Blackberry Balsamic Yogurt Gelato

Gelato © kaishin | dash of food 2011. Over the late summer, I finally started with my gelato making experiments. A friend had lent me her ice cream maker, and it was perfect and easy to use. It took a few tries to get the right mixture combinations to my liking, and here is one [...]

Kitsilano Farmers Market

The Sunday before last, I ventured over to the opening of the Kitsilano Farmers Market to meet up with my friend, Rachael, as well as Derek from Foodtree. It was nice to see the market bustling with lots of shoppers. I was super happy to find passion flower plants as well as organic alternative flours there, and [...]

BC Spot Prawns are here!

Spot Prawns are here!: © .kaishin. 2009. Today marks the start of the season for availability of BC Spot Prawns. My friend and I headed out to the Spot Prawn Festival down at False Creek Fishermen’s Warf despite the drizzly cold, but found that the boats had not come in and were running behind. So [...]

cozy and filling : layered baked fish

Starting at bottom of baking pan or casserole dish, layer sliced yellow onions, fish filets, chopped parsley, olive oil/salt/herbs/pepper, and lastly the thinly sliced yukon gold potatoes. Drizzle or brush some more olive oil + salt/herbs/pepper as to your liking. Baked 350ºF for 45 min covered, then remove cover, and bake another 20 min to crisp up [...]

Ribs finally…

Sorry to those that have noticed the lack of postings lately. It’s been a tough few months in my personal life as life in the relationship department took an unexpected turn. Dealing with the shock, hurt, sadness, and missing someone dear, has left me less inspired to cook and photograph, as this was ritual built [...]