Kitchen Chemistry: Gluten-free Gravy

I spent a good half hour today looking for a way to make gluten-free gravy using a flourless roux. I never did find a way so I thought I’d experiment. The jury is still out on the results. My experiment started with Chef Ramsey in mind. Last December I watched a few episodes of his […]

Foodie-ness, experiments and OH MY the ACHE!

This past week I’ve enjoyed playing with a few different inventions in the kitchen. I am a Kitchen Chemist, after all. Earlier this week I made a pot of Taiwan Jasmine rice with PC brand curry powder and an apple. Alongside, I cooked up some broccoli, but the piece-de-resistance was the coconut curry chicken. 2 […]

Spinach and Cheese Curry – Saag Paneer

It’s been about 4 months now. Wheat’s been eliminated from my diet minus the occasional Ninja Incursion of wheat hiding in unexpected places. I’m feeling pretty good. 🙂 Thought I would share with you my much-requested recipe of Saag Paneer (aka Palak Paneer) or in the Common tongue, Spinach and Cheese Curry. Note that if […]

Tuesday’s Tactics

Today’s meals have been… strange, to say the least. Breakfast consisted of scrambled eggs with a frozen banana, strawberry and almond products smoothie. Lunch was corn chips with humus, garlic spread and rice Lupper, the family went to Place d’Orleans after we picked up our son from school. The boys had A&W while I went to […]

Spaghetti Sauce… without the Spaghetti?

Tonight was a bit of creativity in the kitchen. 1 package of Extra Lean Ground Beef 1 bottle of Presto Pasta Sauce 1 Sweet potato chopped 1 handful of toothpick carrots 1 onion, diced 1 cup Uncle Ben’s Minute Brown Rice (5 minutes in a pot or 7 in the microwave) Seasonings: chili powder, italian […]