The Monday afternoon before Christmas I was watching an episode of Ricardo and Friends on Food Network Canada called Ski Trip.
The group of friends enjoyed dessert with a glass of an apple ice cider (apple ice wine) called Neige. It really caught my interest. In the episode, Ricardo visits La Face Cachée de la Pomme, [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Neige — apple ice wine
Posted in Wine, tagged apple ice wine, apple wine, apples, ice apple cider, ice cider, ice wine, Neige, wines of Quebec on December 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
pomegranates — an easy way to clean them
Posted in Tips & Tricks, tagged cleaning pomegranates, pomegranate salad, removing pomegranate seeds on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I love pomegranates as they remind me of Christmas and my childhood. Santa always left one in the toe of my stocking. Yesterday when I went to the market they had bags of 5 pomegranates for $1.00. A great deal considering they are usually $2 or $3 a piece here. These were on the reduced [...]
sourdough starters
Posted in Techniques, tagged food, Recipes, trail cooking, trail food, sourdough, bread, potato bread, Techniques on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I was younger I used to use sourdough starters and friends used to give me friendship cake starters and the like. I had one starter that lasted over a year.
My first batch will be from Chef Emeril Lagasse’s recipe for a Potato Water Sourdough Starter. If it works for me then I will start [...]
