Search
-
Recent Posts
- Summertime snacks, salads and sippers
- Tex-Mex style steak and cheese sandwiches
- Grown up floats with vodka coolers and gelato
- Grilled asparagus with za’atar and creamy harissa sauce
- Going further to celebrate Canada’s 150th
- Spaghetti with creamy avocado sauce
- Grilled Chicken with Pineapple Salsa
- Smoky Tomato Ketchup
- Crunchy carrot and pea shoot salad
- Fabulous fajita skillet casserole
Archives
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
Categories
- appetizer
- Appetizers
- Asian
- Australia
- Baking
- baking
- barbeque
- Beef
- Berries
- beverage
- biscuits
- Breads
- Breakfast
- brunch
- Canada Day
- candy
- Canning
- casserole
- Cauliflower
- cheese
- Chicken
- Christmas gifts
- cocktails
- condiments
- Contest
- Contests
- Cookbooks
- cookies
- Dairy-free
- Dessert
- Desserts
- Drinks
- duck
- Edible Gifts
- eggs
- Entertaining
- Events
- Farmers' Feast
- fish
- Food Finds
- Fruit
- Fruits
- Fruits and vegetables
- gluten-free
- Grains
- Grilling
- guest post
- healthy
- holiday gifts
- hostess gift
- Lactose-Free
- lemon
- local
- Local Food
- Main DIsh
- Make Ahead
- make-ahead
- Meat
- Meat, poultry, fish
- Miscellaneous goodies
- Muffins
- nuts
- olive oil
- One dish meals
- Ottawa
- Ottawa Farmers' Market
- Party
- party gift
- Pasta
- pickles
- pie
- poultry
- Preserves
- Product Review
- Quick Pickles
- Recipes
- Restaurants
- rice
- salad
- Salads
- sandwiches
- Snacks
- Soups and stews
- spicy
- Spring
- Stores
- summer
- television
- Tips and Tricks
- Travel
- Uncategorized
- vegan
- Vegetables
- Vegetables
- vegetarian
Meta
Tag Archives: vinegar
Quick pickled fennel with orange and star anise
An easy way to add a pop of flavour to any plate! Lately, I’ve been eagerly peeking into my garden a few times a day, looking for tender young shoots that hold the promise of fresh spring vegetables to come. … Continue reading
Posted in condiments, pickles, Preserves, Quick Pickles, Vegetables
Tagged brine, fennel, fennel bulbs, orange, peppercorns, pickle, quick pickle, refrigerator pickle, star anise, vinegar
2 Comments
Quick Pickled Turnips, Lebanese-style
A terrific taste sensation from the Middle East Anyone who knows me well knows that I have always considered pickles to be a food group, which is why there are quite a few pickle recipes on this blog. I love … Continue reading
Posted in pickles, Quick Pickles, Uncategorized
Tagged beets, garlic, Lebanese, Lebanese food, Middle Eastern cuisine, pickled turnip, quick pickles, turnip, vinegar, white turnip
1 Comment
Lavender-Blueberry Shrub for Cocktails and Salad Dressings
Shrubs are a big part of the current cocktail craze, and for good reason – they’re delicious! A shrub is a sweetened vinegar-based syrup, sometimes called drinking vinegar. Shrubs typically consist of vinegar infused with fruit juice, herbs and spices for use in cocktails … Continue reading
Posted in Canning, cocktails, Drinks, Edible Gifts, Entertaining
Tagged blueberry, canning, cider vinegar, cocktails, drinking vinegar, entertaining, fruit, herbs, hostess gift, lavender, pickling, preserving, shrub, shrubs, shrubs in cocktails, vinegar
Leave a comment
Crispy Cider Vinegar and Sea Salt Roasted Chickpeas
Did you know that 2016 is the International Year of Pulses? I am trying to incorporate a lot more pulses – including delicious, good-for-you lentils, dried beans and chickpeas – into my cooking this year. Like other pulses, chickpeas are … Continue reading
Posted in appetizer, Snacks
Tagged apple cider vinegar, chickpeas, cider vinegar, crispy, crunchy, International Year of Pulses, protein, pulses, roasted, salt and vinegar, sea salt, snack, vegan, vegetarian, vinegar
2 Comments
Smoked Tomato Gazpacho
Smoking then juicing plump Roma tomatoes gives this gazpacho an extra kick. The subtly smoky flavour of the tomatoes balances perfectly with the vegetables and seasonings to make a delicious soup with an intriguing taste that is sure to impress. … Continue reading
Posted in Make Ahead, Soups and stews, summer
Tagged autumn, bread crumbs, egg, fall, fresh, garlic, gazpacho, harvest, herbs, olive oil, raw, smoked, soup, soup shots, summer, tomato, vegetables, vegetarian, vinegar, Worcestershire
Leave a comment
Crunchy Curried Cauliflower Pickles
Refrigerator pickles are a quick, easy way to capture the flavours of the season and enjoy them for months afterwards. I was excited to find some cauliflower in this month’s Farmers’ Feast challenge basket, courtesy of Linda’s Garden at the … Continue reading
Posted in Canning, Farmers' Feast, Ottawa Farmers' Market, pickles, Preserves, Quick Pickles, summer
Tagged cauliflower, coriander, cumin, curry, curry powder, Farmers Feast, garlic, ginger, gluten-free, Ottawa Farmers' Market, pickles, quick pickles, refrigerator pickles, summer, turmeric, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian, vinegar
2 Comments
Quick Pickled Asparagus
In case you haven’t noticed, I am more than a little infatuated with asparagus this year. I don’t know if I still have ‘post-too-cold-too-long-winter’ syndrome or if our local farmers are producing extra-delicious stalks, but I just can’t get enough … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Day, cocktails, Drinks, Party, pickles, summer, Vegetables
Tagged asparagus, Bloody Caesar, Caesar, clamato, cloves, cocktail, coriander seeds, garlic, hot pepper, mustard seeds, peppercorns, pickled, pickles, quick pickled, refrigerator pickles, salt, spicy, spring, summer, vinegar
Leave a comment
