Last week I spoke with Jahnavi of Indian Khana Made Easy, and we discovered we had a lot in common. Most of all, we like short cuts, and we love fusion. She told me about her easy recipe for Baingan Bharta, where she uses BBQ sauce to cut 30 minutes off the prep time since […]
Vegetarian & Vegan
WanderFood Wednesday: Learning How to Forage, on Swallow Tail’s Wild Edibles Tour
We’re not 12 steps from the parking lot, and Alexander McNaughton has already identified more than a dozen plants we could eat. On an uncharacteristically rainy July morning in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park, on Vancouver’s North Shore, McNaughton is guiding a Wild Edibles Tour, teaching our group of mostly-novice foragers how to identify edible plants. […]
WanderFood Wednesday: Beach Treats
What are your favorite beach foods? Onion rings and burgers? Wine and cheese? Fried noodles and skewers of fresh pineapple? I sampled these onion ring beauties, not at the beach, but at Frank & Albert’s Restaurant at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix. But wouldn’t they taste good after a day in the surf? Please […]