Posts tagged "cilantro"
Clippings: July 21, 2011

Clippings: July 21, 2011

The internet is a great source for all things foodie, and we’re constantly bookmarking, starring, and emailing intriguing recipes, food porn, and inspiration. Here’s a selection of clippings we think are worth checking out. Here’s a recipe for baking sheet macaroni and cheese. The type of dish you make and savour… and then ask whomever...
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal:  Faux pho ga

Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Faux pho ga

Chicken leftovers #2. Few things warm you up the way a bowl of chicken noodle soup does on a winter’s night. So, with leftover chicken, time and a craving for the sense of being in hot, sticky Ho Chi Minh City (instead of cold, clammy Vancouver) on my side, pho ga it would be.  Yes,...
Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal:  Cilantro-jalapeno chicken sandwich

Solo Suppers Beyond Cereal: Cilantro-jalapeno chicken sandwich

Chicken leftovers #1. I resisted for a long time, but now I freely admit to enjoying Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.  I still can’t stand Guy Fieri, his overuse of stupid phrases, his flip-flop jokes and the constant trips back to the mid-90s.  The endless shots of too much are often too much, but I can’t...

Coriander, Mango, and Sunny Days

When the weather turns warm, my palate shifts from rich cold weather offerings to fresh light goodness. This year we happily rounded out the cold season with a comfort food potluck for one last hoorah…savory meatballs with pine nuts and raisins in a red wine tomato sauce, perfectly baked mac and cheese, spinach salad with...

Across the Ocean for a Salad

For those of you who know me, I apologize that since vacationing in Vietnam,  the only post I’ve done about it concerns fruit.  Amazing fruit, mind you, but fruit nonetheless. Every time I think about doing a post, I start to miss being there.  And as Edmonton’s winter still seems to be leaving its trace,...