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african chicken in peanut sauce
Looking for something yummy to put in your belly? Look no further, my friend. When I started cooking this on the weekend, 2.0 came up the basement stairs, sniffing, almost immediately. It takes a fair amount to drag that man away from televised sporting events, so it’s to be considered a real stamp of approval.…
Read Moreclassic creamy coleslaw
Maybe you want to cook for your dad this weekend – apparently, it’s Father’s Day on Sunday. Or maybe you want to make something special for someone else in your life. Maybe you live in a place where the sun actually shines, and you’re planning a barbecue. Or a picnic! And maybe you’ve been thinkin’…
Read Morepasta salad
Looking for something easy to throw together for dinner? Something that won’t kill you? How about a fresh pasta salad? How about a pasta salad that requires absolutely no culinary skills? Something a monkey could make – provided that monkey could cook pasta and slice a few veggies. Whelp, I’m here to answer your prayers.…
Read Morekinda creamy pasta bake
We’re winter eating. Yup. Here at the Cat Farm, we’re still winter eating. Because there has been no sun. Actually, that’s a lie, because yesterday, for the first time in a month, we had a few hours of sun. I didn’t see it because I was locked in the studio, but I’m told it was totally…
Read Morefiddleheads
Do you like fiddleheads? I sure do. Fiddleheads are the curled, edible shoots of the ostrich fern. Or, as Wikipedia notes: the furled fronds of a young fern. (Say that five times fast.) They are harvested when they are just a few inches off the ground. I love finding them in the grocery store each…
Read Morecarrot ginger soup
I don’t want to complain again, but it is still raining here. And when I woke this morning, I woke to the news that we now have a heavy rainfall warning in effect for today. It has been so, so dark, and so very depressing. 2.0 says that things are sprouting in the veggie patch,…
Read Moremovita’s super easy pasta with garlicky cream sauce
It happens. You have a day, maybe a week, when nothing seems to get done. The to-do list keeps growing, and nothing gets checked off. This often happens at the Cat Farm, especially at this time of year – my most hectic time at work, and one of the busiest times for the gardens and…
Read Morespaghetti and meatballs: make on day 1, eat on day 2
Patience is a virtue. I made this spaghetti and meatball masterpiece on Friday afternoon. 2.0’s family was planning a visit for Saturday evening, so I wanted a crowd pleaser that could be assembled at the last minute when I got home from the studio. When I did a little taste test, it was good. But when…
Read Morelemon garlic shrimp
Hello, friends. It’s been a long week of twelve hour work-days, topped off with a two-day headache. Bleck. But I’ve made it to Friday, and the day has been all mine. And what should one do when one has the day to herself? Gorge on shrimp, of course. Let me preface this by saying that…
Read Morechicken and mint salad
Whenever I’m in Toronto, I go to one of my most favourite restaurants – Pho Hung. It’s usually my first stop. As in, I don’t need to drop my suitcase off before stuffing my face with Vietnamese awesomeness. I always order the same thing. Always. Never anything else. Never. A huge bowl of noodles topped…
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