Chopped Canada Season Two: What to do with Challah?

On the second episode, the mystery ingredients were as follows: If challah (or any kind of bread) is in the mystery ingredients box for dessert, DO NOT make certain items Starter: Peanut butter cookie dough, boudin blanc (pork and liver, a kind of sausage), epazoete (minty flavoured herb) and zucchini Main: Frozen waffles, fish heads, […]

Milk Poached Black Cod with Garlicky ‘Mornay’ Sauce

So first of all, what IS a Mornay sauce?  According to foodterms.com, it is a cheese sauce usually made with Parmesan and Swiss.  Since the following recipe uses a cheese mixture of Mozzarella and Cheddar, it is not Mornay by traditional standards (and thus, in quotations).  But it doesn’t matter.  It’s still a cheese sauce […]

Lentil and Chickpea Stew for Lunar New Year, Day 1

Traditionally, Chinese people don’t eat meat on the first day of the Lunar New Year, which is tomorrow (January 31).  So, if you’re looking for something that is vegetarian or vegan, but not traditional Chinese food, you might want to try this lentil and chickpea stew, inspired by a lentil curry recipe I found online.  […]