Local Cookbooks

[Ling]

No, I didn't find that one cup of milk was enough. I eyeballed everything that went into the custard and I'm guessing I used 1 1/3 cups of cream for a cake made with about 1 1/2 cups of flour. You can see the texture of the pudding in my photo--it's very moist.

(The pudding was baked in an 8" round pan. The cake cubes + custard measured about 2.5" in depth, I would guess.)

Edited January 30, 2006 by Ling (log)

[makanmakan]

first off, ling, that peanut butter ganache cookie, looks dangerous! it combines some of my favourite things together. you are now my pastry goddess! i will be trying that out next time i have some time to bake.

i finally had time to upload some pics. here's my first adventure from the feenie's cookbook. the roast chicken with tomatoes, roasted peppers, olives and capers.

the beginnings of the butter braised tomatoes with fresh rosemary and thyme and loads of butter

finished tomatoes

the chicken roasted in my beloved cast iron pan

plated with baked saffron risotto, beets and brocollini

the finished sauce was delicious. it was done with some capers, kalamata olives, garlic, and stock (thanks to the stock market), and a handful of fresh herbs thrown in at the end. briney and savoury and zingy! the butter poached tomatoes were also very good. we used the leftovers in omelettes a few days later. i will definitely make this again!

[Ling]

^That looks simple and delicious! I have the Feenie's cookbook too...I'll have to make something out of that book soon.

[Miss Michele]

Hi,

Coming soon is the new cookbook from the Tomato Cafe. I believe it is being released to the masses in April.

Michele MacInnes

EAT Magazine

[jayhay]

I have Feenie's book, & have been wondering if I could freeze his Veggie Burgers. We don't have too many meatless meals ouselves, but it would be great to have them on hand for our twigs & berries crowd. Any thoughts?

[Irishgirl]

I would think that they would become too crumbly after defrosting....unless a FAT element were added.

[jayhay]

Thanks Irishgirl, that's what I was thinking...too bad.

[Ling]

I made the apple frangipane galette out of the Feenie's cookbook today.

Brief notes:

-lowered amount of sugar

-substituted ground hazelnuts for almonds

-made dulce de leche instead of the caramel sauce

-made puff pastry instead of using frozen

-added bit of cardamom

-baked for 22 minutes instead of 12-15 at 400 degrees

-did not have any of their wonderful vanilla ice-cream to serve with it

Great recipe, and very simple to do!

Apple galette photo

[makanmakan]

^^ Lorna, that is my favourite dessert there! Thanks for the tips and the tart looked divine! I'll have to try that soon.

[Chef Fowke]

I made the apple frangipane galette out of the Feenie's cookbook today.

Brief notes:

-lowered amount of sugar

-substituted ground hazelnuts for almonds

-made dulce de leche instead of the caramel sauce

-made puff pastry instead of using frozen

-added bit of cardamom

-baked for 22 minutes instead of 12-15 at 400 degrees

-did not have any of their wonderful vanilla ice-cream to serve with it 

Great recipe, and very simple to do!

Apple galette photo

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You made puff pastry? How many folds???

My kitchen doors are open....

[Ling]

^Is that a serious offer? I would love to spend an afternoon in your new kitchen! Folds? I think you mean "turns"? I did six turns.

link to photos of the puff pastry, pain au chocolat, and Portuguese tarts I made yesterday

(and if you scroll down a little further, you'll also see the brownies I always make...I did quite a bit of baking that day )

Edited February 9, 2006 by Ling (log)

[Chef Fowke]

^Is that a serious offer?    I would love to spend an afternoon in your new kitchen! Folds? I think you mean "turns"? I did six turns.

link to photos of the puff pastry, pain au chocolat, and Portuguese tarts I made yesterday

(and if you scroll down a little further, you'll also see the brownies I always make...I did quite a bit of baking that day  )

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sorry, folds, turns...bad translation from French. Offer is open, bring your camera and my ovens are always available to you!

[Pez]

The Feenie's short ribs are a favourite at my house. The problem is that, while good on the first day, really it has to be eaten on day 2 and 3 to fully enjoy the true meaty, juicy goodness. I usually make it while cooking another dish so that we aren't tempted to eat it right away.

