Monthly Archive for May, 2005

When bananas turn BAD!

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Waz
on May 27, 2005
in Cakes, breads and baking, Cooking videos, Desserts and puddings, Vegetarian and Video recipes
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Click here to view the small videoWe’re always trying to eat more fruit, so we grab a hand of bananas pretty often. But at supermarkets here in Edmonton they’re always green, so they sit on your kitchen bench for a few days, taunting you and taking their sweet time to ripen.

Then, when they DO ripen, they seem to go “on the turn” (i.e. black and squishy) half a day later. Continue reading ‘When bananas turn BAD!’

Beating the breast

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Waz
on May 12, 2005
in Chicken and poultry, Cooking videos, Quick and easy, Sauces and Video recipes
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Click here to view the videoOur fondest memory of this dish is when we made it for our good friend Georgie’s “birthday week” party a couple of years ago. Much wine was drunk and much delicious, tender chicken saltimbocca was eaten.

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The chicken breasts are sliced in half (horizontally - ah, maybe you’d better watch the vid) and pummelled mercilessly, rendering them more tender than an ardent lover’s first kiss. (Too much attempted poeticism, Waz?) Continue reading ‘Beating the breast’

It’s pizza night

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Waz
on May 1, 2005
in Cakes, breads and baking, Cooking techniques explained, Cooking videos and Video recipes
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Click here to view the small videoWe started making our own pizza while we were living in an old house that had a wood-fired kitchen stove. It’s now one of our staples and we insist on always making the dough from scratch.

Actually, the dough part is really fun and satisfying, and pretty easy once you get the hang of it. Just be prepared for some scraping and sweeping when it comes time to clean the kitchen. The red wine that goes hand in hand with good pizza makes up for the hard labour. Continue reading ‘It’s pizza night’