My sister, Julia Richardson, is the brains behind this Minestrone Meets Bubbie’s Cabbage Soup. Our Bubbie Freda’s cabbage soup was melt in your mouth delicious. Truthfully, I could write sonnets about everything Bubbie Freda fed us — from bite-sized knishes with flaky exteriors and whipped potato, caramelized onion centers to sheet pan roasted chicken cooked with…
Japanese Coleslaw – Perfectly Simple
Are you a lazy cook? If you answered yes, you’re going to love this Japanese Coleslaw recipe. It basically cooks itself. All you’ve got to do is core and thinly slice a cabbage, zest 2 lemons and be prepared to toss from time to time.
Instant Pot Beijing Style Hot and Sour Cabbage
My good friend, Lorry Silver, cracked a joke about her multi-cooker having a faxing option, if only she could locate the instructions. Ha-ha! But did you know that if you get food stuck to the bottom of your Instant Pot, you can pressure cook a little dish soap and water to make it clean as a whistle? Thank Hip Pressure…
Szechuan Cabbage Stir Fry – So Sizzlin’ Hot
Cabbage is the least sexy vegetable. Add some spice, sweetness and heat, and you’ll have yourself the sexiest cabbage dish in town. This Szechuan Cabbage Stir Fry rivals the delicious dish from The Little Pink Fish Restaurant in downtown Montreal (at 1813 St. Catherine Street; it used to be called Kanbai.) Szechuan Cabbage Stir Fry is so sizzlin’ hot that…
Savoury Asian Style Pancakes with Hot Sauce
I’m over the moon with local farm fresh produce. Summertime rules! I sampled the garlic scape stem to see just how garlicky it was — and wow! It packs a wallop raw. Cook it up for just a few minutes and the flavour tempers.
Tangy Coleslaw – Party in a Bowl
Atwater Market holds some great surprises. On a warm summer day there was a steady long, long lineup at Satay Brothers — a sure indicator of gastronomic delights. Just ask for their specialty. You’ll be steered towards Laksa, a soup-meal that will add spice to your life. The ingredients: coconut milk, shrimp, organic chicken, fried tofu, quail egg, fish cake, lai…