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Hors D'Oeuvres & First Courses The Book

88. Jicama and Cucumber Chili Spears p.27

The recipe Jicama isn’t the easiest thing to find in Montreal. I went to every grocery store, fruiterie, and Latin themed shop I could think of. In the end I tracked one down at a Mexican grocery store about a block from my place. I had no idea it was there. For all the effort […]

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Pasta, Noodles, and Dumplings The Book

54. Herbed Spaetzle p.241

No recipe for this one. This recipe was a bit of a disaster. As disaster’s go it tasted quite good, but the result bore little resemblance to the recipe description. The Book says “The tiny drop-style German dumplings called spaetzle are juged by their lightness, and these practically take flight” My efforts yielded large, dense, […]

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Hors D'Oeuvres & First Courses The Book

46. Eggplant Caviar p.11

No recipe this time, but honestly you’re not missing all that much. I think this came out to be less than the sum of it’s parts. Essentially it’s broiled eggplant, sweated onions, garlic, and green pepper mixed with fresh tomatoes, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and pepper. All good stuff up to this point, but it […]

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Hors D'Oeuvres & First Courses The Book

26. Guacamole p.9

No linked recipe this time, but this one is so simple I don’t mind retyping it. 4 ripe California avocados, halved, pitted, and peeled 1/2 cup finely chopped white onion 3-4 serrano chiles, minced including seeds 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or to taste 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste Combine ingredients […]

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Beef, Veal, Pork, and Lamb The Book

12. Lamb Tagine With Prunes Apricots and Vegetables p. 510

the recipe I’m not the hugest fan of meats in sweet sauces, and this certainly was sweet. Between the dried prunes, apricots, squash, sweet potato and honey it came close to cloying. There was a huge amount going on here, lamb isn’t a subtle flavour to begin with, and the all fruits and spices brought […]