Keeping Up Isn’t Easy
Todd’s entries haven’t been as regular as usual so in today’s entry he tries to catch us up on everything that’s happening these days. Continue reading Keeping Up Isn’t Easy
Tag: Cooking
Dining Out During the Pandemic
Thanks to the pandemic, Todd is eating more at home and exploring cooking the foods he usually eats at restaurants. It gets him thinking of how we share each other’s cuisines and ingredients, bringing our own interpretations to them and even creating whole new cuisines as a result. Continue reading Dining Out During the Pandemic
Adventure #12: Vegan Week
In this week’s adventure, at the request of a reader, Todd swears off animal products for a full week. How did it go? Read and see! Continue reading Adventure #12: Vegan Week
Adventure #11: Canadian Bakin’
In the middle of last week’s adventure, a friend of mine messaged me to suggest a new one. I couldn’t say no so today I bake a quintessentially Canadian dessert for the first time. Continue reading Adventure #11: Canadian Bakin’
थाई टोफू करी – Thai Tofu Curry
For English speakers, you can find the original recipe that this recipe, one of my favourite dinners, is based on here. नोट: शायद कुछ सामग्रियां उपलब्ध नहीं हो सके इसीलिए मैंने उन सामग्रियों के विकल्प का सुझाव भी दिया है| … Continue reading थाई टोफू करी – Thai Tofu Curry
Childhood Eating Habits
For the second time this week I have found myself writing what was going to be an epic comment on someone else’s blog post and realizing that it would be better and likely more polite to just move the whole … Continue reading Childhood Eating Habits
छत्तीसगढ़ी गुलगुला
क्या क्या चाहिए एक कप गेहूं का आटा एक कप गुड़ डेढ़ कप पानी एक छोटा चम्मच खाने का सोडा एक कप तेल (तलने के लिये) चलिए बनाते है बर्तन में पानी डालकर स्टोव पर गरम करें | उस … Continue reading छत्तीसगढ़ी गुलगुला
Cooking: Chicken Pad Kra Pow
In a recent entry, I mentioned basil and its relation to tulsi. Thanks to San for leaving a comment adding some clarity to that. Later in the day the two of us were talking a bit more about basil and how various cultures use it. She mentioned Krushan Tulsi and I looked it up to see if there was any culinary use. As it turns out, it’s used in one of my most favourite Thai dishes: Chicken Pad Kra Pow.
Talking about it in the morning kept it in my mind all day and by 4PM I knew I was going to have to make it for dinner. Continue reading Cooking: Chicken Pad Kra Pow
Pav Bhaji? Or is it?
A few days ago I posted my experiences and a recipe for Pav Bhaji. One thing it got me thinking about was how food is similar to culture and language. Every culture has their traditions and rites of passage. I … Continue reading Pav Bhaji? Or is it?
Cooking: Pav Bhaji
Maharashtra is pretty underrepresented in Toronto’s food offerings. There are a couple of restaurants where you can find a few dishes but they are few and far between. And so, in situations like this, where I want to eat something less common here, I have to make it myself. Continue reading Cooking: Pav Bhaji
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