Menu du jour theory : 19 Recipes


  • Recipe Good in Theory
    Good in Theory
    Well, I tried at least. I'm bad when it comes to giving gifts. Iam, if nothing else, two things: a) cheap (being a broke student does that to you) and b) totally uninspired without actually going to the mall for hours on end (which I never[...]
  • Recipe I Passed My Theory Test!!!!!!!! : )
    I Passed My Theory Test!!!!!!!! : )
    Well I have had a pretty fab day off! How about you? I'm glad I'm not the only one with a magazine addiction, you know who you are! I started my day with a cooked to perfection boiled egg and......... A bowl of quinoa porridge which[...]
  • Recipe String Theory, Or Ropa Vieja
    String Theory, Or Ropa Vieja
    So good I can't even tell you--you'll just have to make some yourself! When I was in my Must-Get-Every-Niche-Cookbook-Known-to-Man phase, I acquired a wonderful little book called The Chili Cookbook , by Norman Kolpas.  Between[...]
  • Recipe The Ice Cream Theory Winner is...
    The Ice Cream Theory Winner is...
    Congratulations Benner, you're the winner!  Email me your mailing information and Steff will mail you a copy of The Ice Cream Theory! ? Don't forget my other giveaway - you can win the Pillsbury[...]
  • Recipe Our Contribution to the Chaos Theory
    Our Contribution to the Chaos Theory
    Between it being spring time and needing a thorough cleaning and weeding out of the odds, ends and in betweens I have utterly no use for - Ben and I have finally completed the combining of two households worth of stuff to make our own. Whew - and[...]
  • Recipe The Big bang Theory: Veg Green Thai Curry
    The Big bang Theory: Veg Green Thai Curry
    I don't hold much store for recipes when I cook. I follow my own instincts. This post is about an extreme case where I decided to make a famous dish from a faraway land. Without a recipe or without a ready made mix. The recipe I discovered in[...]
  • Recipe Nanaimo Bars - Quick to make (in theory) and a brief blogging hiatus
    Nanaimo Bars - Quick to make (in theory) and a brief blogging hiatus
    I belong to an amazing church!  We also have an amazing pastor, whose wife is one of the kindest and sweetest ladies I've ever met.  When Susie asked me if I'd be willing to make Christmas cookie for her, for a cookie exchange-- I[...]
  • Recipe a unified theory of roast pork and pork casserole and etc ... or, a meditation on loin
    a unified theory of roast pork and pork casserole and etc ... or, a meditation on loin
     63. Loin of pork with pineapple Pork loin bonne femme all over again, only scratch the potatoes and onions. The pineapple (and apple) comes in at the last minute--not actually present during cooking, more a sweet and acidic side than[...]
  • Recipe Focus on Colour with a Trio of Simple Salads
    Focus on Colour with a Trio of Simple Salads
         When you're planning meals, do you ever consult a colour wheel?  No.  Neither do I!  However, there are some colour theories that we can borrow from artists to create some wonderfully colourful dishes. I don't often purposely[...]