by Janice | Jun 16, 2015 | Cooking without rules, methods
This is another one of those “cooking without a recipe” posts that hopefully will help you deal with the bounty of summer fruit that is headed our way. This spring/summer has seen pretty perfect fruit-ripening weather here in BC, and it looks like we are...
by Janice | Jun 2, 2014 | methods
Cream cheese frosting is one of those mainstays in a baker’s repertoire that we take for granted. Its a critical topping for some of those richer, flavour packed cakes like Carrot cake or Hummingbird cake, and some folks say for Red Velvet cake (I like to use a...
by Janice | May 26, 2014 | Cooking without rules, methods
Bechamel sauce (or Sauce Béchamel if you are French) is one of those workhorses in the kitchen we tend to take for granted, until life throws a monkey-wrench into the works … like having to transition to a gluten-free diet! Its a classic in the French culinary...
by Janice | Jul 23, 2013 | latest, methods
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 imagination, but not as convenient as pushing a button on the rice...
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...
by Janice | Apr 29, 2013 | methods
Cut the backbone out of a chicken, flatten it and season it and you’ve just done 2 things: 1) increased the surface area for crispy skin!!!! 2) cut the amount of time it takes to roast a chicken to 35-45 minutes!!! 400 degrees on a sheet pan! and there’s...
