Uploads from ©EpicureanPiranha ~, tagged food

Lunch Al Fresco ~

nobody@flickr.com (©EpicureanPiranha ~) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:58:29 -0700

Aubergines develop a wonderful, complex flavour and texture when cooked. I especially love them paired with ripe tomatoes, fresh herbs, and cheese.

This is a simple dish I like to make for lunch. It’s both great tasting and healthy!
Baked aubergine, tomato, provolone and fresh basil stacks, and freshly made, lemony humus served with mini pitas and sweet orange pepper strips for dipping. I like serving the humus with a little pool of extra virgin olive oil in the middle. The secret of the flavourful aubergine is the preparation :-)

Caramel Pecan Topped Brownie Cake ~

nobody@flickr.com (©EpicureanPiranha ~) — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:36:14 -0700

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If, like me, you love chocolate turtles, you’ll love this cake! A chewy, brownie-like cake, it’s topped with pecans that are covered in tons of gooey caramel ! The recipe is actually Dorie Greenspan’s Caramel-Peanut-Topped Brownie Cake ~ I simply substituted whole pecans for the salted peanuts, used salted butter in the caramel (instead of sweet butter), and added a little Fleur de Sel to it. Scrumptious!

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HOT ~

nobody@flickr.com (©EpicureanPiranha ~) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:30:57 -0700

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A variety of hot chilli peppers hanging in the sun in Montreal's colourful Jean-Talon Market.

See below for a delicious recipe :-) Perfect for brunch!

Life in the Fast Lane

nobody@flickr.com (©EpicureanPiranha ~) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:26:02 -0700

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City workers grab a quick lunch bite in Leadenhall market. This is very British tradition, and anyone from shoe shine boys to local businessmen to City traders and lawyers can be found queuing at a stand such as this to grab a sandwitch or takeaway lunch to eat on the run or at their desk.

These food stalls set up their stands early every day from Monday to Friday, and do brisk business until early afternoon. Their food can be surprisingly good! I decided to try some steamed dumplings and a skewer of spicy prawns from this stall and enjoyed the dumplings, although in this case the prawns were cold and a little dry. The curries smelled delicious but I had just sampled several pastries from the Comptoir Gourmand ! (see below).

A Simple, Healthy Lunch

nobody@flickr.com (©EpicureanPiranha ~) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:55:09 -0700

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The Best Hunan Dumplings?

nobody@flickr.com (©EpicureanPiranha ~) — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:31:18 -0800

♥ You can find the illustrated, step-by-step recipe and the article on my webzine EpicureanPiranha ~ enjoying life in tasty bites! ♥

Well, I think so, even if I do say so myself :-) Delicate steamed dumplings served with a chilli peanut-butter sauce and a sprinkling of green onions taste wonderful! But why not make some so you can judge for yourself?!

Hunan dumplings, gently simmered then served with a subtle peanut-butter chili sauce and spring oinions. I like serving them with baby bok choy that's very briefly steamed or stir fried ( for only 1 or 2 minutes so they retain their delicate texture) and seasoned with a touch of Japanese soy or oyster sauce.

♥ Sweet ♥

A bowl of sweet peppers & tomatoes from my mother's garden. These are so incredibly sweet! How I wish we could grow them all year long!!!

Many thanks to SkeletalMess (Jerry) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/skeletalmess/] for his gorgeous textures ♥

Summer Pleasures ...

A bowl of sweet peppers & tomatoes from my mother's garden. These are so incredibly sweet! How I wish we could grow them all year long!!!

Many thanks to Parée [http://www.flickr.com/photos/8078381@N03/] & Temari 09 [http://www.flickr.com/photos/34053291@N05/] for their gorgeous textures ♥