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Letter to Giovanna

April 11, 2021 by Dale 4 Comments

Insalata di Arance

Dear Giovanna La Cucina Siciliana di Gangivecchio I have fed and dined upon your words satiated my own hunger for travel and culinary knowledge. Your family the treasures you have shared are now my treasures stringing families together keeping me nourished my mind dressed and many years marinated and seasoned. I’ve cooked my way through…

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Filed Under: GloPoWriMo2021, Poetry Tagged With: Cooking, covid, dolce vita, Gangivecchio, Giovanna Tornabene, GloPoWriMo, letter, Poetry, Siciliy

Slammed: Fatherhood

April 8, 2019 by Dale 9 Comments

Plates on a counter

[author’s note: read this poem aloud for full effect] I was slammed as soon as I walked through the door in the weeds, so deep in the weeds that I couldn’t tell the dandelions from the nasturtiums from heads of romaine I was on the line before I knew it on the line, way down…

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Filed Under: GloPoWriMo (2019), Poetry, Writes Tagged With: children, Cooking, fatherhood, GloPoWriMo, Kitchen, NaPoWriMo_2019, parenting, Poem, restaurant, slammed, slang

Greek-Style Rice with Fresh Dill and Feta

September 8, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

Almost every cuisine has a version of rice which speaks to the culture and the ingredients that symbolize it. So when I recently made pork souvlaki (recipe here), I wanted to make a rice dish that would both complement the rest of the meal … but still be something of a new creation. If you’ve…

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Filed Under: Eats, Fusion, Gluten-Free, Greek, Mediterranean, Recipes, Side Dish, Vegetarian Tagged With: arborio, chicken stock, Cooking, dill, dinner, feta, Greek, lemon, Recipe, rice, risotto, Zucchini

Tri-Coloured Potato Salad with Feta-Mayo & Bacon-Crumble

August 25, 2014 by Dale 12 Comments

We humans have more in common with honey bees than we give them credit — both our species are attracted to colourful food. The inspiration for this has been a few weeks coming. It all started when I received “red” potatoes in my CSA… or at least, I thought they were red. But when I…

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Filed Under: CSA, Eats, Gluten-Free, Recipes, Salad, Side Dish, Vegetarian Tagged With: all-red potato, Bacon, Cooking, egg, feta, food, Potato, potato salad, purple potato, Recipe, Salad, side dish, Tri-colour, vegetarian

Scallops with Sorrel-Butter with Sweet Pea and Pancetta Dust

August 1, 2014 by Dale 5 Comments

Life is filled not only with sweetness, but the tartness of it can also surprise … and reward. The Back Story: I know my most recent CSA Mystery was a tough one and even you had a chance to see the plant growing, I’m sure it didn’t make it any easier to identify. If you…

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Filed Under: CSA, Eats, Fish, Recipes Tagged With: Bacon, Butter, Carrots, chevril, Cooking, CSA, CSA Mystery, food, mint, Pancetta, puree, Recipe, scallops, sea scallops, sorrel, sorrel leaves, sweet pea purée, Sweet Peas, wine

Fettuccine Carbonara with Grilled Garlic Scape Pesto

July 17, 2014 by Dale 4 Comments

To reveal the second mystery from yesterday’s post is to reveal that what you saw were garlic “scapes” aka the ‘spring’ shoots of the garlic plant. Where garlic is commercially cultivated, these fine morsels are often just clipped and discarded and never see the market. The scape is the young stem and budding “flower” of…

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Filed Under: CSA, Eats, Mains, Mediterranean, Pasta, Recipes Tagged With: Bacon, Carbonara, Cooking, Cream, CSA, CSA Mystery, dinner, fettuccine, food, Garlic, Garlic shoot, Italian, Pasta, pasta recipe, Pesto, Recipe, Scape, Scape Pesto

Salsa Verde

July 14, 2014 by Dale 3 Comments

Ah, the tomatillo– no, that’s an armadillo crossed with a tomato. And, no, it’s not synonymous “green tomato.” The tomatillo is unique little creature I discovered and was able to purvey without much difficulty when I lived in Calgary … which isn’t a surprise on account of the city’s fondness for Tex-Mex cuisine. However, it…

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Filed Under: Eats, Gluten-Free, Mexican, Recipes, Sauces & Condiments, Side Dish, Vegetarian Tagged With: authentic, chili, Cooking, dinner, easy, food, green tomato, Grilled Flank Steak, Mexican, Recipe, salsa, salsa verde, serrano, tacos, tomatillo, vegetarian

Tropical Banana-Pineapple Burgers

June 30, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

What gave you the idea to put bananas in your burgers? That’s what Anne asked after she figured out the mystery to what was in her mouth. The truth is I don’t really know what deviant brain cell in my head concocted the idea. I know I was looking at a half-eaten banana in the fridge…

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Filed Under: Barbecue/Grilling, Beef, Eats, Friday Nights, Mains, Recipes Tagged With: Bacon, Banana, barbecue, basil, beef, burger, Cooking, curry, food, friday night, green ketchup, grilling, Ground beef, hambuger, pineapple, Recipe, tropical

Salmon with Whisky Cherry Glaze

June 25, 2014 by Dale 8 Comments

One of my very favourite ways to create recipes is while I’m shopping and as I take inspiration from the fresh, seasonal ingredients around me. Last weekend, I had already picked up four beautiful salmon steaks but I was stuck with what create. This time last year I was in a similar place and opted…

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Filed Under: Eats, Fish, Recipes Tagged With: barbecue, bbq, cherries, Cherry Glaze, Cooking, easy, fish, food, Forty Creek, fresh, fruit, Grill, lemon, Ontario, Recipe, salmon, salmon steak, steak, whisky, Whisky Glaze

Recipe for Low-Phosphorus Dog Food ~ Caring for a Dog with Chronic Renal Failure

June 16, 2014 by Dale 1,748 Comments

After 18 years, Ben, my longtime dog, was diagnosed with chronic renal failure three months ago. Failing some other catastrophic illness, his vet of 11 years has said this will be the ‘thing’ that finally takes Ben from this world and my life. Having said that, Ben still clearly has a lot of life and love left…

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Filed Under: Ben, Dog Food, Eats, Recipes, Writes Tagged With: chronic kidney disease, Chronic Renal Failure, Cooking, Dog food, freezer, Ground beef, homemade, homemade dog food, kidney disease, low protein, Low-Phosphorus, phosphorus, protein, Recipe, renal failure, supplements

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