Recipes by Darina Kopcok (Page 6)
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Field Greens with Fig, Bleu Cheese, and Candied PecansField Greens with Fig, Bleu Cheese, and Candied PecansSummer has come and gone but I haven’t completely let go of salads. Although I love vegetables, I’ve always preferred the easy comfort of the roasted kind, drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with coarse salt, and– sometimes– a squeeze of lemon. With Thanksgiving around the corner,… |
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Martha Stewart’s Apple Butternut Squash SoupIt is officially autumn. The leaves are falling, rain is pelting my windows, and I’m craving soup. Not just any ol’ soup but one that whispers Thanksgiving is just around the corner. A soup with a touch of spice, tangy yet sweet, vibrant in color and flavor. This is such a soup.All around me people are still bemoaning the passing of… |
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Marcella Hazan’s Fettuccine in Cream and Butter Sauce Served with Grilled Jumbo PrawnsMarcella Hazan’s Fettuccine in Cream and Butter Sauce Served with Grilled Jumbo PrawnsSeptember has long been my favorite month and with the exception of a short bout with the flu, it’s off to a rollicking start. For starters, last week I began a new… |
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Maple Leaf Prime Pork Recipe Challenge – Pork Tenderloin with Warmed Apple and Caramelized Onion CompoteMaple Leaf Prime Pork Recipe Challenge – Pork Tenderloin with Warmed Apple and Caramelized Onion CompoteWhen the folks at Matchstick Inc contacted me on behalf of Maple Leaf Foods about participating in their Canada-wide Maple Leaf Prime Pork Recipe… |
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A Birthday and an Appetizer DilemmaIt was my mom’s birthday last week. It was one of those big birthdays–the kind that ends with an O. I don’t know if she would have me share the number, but I will say she was very young when she had me. We talked about having a big party but eventually my mom requested that we celebrate as a family. True to tradition, this still… |
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BC Blueberry Council Blogger Recipe ContestWhen the BC Blueberry Council contacted me about their Blogger Recipe Contest, I had no intention of entering. Blueberries meant dessert, and since I had already done a blueberry crisp, and recently a pavlova, I wasn’t sure I could do anything else with blueberries but bake something.That in itself doesn’t sound like a big deal. The… |
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and IKEA Style Vegetable MedallionsThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and IKEA Style Vegetable Medallionsimage @hollywood.comThere is a type of reading experience I yearn for, the kind where I pick up a novel and find myself transported completely, unable to put it down–work, chores, my… |
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Elizabeth David’s Chocolate Mousse and Why I Write about FoodAs I was sitting at my desk on Saturday afternoon, wondering what to write about, I realized that it’s no accident that I have come to write about food, and I have Elizabeth David to thank for that.Although I had been reading Jeffrey Steingarten’s… |
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Donna Hay’s Lemon Parmesan RisottoLike a good man, good risotto is hard to find.I grew up disliking rice. It was something you served when you ran out of potatoes, or ate with Chinese food, to soak up the grease of your sweet and sour pork. However, my first encounter with risotto in Italy made me a convert. I adore anything creamy, and the plump arborio was a far cry… |
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Slow Food: Paula Wolfert’s Panade of Leeks and Mixed GreensAre you still there, dear readers? I hope I haven’t lost you all. It’s been awhile since I’ve written. Perhaps you have been wondering where I’ve been. Did I fall off a cliff? Was I in an accident? Or have I just given up on blogging entirely?In fact, I am right here and have been all along, crazy-busy with my latest endeavor–changing… |
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