TasteSpotting Followup
Filed in foodie websites, June 28, 2008, 7:55 pm by CandiceFor anyone who is curious: TasteSpotting is back, but under ‘new’ ownership. I put new in quotes because the person who now owns and runs the site is the same person who came up with the concept in the first place: Sarah Gim from The Delicious Life. Tastespotting is simply no longer part of the [...]
My Canadiana: The Sweet Version
Filed in baking, cooking, sugar high friday, , 11:43 am by CandiceAs mentioned in yesterday’s post, this month’s Sugar High Friday has a theme of ‘Mmm…Canada!’ and has two editions: sweet and savory. Yesterday I posted about a Maritime fast food treat, garlic fingers. Today I’m posting about a Maritime traditional sweet treat – Blueberry Grunt.
Blueberry Grunt is a somewhat unusual dessert. A wild blueberry sauce [...]
My Canadiana: The Savory Version
Filed in baking, cooking, sugar high friday, June 27, 2008, 10:32 pm by CandiceLast month I participated in Sugar High Friday, the monthly blogger event where people from around the globe post up some sugary treat or another, based on a theme. This month’s theme? Mmm… Canada! And to make things even more fun, they added a savory edition this month, hosted by Jasmine at Confessions of a [...]
Quick and easy chickpea dish
Filed in cooking, , 9:29 pm by CandiceI joked recently that I’ve been eating so many chickpeas I’m going to soon turn into one. But hey, what can I say, I like them!
Recently I discovered this recipe from Nigella Lawson, which takes all of 5 minutes to make, is delicious, and easy to pair with fish, seafood, or simply a nice soft [...]
Hummus and Pita Chips
Filed in cooking, June 19, 2008, 3:00 pm by CandiceWith a huge bag of chickpeas in the house, of course I needed to make some hummus! In fact, I think for a lot of people, hummus is almost synonymous with chickpeas.
My recipes are really simple. I took the hummus one from the Fresh cookbook, and then modified it a bit to suit [...]
