cuisine
From street-food to fine dining, traditional Italian to Asian-Fusion, being well-versed in global cuisine is the first step to culinary mastery.
Lazy Nachos
Scene: some bar, Oskaloosa, Iowa. Two-year-old me sits in a barstool, because this is the early ninties, so you can totally just take a two-year-old into a bar. My Grandma Dee and Grandpa Shelk are sitting with me. That’s when I spot it: on the bar, a bowl of cheese dip. I know what it is, I’ve seen the grown ups eat it before. They use chips, in triangle or round shapes, and scoop it into their mouths. Sure enough, there’s a flat, geometric shape sitting on the bar next to me. I pluck it up, scoop up some dip, and bite down. The cheese is good, if a little spicy, but there’s something wrong with the chip. For some reason I can’t seem to bite all the way through it. Finally my grandmother turns around and sees what I’ve gotten up to in the five seconds she had her back turned. Laughing, she takes the cheese-covered drink coaster from me.
By Jordan Gray5 years ago in Feast
A Thai Snack For Super Bowl
Who loves to eat during Game Day? How can you not eat during Game Day? It is like going to see a movie at a theatre. How can you not consume a snack or a beverage while being entertained? Same thing with watching your favorite team playing against other teams. Or seeing how other teams are doing in the current NFL season. There is always an urge to eat whether it is a full meal or some junk food. There are meals like pizza, hoagies, tacos and even spaghetti. And then, you have the most popular snacks like popcorn, pretzels, potato chips, and my personal favorite, nachos. Those are the usual meals or snacks on Game Days.
By Leona Valentine5 years ago in Feast
Super Bowl LV
Hello 2021. As we are realizing much hasn’t changed since we said good-bye to 2020 just a couple of months ago. Do we even remember where we were celebrating last year’s Super Bowl? I’m sure I was hosting a Super Bowl party at my house. I usually do a Super Bowl party at home, because, let’s face it; it’s on a Sunday night and it starts at 6:30 pm and my pjs are very close by once the champagne starts flowing in the locker rooms.
By Meg Lagares5 years ago in Feast
What is a Sous Vide? And How it Changed Cooking in Our Home
Let me start this article by informing you that I have no cooking experience and neither does my fiancé. In a modern Canadian society its not uncommon for people our age (mid 20's) to be helpless in the kitchen, when there are so many take-out options readily available to us. Not to mention one of our other challenges was time. Him being a general manager of franchise and myself owning a small business most the time we are two passing ships, rarely home at the same time, and when we are neither of us feels so inclined to volunteer hours of our day off to slaving in the kitchen, when there is so much else that needs doing around the house. We would try once and a while to cook up something special but most efforts were futile and ended with a call to our local pizza place or a frozen lasagna.
By Victoria Cook5 years ago in Feast
To the Avocado
Oh, avocados! You have been in my orbit for most of my life, though my feelings towards you have changed. I remember our first encounter: me, a little girl, peering over the kitchen counter at my mother's lunch time creation. You: spread evenly over a piece of bread, tucked in gently under a soft bed of sprouts. I am not going to lie to you, avocados. Observing your bumpy skin and your green goo-ey inside, I did not share my mother's enthusiastic yum!
By Edith (yesterday4)5 years ago in Feast
Lauren’s Spicy Buffalo Chicken Pizza
My quest for the perfect Buffalo chicken pizza occurred when I was about 22 years old. Even though I loved it when I was younger, I wasn't much of a cook anymore. If the recipe called for an oven, I wasn't going to touch it because I burned everything.
By Lauren J. Bennett5 years ago in Feast
Home Made cooked Egg Kosha with Mom Love from Nanighar
Egg kosha is a traditional Bengali delicacy. It is a spicy egg curry which is prepared by cooking boiled eggs over low heat until the curry becomes thick, dark and velvety. This is truly a mouth watering dish and usually enjoyed with warm white rice, relaxed on a Sunday afternoon for lunch. This heavy and rich curry leaves you full by the stomach but never by your heart and you keep asking for more, licking your fingers. The authenticity of this dish is best enjoyed when made by a mother in a traditional bengali household in her kitchen. The true flavors of this rich dish are only reflected a 100% through a mother’s cooking.
By Debjani Mookherjee5 years ago in Feast
A Canadian Inspired Superbowl Sunday
Every year Superbowl Sunday is watched by millions of people around the world, and of course, no Superbowl Sunday is complete without food! This year, in honour of The Weeknd headlining the half-time show, we decided to theme our menu in honour of this occasion. The Weeknd is the first Canadian performer to ever headline the Superbowl half-time show, so it was only fitting to celebrate the day with some Canadian favourite dishes and drinks!
By Michelle Pattison5 years ago in Feast
Redneck Style Ready
Game Day food? Phase one Games (mid-morning ones): Wings, of course! Celery with Bleu cheese or Ranch. Fries. It's really that simple at our house. It is our tradition. No fuss and no buss. Just snacking down and watching our favorite team. Sometimes we cook them and sometimes we order out. But every time we are happy to just relax, munch on finger foods and yell at the referees.
By Shirley Belk5 years ago in Feast
