Life is Amazing…
Oh Yeah! The simplicity of this dish allows the flavours of the leeks and shiitake mushrooms to blend beautifully. It needs nothing more than salt and freshly ground pepper. I thought about adding tumeric or fresh herbs, but loved its plainness, so in the end opted for a dash of half ‘n’ half cream.... Continue Reading →
Quinoa. My favourite Q food. Not only does it offer up a food for the letter Q, it also saves me from writing about quiche! Quinoa is a tricky grain to successfully prepare. Over cook it, and it's mushy; undercook and it's crunchy. It definitely needs double the water to grain, yet it can... Continue Reading →
I went to my local grocery store today to pick up a quick prepared lunch, and there in the fish department, next to the sushi cooler, were brown paper-wrapped packages of fish trim, about a kilo each, for $4.99. "What's in there?" "Halibut," answered the slim young fish monger, "just cut it up this morning."... Continue Reading →
Alison Amazed 