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Mahi Mahi Tacos

Hello there, and welcome to our (mostly) redesigned site. It’s a refreshing, clean look that we love, plus it looks a lot better on mobile devices. A lot better.

(I’m even starting to modify a little code, here and there, all the while praying I don’t blow up the whole site as I tinker away. It’s true, a little learning is a dangerous thing.)

We still have a ton of cleanup to do on the blog. There’s always more to add to Ant & Anise, of course. A better search function for recipes. Maybe an ‘About’ page, where we let you know a little more about Ant & Anise than just a sentence or two. Yep, we’re getting around to that….

Chard and White Bean Ragout

Baby, it’s cold outside.

2014 has been a very cold winter, and I keep hearing we — the collective we in North America — can blame the polar vortex. That sounds nasty, doesn’t it? Like an evil force bent on world, or at least continental, domination.

Not even Vancouverites can escape the polar vortex, although its evilness here is tame compared to what it’s done on the East Coast. Still, this weekend it snowed for a few days straight, a wet, sticky snow blanket that paralyzed the city for, um…. a day or two….

Chocolate Truffles for Your Valentine

Today is Valentine’s Day +1. But it’s not too late to make your valentine smile.

It’s a simple equation: good quality chocolate + heavy cream (+ optional flavorings) = heavenly chocolate truffles. Yum.

It’s true, a lot of chocolate and candy making is tricky. I’m quite happy to leave the tough stuff to the pros at Beta 5, Chocolate Arts, Thomas Haas and others around town. Those are some impressive chocolates.

Chocolate truffles are impressive too. Intense bursts of chocolatey goodness. And they’re surprisingly easy (and fast) to make, even if your skills and equipment are limited in the kitchen. …

Easy Sautéed Kale with Garlic, Lemon and Chili

It’s been a little quiet on Ant & Anise lately. Kind of like a post-holiday rest, only it came at the end of January instead of the beginning. Did you miss us, just a little bit? Awww, thanks.

With the holidays clearly over and done with, we’re back into regular routines, more or less. And I’ve been thinking about dinner. As in, how much I rely on a small repertoire of dishes on busy weeknights.

I love to experiment in the kitchen, really I do. And I try out new recipes regularly.

But when it’s 5 o’clock on a Wednesday night and I think what on earth am I going to make for dinner that’s quick, healthy and will taste good?……it’s those times when the tried-and-true recipes muscle their way to the top of my thoughts. …

Green Beans and Asparagus with Tangy Parsley Sauce

The holidays, for me, don’t officially end until we’ve eaten up the Christmas baking. We’re almost there: Just a few savory gruyere-pecan shortbread cookies, spiced with cayenne pepper, left to eat.

Now that we’re back into regular schedules and reasons for celebrating the season are dwindling, I’m craving vegetables — especially green ones — more. Maybe it’s to make up for all that shortbread I savored, err… inhaled, this past month.

This recipe for green beans and asparagus with a tangy parsley sauce hits the spot….

Chocolate Covered Coconut Snowballs: Gluten & grain free holiday treats

I’m going to cut to the chase here.

Not just because it’s a few days before Christmas and I have yet to get all my shopping done. (Eek!) But if you want to make these in time for the big day, you need a few hours of serious focus. Most of that time is for dipping in chocolate and rolling in coconut.

What I wanted to do is improve upon Purdy’s snowballs. I don’t buy a lot of chocolate at Purdy’s but every so often, when I’m walking down South Granville or through Oakridge mall, I’ll pop in and buy a couple snowballs or coconut clusters to nibble on my walk….