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Comment on A Lenten Pasta Dish from Greece by Kathryn McGowan

Kathryn McGowan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:51:25 +0000

Hi Peter, I’d love to hear what you think of Vefa’s Kitchen. This is the first thing I’ve cooked from it so far. I was attracted to the book because of all of the interesting cultural and historical tidbits she gives along with information about the different regions of Greece.

Comment on A Lenten Pasta Dish from Greece by Peter

Peter — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:53:56 +0000

Yep, us Greeks enjoy our pasta. I don’t think our diet includes pasta in everyday meals like the Italians but the love and consumption is there.

Pasta during Lent is a good way to feed the belly. I have Vefa’s book and I’ll have a look at this delicious dish and others.

Comment on Inviting Friendly Bacteria to Pay a Visit: Making Yogurt at Home by Kathryn McGowan

Kathryn McGowan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:14:37 +0000

Yes, definitely give it a try. It’s really easy, the only tricky bit may be finding a place with a good temperature for incubation. Let me know how it goes.

Comment on Inviting Friendly Bacteria to Pay a Visit: Making Yogurt at Home by Tinky Weisblat

Tinky Weisblat — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:39:10 +0000

Making yogurt has been on my “to do” list for a very long time. With luck this post will push me into actual action. (Time will tell.) Meanwhile, thanks for the timely, healthy reminder……

Comment on Sichuan Fish for Lent by Kathryn McGowan

Kathryn McGowan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:23:38 +0000

Thanks Tinky. It makes it more fun and less like self-denial. It’s also a great opportunity to plumb the depths of my extensive cookbook collection.

Comment on Sichuan Fish for Lent by Tinky Weisblat

Tinky Weisblat — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:17:22 +0000

I’m in awe of you. What a delicious way to handle the restrictions of Lent.

Comment on Milk: A Blind Tasting by Kathryn McGowan

Kathryn McGowan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:34:01 +0000

I heard that they sell milk in bags in Canada? Is that right?

Comment on Milk: A Blind Tasting by Chocolatesa

Chocolatesa — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:24:13 +0000

This is interesting. I don’t even know how many different types of milk you can buy here in Montreal, I’ve always bought pasteurized 2% filtered milk http://www.natrel.ca/english/ourbrands/natrel_ultramilk.html . I’ve never tried organic milk, I’ll have to try it sometime!

Comment on Time Travel in a Glass by Kathryn McGowan

Kathryn McGowan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:13:28 +0000

Thanks for all the Lenten ideas. I love the sound of that Canadian pioneer cookbook and can’t wait to see what you make from it.

Comment on Time Travel in a Glass by Chocolatesa

Chocolatesa — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:19:23 +0000

I love living in Montreal for all the amazing food there is to explore here!

Yes I’ve read the post, and bookmarked the Greek food blog you linked to read later. For lenten recipes just check out my blog! I have a few more lenten recipe posts that I haven’t had time to put up yet but will soon hopefully. Which gives me an idea, I should make a post linking to all of the lenten recipes that are scattered all over my blog! Oh, and here’s another website with a list of lenten recipes for Orthodox that I’ve used in the past: http://www.stgeorgepantry.org/vegetarianrecipes.html

I definitely recommend the Lebanese chick pea soup in the bean main dishes section. Cinnamon in a soup is surprisingly good!

I also recently googled vegan recipes to use for lent and came across http://www.vegweb.com, and I can attest to the deliciousness of the rosemary bread and chocolate chip cookies that are listed in the most popular recipes section! The rosemary bread I’ve already posted about, and the chocolate chip cookies will be coming up soon.

About old recipes… my mom gave me a cookbook of pioneer-era canadian recipes a few years ago. I’ve been meaning to try those recipes for a while now but it’s been forgotten at the bottom of my bookshelf. I’ll have to dig it out, start cooking and blog about it after Lent is over! Thank you for reminding me of that :)