Growing up we always had a bag in the freezer where my mom would collect all kinds of interesting vegetable bits. She would save the ends of celery stalks, the ends of carrots, bits of unused onions, and even any leftover cooked vegetables and the water they were cooked in. She … [Read more...]
Korean Sweet Heat Barbecue Sauce
Korean food, and the Middle Eastern European region (Russian, Polish, Ukrainian) foods are my all time favorite ethnic foods. When I am eating Korean food, of course Korean is my very favorite. However, when I am eating Ukrainian food ... I become a fickle food friend and … [Read more...]
New York Times CLASSIC Marinara Sauce (Sugo alla marinara)
New York Times CLASSIC Marinara Sauce Ciao I miei ragazzi! I love the New York Times! I can actually remember the first time I read the New York Times, it was 1983 and I was 12 years old. I had just finished the book “It’s not the end of the world” by Judy … [Read more...]
Mother Sauce: Velouté with Garlic and Herbs
Hi guys! For a number of my growing-up years we lived in the mountains of British Columbia, we had a telephone party line which we shared with all of our neighbors and a colour TV with two channels. Talk about modern technology! We were never allowed to touch the telephone … [Read more...]