Do you endlessly search for cooking inspiration in every nook and cranny? My house is littered with clippings of saved recipes, patiently awaiting their time, and now is the time for these two. Thank Lina Caschetto for her collaboration with chef Isabella “Bella” Lin for this Taiwanese Cocktail Sauce, aka Taiwanese Five Flavour Sauce. I’ve appropriated their Taiwanese Cocktail Sauce to grace chef Michael Smith’s phenomenal…
Lemony Marinated Shrimp – I Spy a Winner
I didn’t babysit often as a youngster, but when I did, I totally enjoyed it. Usually my charges were fast asleep by the time their parents were sneaking out to dinner. That left me plenty of time to raid the pantry for snacks I couldn’t get at home and watch Get Smart, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Mission…
OMG Shrimp Cocktail at Its Very Best!
A 6 ‘7″ chef with a flair for home cooking has stolen my food heart. My first attempt to address him at an Appetite for Books appearance led to shy stuttering and a rescue by Montreal journalist Susan Schwartz, who recognized my distress and pitched in with my intended message. He’s very famous, for a Canadian, so I’m sure you…
Shrimp DeJonghe – Buttery Garlicky Goodness
You’ve all seen the movie “Julie and Julia”, a wonderful film starring Meryl Streep as Julia Child. Now, you’ve got to read the book by Julie Powell. It starts out terribly with the worst writing you can imagine, then it hits its stride and knocks it out of the park. You know how the book is always better than the movie?…