I Grill …Therefore I Am

the migrant chef

Beer Braised Baby Back Ribs

As a Canadian, I am no stranger to grilling in all weather, ideal or less than ideal. In the rain, we use umbrellas, in the snow we use shovels, and in the hot summer sun we use cold beer. The only weather that stops Canadians from grilling all year round is wind. Not because it’s unpleasant, but because it keeps blowing out the flames.

Here in Norway, grilling is a mere four month affair and only in optimal weather. There of course is the exception, and to them I tip my hat off. It took me fives years living here to finally get my dream BBQ, and now that I have it, I’m unstoppable. I’m sure my neighbors don’t appreciate the smokescreen that often wafts from my terrace. And anyone in a 1-kilometer radius that smells it assumes I must be crazy.

To me, the…

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Toasted Coconut Cashew Date Laddoos

Goan Recipes

Name too long, I couldn’t think of anything better to describe this recipe :-). Have a better idea then just leave it in the comments. Mind you it is a kid friendly website :-). I must confess, before I made these aromatic toasted coconut cashew date laddoos I just wasn’t a big fan of dates. I started to eat them because of my diet that called for eliminating processed sugars with more natural forms. A word of caution it does have approx 8-9 grams of sugar per date, so keep a watchful eye. I just love to eat something sweet after a meal.

Nuts, Coconut and Date Balls Recipe

I found ripe dates are mushy and work as a great binder. Also you have to toast the coconut as fresh grated coconut goes bad  specially if it is hot. Laddoo( in hindi) is a word used for sweets that…

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The Tea Cake Challenge

Ricotta Sponge Ice Cream Delice and The Lady Grey

ice cream magazines

  

The Old Water Mill was heaving with coach loads of aged white-top trippers.  I went inside to order a pot of Earl Grey tea to find that they had sold out, “Utterly unheard of!”  The sweet fresh-faced girl giggled and offered some Lady Grey as an alternative.

“Lovely, with lemon please, I’ll be outside on the terrace.”

The peacocks were showing off, strutting their stuff, shaking their tail feathers, bustling their booty to the sound of some 80 elderly paparazzi, castanet-ing camera clickers.  The staff struggled to weave between them and tidy their crockery laden tables.  Wrist watch tapping coach-drivers were keen to usher and leave, but the oldies were enjoying the floor show.

  

A young lady carrying a tea-tray, paused for a moment and said. “Lady Grey?” I looked up, smiled and nodded. Another clearing tables spoke up for me and said “Yes, over here!”  Stunned silence.  The drivers picked…

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Coffee Energy Bites

Blissfulbritt

There is something magical about a morning cup of coffee. Not just any cup, a morning cup. The cup that allows for relaxation with the paper, the internet, a book, or with a friend. The cup that allows last nights dinner to be safely excreted from your body. The cup that gives that morning pick me up after a long night of work, school, or gypsy wrangling.

While I love coffee in it’s more common form of a liquid, the beans and grounds are becoming a quick favorite of mine when it comes to baking. I made my basura cookies last week, and they didn’t stand a chance lasting more than 2 days. The coffee grounds in these cookies really stole the show. Here’s another favorite with the addition of some coffee grounds. Energy bites SHOULD have coffee grounds in them, don’t you think?

Coffee Ground No Bake Energy Bites 

Ingredients

• 1 cup dry…

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