that American Thanksgiving was yesterday. Honestly, if you’re Canadian I probably don’t have to tell you that. Americana permeates our border rather aggressively. No shade! I like Elvis and bourbon as much as the next person. Anyway, since a large portion of my readers are North American based, I’m going to go out on a limb and assume y’all are reading this hungover and riddled with heartburn. So, with your delicate state in mind, I devised these Jade Noodle Bowls with Soy Braised Tofu and Green Coconut Sauce to rehabilitate you. They have vegetables, remember them? I promise they’re pretty good, maybe not pie good but pretty good.

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Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Radish Pickled Eggs & Garlic Tahini Dressing

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Radish Pickled Eggs & Garlic Tahini Dressing

You’ll have to forgive me if this entry is a touch distracted. I’m currently residing on cloud nine and I guess the air is thin up here because it’s hard to think straight. And why have I relocated to a such a lofty height? Well, on Monday night I received the gold award for General (English-Language) Food Blogs at the Taste Canada Awards Gala and my feet haven’t touched the ground since. I was *very* surprised and no, I don’t remember what I said in my speech but I’m sure it made very little sense. But enough about my insane 48 hours, that’s not why you’re here. Let’s talk about this Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad with Radish Pickled Eggs & Garlic Tahini Dressing.

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White Bean Cheesy Pasta with Gremolata

White Bean Cheesy Pasta with Gremolata
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Today’s White Bean Cheesy Pasta with Gremolata may seem oddly familiar. Well, that’s because it kind of is. For the past several years, squash-spiked mac and cheese dishes have been making the rounds on the Internet. These dishes are sold as a sneaky way to work some vitamins into a chicken-finger-obsessed child. I’ve tried and few and they are pretty great. Of course, I failed to mention to my inner five-year-old that the pasta contained some sneaky squash because five-year-old Susan would’ve instantly decided she hated it. What can I say? I was a dumb kid that hated squash for some lame reason. Yes, tricking kids into eating their veg is why most people add pureed veggies to a cheesy sauce, but I have no such excuse because, well, I have no kids. No, I put pureed veggies in my cheesy pasta because sometimes I have to trick myself.

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