On an aside, and as a person who lived in TO for a few years, I'm curious about the Susur cookbook. Interesting format. Anyone cook from it yet?

Cheers,

T

[Ling]

^The Susur cookbook is sitting on my shelf...perhaps one day I'll be brave enough to attempt a recipe.

[eatglobally]

^The Susur cookbook is sitting on my shelf...perhaps one day I'll be brave enough to attempt a recipe. 

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Ling,

Just got the Susar cookbook...I will be attempting a couple of recipes on Sunday night. Great read.

Ralph

[Ling]

^Wow, how amazing! I look forward to your comments (and perhaps photos?) I love Susur's presentation...what an artistic eye. I especially admire the photos on page 2.3 (Whole Five Spice Roast Squab) and 2.32 (Roast Whole Rabbit with Preserved Lemon Chili Honey Glaze).

[samasutra]

I ended up splurging on a bunch of cookbooks that were on sale that interested me. One of them was local and featured many recipes from Vancouver's leading restaurants. Dining Out At Home Vancouver Served by Myriam Leighton and Jennifer Stead

Has some really wonderful recipes that I want to try. Feenies Apple Galette Frangipane with Caramel Sauce is in the book. Also from Deliah is a decadent looking Chocolate and Passion fruit Truffle Torte.

There is a recipe for the Flaming Prawns from the Fish House in Stanley Park. Does anyone know what I could substitute for feta cheese. I just cannot eat it. Also, thought I might try to make the crab ravioli from the Blue Water Cafe.

The book had 99 recipes and was only 9.99 and with my discount card it came to 8.99 at Chapters so I thought it was a great deal to have recipes from Karen Barnaby,Feenie,Larouche and many others.

S.

[lemon curd]

Vikram Vij's new book "Vij's: Elegant and Inspired Indian Food" should be available shortly. I believe the release date is September. I am eagerly awaiting to cook from it!

[Pam R]

Vikram Vij's new book "Vij's: Elegant and Inspired Indian Food" should be available shortly.  I believe the release date is September.  I am eagerly awaiting to cook from it!

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Anybody have the book? He was on CTV this morning cooking from it. I have to cater a kosher/vegetarian/Indian Bar Mitzvah party soon - good candidate?

[Ling]

^I've leafed through it several times. The recipes look good. They also printed three of the recipes in The Vancouver Sun recently, including the recipe for the lamb popsicles in fenugreek curry.

[canucklehead]

He's been pretty free with Lamb Lollipop recipe - it shows up in Mark Bittman's new cookbook as well as being available from Don Genova's website.

I made them a few weeks back (I had 4 racks of lamb to use up) - and let me tell you - they were really good and damned easy to make. Big payoff for a little effort. Served with roasted potatoes (a la Nigella Lawson), and garlic sauteed green beans. Looked like a superhero. However - once you see the recipe - there is no denying how decadent it is... it starts with a litre of whipping cream!

[Ling]

^Yeah, but once I was out of whipping cream and used half-and-half instead and it was still rich enough. Great recipe.

[Pam R]

He's been pretty free with Lamb Lollipop recipe - it shows up in Mark Bittman's new cookbook as well as being available from Don Genova's website.

And it was in the Western Living magazine that was waiting on my doorstep last night. Doesn't fall into kosher or vegetarian, but I'll definitely take a look at the book if I can get to Chapters this weekend.

[canucklehead]

He's been pretty free with Lamb Lollipop recipe - it shows up in Mark Bittman's new cookbook as well as being available from Don Genova's website.

And it was in the Western Living magazine that was waiting on my doorstep last night. Doesn't fall into kosher or vegetarian, but I'll definitely take a look at the book if I can get to Chapters this weekend.

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I was wondering about whether or not it was kosher - because I know dairy+meat is a no no - but what if the dairy and meat were from different animals? In this case lamb + cow's milk. Or is that being too "fine print"?

[Pam R]

I was wondering about whether or not it was kosher - because I know dairy+meat is a no no - but what if the dairy and meat were from different animals?  In this case lamb + cow's milk.  Or is that being too "fine print"?

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It's all about the fine print! But in the case of milk and meat, we can't mix any dairy with any meat from any animal.