Video – Warm Dungeness Crab & Sea Asparagus Salad
A short introduction to life here on Pender Island, some live-action food foraging, and the salad is pretty good too. I cooked the crab as described in “The School of Essential Ingredients” by Erica...
View ArticleCaesar Salad w/ Eggplant Croutons – Sunday Lunch
We eat a lot of Caesar Salads around here. I think it's because of the dressing. I love my Caesar dressing so much, that I've even taken to using it in sushi. Gross? Then you haven't tried my Shrimp...
View ArticleButtermilk Chicken Burger & Dilled Beet Salad: Slow Food, FAST
“We are enslaved by speed and have all succumbed to the same insidious virus: Fast Life, which disrupts our habits, pervades the privacy of our homes and forces us to eat Fast Foods. A firm defense of...
View ArticleGrilled Caesar Salad
Before I start, you should know that my Dad wasn’t cheap — quite the opposite, actually — especially if you were his youngest child and only girl. But this isn’t a precious story about a spoiled little...
View ArticleWinter Salad with Marrow Croutons for Sunday Lunch
This new year is all about restraint for me. For example, I wanted to lead this post with a picture that I eventually decided to bury after a bit of text and a warning: it’s a beef bone with the...
View ArticleBuffalo-Style Pork Ribs and Warm Spinach Salad w/ Blue Cheese
I have a condiment problem. My bottled-sauce inventory is very much like the world’s oceans — rising and falling throughout the year, but usually in relative state of balance — not too many, not too...
View Article“Peruvian” Crunchy Chickpea Salad
This salad of awesomeness is my new favourite salad in the whole-wide world. And I’m not just saying that cause my BFF gave me the idea, alright? Meal starter, main course, midnight snack — this salad...
View ArticleOlive & Feta Fougasse
I drank too much on Saturday night. Not something I have to admit to often anymore…mostly because a couple of beer are enough to make me happy for a couple of hours, and the average bedtime for...
View ArticleCarbonara with Chanterelles & Chorizo
A quick post here, just so you all know nothing bad has happened. On the contrary! Things are good at Casa Vittles these days. The weather has stayed good, we’ve been eating lots of fresh food, and...
View ArticleQuick Braised Lamb Shoulder with Tzatziki
When your anniversary follows a mere week after your birthday, sometimes it’s good to take the hit and make one of those celebratory dinners at home. Don’t get me wrong — I love eating out — having...
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