Roasted Brussels sprout leaves
/I ate these at a restaurant in San Francisco and inhaled a whole bowl. They’re easy to make, and the more you have the better. Place the leaves on a platter or in a bowl – these are finger food.
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I used the Japanese Kuri squash which is a fiery red colour. It roasts well. You can use any drier variety of squash for this curry.
The best Scottish shortbread handed down through my family. Crumbly, sweet and buttery.
This dish has a salty, savoury sauce with a little bit of a kick. If you don't want the spice of the jalapenos, leave it out, and finely diced onion can be used instead of the shallots.
This is the one hors d’oeuvre that I keep being asked for time and time again. It’s crunchy, creamy, spicy and hits all the high spots.
Mushrooms and squash have a real affinity and this soup proves it. I like to use oyster mushrooms, but chanterelles, which I found at the supermarket this week, provide the best flavour.
The fifth taste, umami, has much to do with glutamate, an amino acid found in such foods as prosciutto, soy sauce and a number of cheeses. Umami can show up in your glass, too (fermentation is glutamate’s old friend).
When this recipe originally ran in The Globe and Mail, I received a lovely note from reader Barbara Zuchowicz. This dish reminded her of a wonderful meal she had in Italy: "It brought back joyful memories of a trip to Italy my late husband, an exceptional cook, and I took a number of years ago.
I ate these at a restaurant in San Francisco and inhaled a whole bowl. They’re easy to make, and the more you have the better. Place the leaves on a platter or in a bowl – these are finger food.
This is a free-form dish using whatever root vegetables you have on hand. The recipe calls for about an equal amount of each vegetable but you could use more of the ones you like best. Jerusalem artichokes can be a strange shape so use your judgment on how best to cut them.
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Read MoreThe curry provides a little background texture; the dish itself is not hot. You can substitute mint for the lemon balm if you wish, and add 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind. Serve with rice and stir-fried snow peas. Figs are not native to Canada, although there are people trying to grow them on the West Coast. If you want to go local, use plums instead.
Serve this easy dish over a bed of rice. Substitute any thick white fish you like - striped bass, grouper and black cod are all excellent. I used light coconut milk and it worked beautifully. The sauce can be made up to three days in advance. You can also bake boneless chunks of chicken or shrimp in this sauce. Chicken takes about 20 minutes and shrimp about 8 to 10.
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