and these jellies are the fairest of them all.
picked from local crabapple trees
simmered and strained with love.
find me today at Wheels on Danforth in Oakridge Park.
Easter Bread made with Vegetable Dyed Eggs
Pumpkin Soup from the Top of the Hill Bonspiel at the Richmond Hill Curling Club
Pumpkin Soup (South African) for six- 1 med onion, chopped
- 1 med carrots, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tsps cinnamon
- 1 tsp allspice
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ginger, ground
- 2 inches ginger, minced
- 28 ozs pumpkin
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 cups chicken stock
- ½ cup apple juice
- ½ cup cream
1.In a soup pot heat 2 tbsp oil over medium heat. Add carrot, onion and celery and saute until vegetables are wilted and onion is translucent.2.Add spices, fresh ginger and garlic. Work into a paste adding a bit more oil if necessary.
3.Add canned pumpkin and chicken stock. Bring to a boil and simmer till vegetables are soft.4.Using an immersion blender, blend soup until smooth or desired consistency is reached, add apple juice and cream. Season with salt and pepper to taste.Servings: 6Yield: —Syrian Chickpea Soup for Oraynu’s Show Your Heart 2016
Syrian Chickpea Soup for Oraynu- 2 cups potato, peeled, diced
- 4 cups water
- 30 ozs chickpeas
- 1 tbsp mint
- 2 cups onion
- 2 tbsps oil
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tsps salt
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tbsp coriander
- 1 tsp turmeric
- ¼ tsp cayenne
- pepper
- 2 cups canned tomatoes, chopped
Put water in soup pot. Boil potatoes until very soft. Using an immersion blender puree potatoes in soup pot.
Drain chickpeas, reserve liquid.Add chickpeas to pureed potatoes and blend with immersion blender until very smooth or until desired texture is reached. You’ll likely need to add almost all of the chickpea liquid into the soup to facilitate blending and to adjust thickness of soup.In a skillet sauce onions, garlic, salt, cumin, coriander, turmeric, cayenne and pepper until onions are translucent. Stir onion mixture into soup. Heat soup.
Add diced tomatoes and mint.Adjust seasonings.Servings: 6Yield: 8 litresTurkey for 30 People
Here is turkey for 30 ready for the buffet. We brined, deboned, rolled, tied, roasted and then sliced the turkey. Crazy easy to serve.
Grand Peres de Grand-mère for an Early Reveillon Meal
Old school maple dumplings.
Apple Rose Tarts
Cuban Mojo Marinade for Haddock
Demonstrated at the Fairmount Park Farmer’s Market for Fisherfolk
A simple marinade that adds zest and needs no more than 20 minutes of marinating time.
Serve with rice and beans for a quick supper.
Mojo Marinade, adapted from Epicurious.
3/4 cup orange juice3/4 cup fresh lemon juice1/4 cup fresh lime juice1/4 cup fresh oregano, chopped3 tbsp oil5 garlic cloves, minced2 jalapeños, seeds removed3/4 tsp salt
Place marinade in bag, add around 600 grams of fish and marinate for 20 minutes. Grill, broil or pan fry.
Heading off to the Fairmount Park Farmer’s Market
With my new bike trailer I bought last spring.
Green Curry Sauce for Fish
This is an easy solution to your weeknight supper problem. If you have this sauce on hand in your freezer you can have dinner on the table in minutes.
Defrost sauce in cold water and then just slip in your fish and dinner is done.
Green Fish Curry tasting at Fisherfolk at the Fairmount Park Farmer’s Market- 4 Fish filet
- 1 Onion, peeled, roughly chopped
- 1 Jalapeno, seeds removed
- 1 clove Garlic, peeled
- ¼ cup Cashews, Dry Roastd, Unsalted
- ½ teaspoon Fennel Seed
- 2 tablespoons Coconut
- ¼ teaspoon Coriander, ground
- ¼ teaspoon Cumin, ground
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ⅔ cup Water (to keep onions from sticking)
- ¾ cup Cream, Heavy, Whipping
- 3 tablespoons Cilantro
- 2 tablespoons Lime Juice (or more)
1.In a food processor add onion, chili, garlic, cashew nuts, fennel seeds and coconut.2. .Heat the oil in a frying pan add the paste. Fry paste until onions begin to brown. If onions stick to the bottom add a little water. Stir in the ground coriander, cumin, turmeric and salt. Add the cream and reduce to desired consistency. Finish with the fresh coriander and simmer for 5 minutes. Add lime juice and adjust seasoning. Add the fish and gently stir in till fish is cooked.