As I write this, mango pollen and flowers are falling from above me and are lodging themselves in my keyboard. And I will begin with a warning that this is a long, long post! I promise, though, that there is a true Gambian recipe waiting for you at the end, and before it, the story [...]
Archive for the ‘Onions’ Category
Benachin
Posted in Eggplant, Fish, Gambian food, Lunch, Onions, Recipe, Rice, spicy, squash, Vegetables, tagged bitter tomato, Bmachin, cabbage, carrot, chebu gen, delicious, Fish, gambia, Gambian food, hot pepper, Lemon, niambi, Recipe, rice, spicy, squash on February 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
White wine and squash risotto
Posted in Comfort Food, Italian, Onions, Recipe, Rice, squash, vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter, tagged dairy-free, delicata squash, delicious, Italian, Recipe, rice, risotto, vegetarian on November 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
To continue with the squash theme of the season, I’m posting this recipe for this very delicious risotto that I invented with my roommate during a dinner party earlier this week. I found that using delicata squash in this risotto actually avoided the need for parmesan, making this recipe an easy one for those looking [...]
Patty pan and green bean-accompanied pan-seared chicken
Posted in Beans, Chicken, Onions, Quick Dinner, Recipe, Vegetables, Zucchini, tagged Beans, Chicken, easy, patty pan, quick dinner, Recipe on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Patty pans, also known as scallopini / button squash, are one of my favourite elusive treats of the early harvest season. This year I was seduced by a small box of them available at the market in Ste. Annes de Bellevue, although they were not even on my shopping list. They’re so delicate, and yet [...]
