by Janice | Nov 9, 2013 | latest
Here's a quick peek at my "process" for converting a recipe to gluten-free. Its a bit of mechanics, and a bit of art, as most usually go through several tweaks as I play around with flour blends, fat ratios and flour blends until I get the texture...
by Janice | Aug 26, 2013 | Cooking without rules, gluten-free, latest, recipe
Its the end of August, and while the days are still sunny and short-sleevey, but the nights have a crispness in the air that says fall is here. And that means comfort food and casseroles are back on the menu. This makes up a lot of shepherd’s pie filling, so...
by Janice | Aug 14, 2013 | gluten-free, latest, recipe
Its full-on tree fruit season here in BC, and with the hot, dry weather we’ve been having, the tree fruits this year are fantastic! So that means we are up to our ears in apricots, plums, and cherries! Most people think of cherries as dessert fare, but with...
by Janice | Jul 31, 2013 | Cooking without rules, latest
<Warning! Mild rant ahead … but there’s also a “recipe”> It seems everyone is an expert on food these days! Whether they’ve read the latest book on wheat and can espouse to you how its more evil than Satan himself, or there...
by Janice | Jul 23, 2013 | latest, methods
<Ok, that one sounded better in my head than typed out!> Since the (soldered in!) battery in our programmable rice cooker is pooched, we're back to cooking rice the old-fashioned way here at the Shiba Shack! It's not a hardship by any stretch of the...
by Janice | May 17, 2013 | latest, methods
If you are looking for a fast dinner option that is relatively inexpensive, and can be gussied up any number of ways, look no further than sole! Here on the West Coast of BC, its fished year-round, making it a local, fresh (not frozen) fish option. It comes in flat...
