Saturday, November 3, 2012

Best of food and drink this week | canada.com

?A round-up of some of our favourite recipes and food-related features this week including an interview with London-based chefs and cookbook authors Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi, and recipes for Bourbon Chai and Citrus Bread.

?Jerusalem?: Ottolenghi and Tamimi share the delicious side of the diverse city

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Yotam Ottolenghi (left) and Sami Tamimi in Toronto (photograph by Christopher Lewis for canada.com)

Za?atar, tahini, fresh lemon juice and plenty of herbs ? London-based Israeli chefs Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi believe that if readers acquaint themselves with the wonderful flavours of Jerusalem?s cuisine, their job is done. We chat with the chefs about ?Jerusalem: A Cookbook? and they share three recipes: Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Fresh Figs, Roasted Chicken with Jerusalem Artichoke & Lemon, and Spice Cookies.

Ingredient of the week: ginger

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Photograph by WavebreakmediaMicro, Fotolia.com

We?ve put together a collection of sweet, savoury and boozy recipes featuring the ginger root including Chewy Chocolate Ginger-Spice Cookies, Tomato Soup with Chili, Ginger & Coconut, and a Blueberry Ginger Bellini.

Chef Hiroko Shimbo?s Sake Braised Short Ribs

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Handout photo courtesy of Andrews McMeel Publishing via Reuters

Japanese-born, NYC-based chef Hiroko Shimbo shares her recipes for Sake-Braised Short Ribs, and Kelp Broth, and chats about her third book, ?Hiroko?s American Kitchen: Cooking with Japanese Flavours? (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2012).

No knead to fear bread-baking

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Photograph courtesy of The Knead for Bread

Susan Greer looks at the recent resurgence of home cooks making bread from scratch, and shares three recipes from The Knead for Bread: Roasted Beet Bread, Spinach Feta Bread, and Citrus Bread.

Seasonal Sips: Bourbon Chai

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Add a spice-forward bourbon to homemade mixed-spice tea in this recipe for aromatic Bourbon Chai ? perfect for serving a crowd at cold-weather get-togethers.

And to finish, some tasty inspiration from the blog world:

- CUT/CHOP/COOK from UM Media Documentary Projects
- Butternut Chorizo Pizza from Scarletta Bakes
- Mushroom, Herb and Applewood Polenta from Honest Cooking
- Pumpkin Cheesecake from Saveur
- Chocolate-Caramel Tartlets from David Lebovitz
- Why foodies should all be reading Gastronomica, Food52, Tasting Table, Honest Cooking?the best food writing online from Vanity Fair

Source: http://o.canada.com/2012/11/02/best-of-food-and-drink-this-week-24/

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