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Sprouting Chickpeas, Day 3 - Food Gypsy

Sprouting in the Kitchen

Sprouting chickpeas? Really?! In the Gypsy Kitchen? Oh yeah, we're spouting chickpeas, because it's fun. Nothing I like more than growing things then eating them. When we talk about food in terms of fuel and energy think for a moment about the amount of energy that a seed produces to grow. Sprouting increases the protein, essential amino acids, enzymatic activity, vitamins, and fiber content.

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Shawartz's Deli, Montreal - Food Gypsy

Montreal’s Deli Religion – Schwartz’s & Chenoy’s

Montrealer's have strong opinions about the smoked meat they love. Some revere Schwartz's other's Lester's, Reuben's, Dunn's, Chenoy's or Pete's Smoked Meat. Each with their own spicing, smoking and steaming techniques it's like arguing which temple to worship at. A day trip to Montreal takes me into the heart of Canadian deli tradition.

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Le Creuset - Food Gypsy

Le Creuset – Opening the Gypsy Test Kitchen

There is a certain lust that comes with a culinary education. It starts small... with shiny knives and big books with bright, clean photographs and complicated recipes elegantly plated. Until you begin to cook with commercial tools and utensils, and then that lust becomes something of an obsession.

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