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Lamb Vindaloo Tacos with Cucumber Raita

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Whether it’s an ingredient that traveled to a new land, or an old-world recipe reinvented with local ingredients, food has been evolving for as long as humans have roamed the Earth. It’s been a way for newcomers to assimilate and to cross cultural gaps. It’s also how some of the most delicious dishes were born. [...]

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Aloo Gobi

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Aloo Gobi is a Punjabi classic made with potatoes (aloo) and cauliflower (gobi). These humble vegetables may not sound like much, but they happen to be the perfect canvas to paint on the vibrant flavours of ginger, garlic, onions and cumin. After going through a phase of steaks, roasts and confits, I was feeling my [...]

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Coconut Shrimp with Spicy Orange Sauce

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Cravings are a weird thing. Like little goblins, these self-destructive compulsions clamber up from the bowels of human nature, despite our best efforts to suppress them. I usually pride myself in avoiding packaged and processed foods, but there are times when I can’t help but succumb to a craving for something fast and fried. The [...]

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Sole Meunière

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One of the biggest criticisms I hear about French food is that it’s complicated. While there are certainly dishes in the French repertoire that take a lot of work, Sole Meunière is not one of them. Taking a whole fifteen minutes from start to finish, it makes for a perfect weeknight meal. Another common observation [...]

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Tabouleh

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It’s been a long cold winter and my body’s been aching to eat something vibrant and green. It’s still a bit early for spring vegetables, but Tabouleh is a verdant salad you can put together with vegetables and herbs that are available all year. While it’s a simple salad to prepare with very few ingredients, [...]

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Chicken Piccata

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I realize I’m dating myself a little here (and giving you a glimpse into my maturity level), but whenever I hear the word Piccata, I can’t help but lift my shirt over my head, raise my hands in the air and quote the great philosopher Beavis: “I am Cornholio, I need Piccata for my bung-hole!”. [...]

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