Tag: summer

Eggplant Antipasto

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It’s the very last night of the year and I have nothing to do but stand around nibbling on fancy cheeses and preserves with a glass of my podcast co-host Simon’s homemade mead in hand. We have been entertaining all week long and have simply had enough of people… It’s just me and these little nibbles.

My favourite of the bunch is a type of antipasti made of simmered strips of eggplant that go especially well with grassy wines and robust cheeses. It’s a recipe from Cooking by Hand by Paul Bertolli, a book I’ve referenced constantly on our podcast this year. It is a genuine gem, equal parts traditional recipe-focused cookbook, seasonal manifesto and memoir. It’s the kind of tome everyone should leave loitering on the corner of their prep area for inspiration.

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Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 30 – Beyond Boring BBQ

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It’s time to look beyond the steak, burgers and hotdogs to something more exciting to cook outside! Shawn and Simon don flip flops and bring their ten favourite things to grill, plus a lot of talk about Sous Vide, Dune and Simon’s IMDB page.

Questions, comments or corrections? Hit us up at email@eatdrinkcheap.ca

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

Pickle Recipe: https://www.fillmorecontainer.com/blog/2017/08/11/low-temperature-pasteurization-pickles/

Blackfoot Diner: https://www.blackfootdiner.com/

Revival Brewcade: https://www.drinkrevivalbeer.com/

Recordland: https://www.instagram.com/recordlandcalgary/?hl=en

Berbere Spice: https://www.eatdrinkbreathe.com/simons-berbere-spice-mix/

Simon’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3617359/

DUNE: https://www.dunemovie.net/

Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 27 – Radishes

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It’s takuan time!!! Shawn and Simon take a big bite out of the cheapest and easiest spring/summer vegetable to grow and enjoy.

Questions, comments or corrections? Hit us up at email@eatdrinkcheap.ca

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eadrinkbreathe.com/podcast

Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

Honey Glazed Radishes: https://www.eatdrinkbreathe.com/wildflower-honey-glazed-radishes/

The Flavour Bible: https://www.amazon.ca/Flavor-Bible-Essential-Creativity-Imaginative/dp/0316118400

RIP Ahmad Jamal: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/16/846207919/ahmad-jamal-obituary

Thousand Island Dressing: https://manyworldstheory.com/2013/08/18/what-ever-happened-to-thousand-island-dressing/

Spot Prawns!

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It was early on a Friday afternoon and despite the breezy grey weather I was soaked to my screaming bones with sweat and cursing Crystal’s Uncle Calvin (who got me into my current situation) under my breath. Brycen (Cal’s son) and I were hauling a very sketchy aluminum rickshaw overflowing with heavy metal crab traps up an impossibly steep gangway. It took both of us to get the beast up and over to Calvin and his new friends; a gang of grizzled old fisherman who did nothing to help us, but sure seem to have opinions on how we’re doing it wrong.

I was trying my very best to look tough in front of this motley collection of bums and pirates, despite my suspicion that there was a better way to go about this whole affair. Of course I was the only one on this particular commercial fishing dock that had no sea legs. Calvin and Brycen both grew up on fishing boats as (I suspect) Cal’s father and maybe even father’s father did. They knew all the moves, the lingo and the unspoken rules of the dock. Me, I was just an extra pair of hands. Read More

Salted Radish and Mint Salad

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This is the year I got my gardening act together!

Soil is tilled! Weeds are gone! Fertilizer? In! Seeds? You bet! And I’m watering every single day! Boom! And it’s already paying off! First crop is up. My sink is full of radishes!

I’m thinking the best way to use my very own home-grown, seed-to-sandwich produce is to keep it real simple. I’ll make a nice little salad with a bit of salt and the mint that’s also popping up in the herb pots finished with a squeeze of lime. Read More