Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 43 – Aftershifter – A Couple Of Christmas Crackers

Put on your silly paper hats kids! Shawn and Simon sit around the holiday table and sift through the rubble of 2024 to find some recipes, food trends and media they loved and want to share.

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

Too many to list… Just listen to the episode!

Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 42 – Baking For The Holidays

Another holiday season is upon us, so everyone stay calm! Shawn and Simon are bringing the chill, mindful vibes this Christmas along with boxes of scones, macarons and fruitcake. 

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

Ann Rice’s Interview With The Vampire on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/interview-with-the-vampire-netflix-date-cast-details

Strawberry Hotel by Underworld: https://underworld.bandcamp.com/album/strawberry-hotel

The Many Works of David Lebovitz: https://www.davidlebovitz.com/chocolatecherry/

Macarons by Pierre Herme: https://www.pierreherme.com/en/macarons.html

Savoury Scones

  • 2 cups (260 grams) all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon (15 grams) granulated white sugar
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons (5 grams) baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon (1 gram) ground paprika
  • 6 tablespoons (85 grams) cold unsalted butter, grated
  • 1/2 cup (40 grams) grated cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup (25 grams) cooked bacon, cut into bite sized pieces (about 4 slices)
  • 2 tablespoons green onion, finely chopped 
  • 3/4 – 1 cup (180 – 240 ml/grams) cold buttermilk

Pre-heat oven to 200C or 400 F. Mix it all together to a shaggy mess. Roll out into a block. Cut into shapes. Lacquer with one beaten egg and bake for 15 minutes or until golden and puffy.

Chocolate-Cherry Fruitcake

Adapted from Ready for Dessert by David Lebovitz

I’ve revised and updated this recipe over the years, adding a bit more flour (previous versions of the cake sometimes dipped in the middle when cool, which didn’t affect the flavor) and making other adjustments. In place of rum, you could use kirsch, whiskey, or amaretto. If you have an issue with the cake sinking in the middle, I posted a

to show how I followed the recipe and how the cake was prepared. To make it easier to slice, I like to chop the cherries a bit before adding them to the rum.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups (180-200g) dried cherries, sweet or sour, chopped
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) plus 2/3 cup (160ml) rum
  • 1 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon (180g) all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup (50g) unsweetened cocoa powder, Dutch-process or natural
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 10 tablespoons (140g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 cups (400g) sugar
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup (180g) buttermilk or plain yogurt
  • 1 cup (135g) walnuts, pecans, or almonds, toasted and finely-chopped
  • 3/4 cup (120g) chocolate chips

Method

A day or two before you make the cake, toss the cherries in ¼ cup of rum. Cover and let macerate, stirring a few times.

  1. To bake the cakes, butter two 9-inch (23cm) loaf pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
  2. Sift together the flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
  3. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or by hand in a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar at medium-high speed until very light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir together the eggs and yolk with the vanilla in a small bowl, then dribble them in while beating at medium speed, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure they’re getting completely incorporated.
  4. Mix in one-third of the flour and cocoa mixture, then half of the yogurt or buttermilk. Then mix in another third of the dry ingredients, then the rest of the yogurt. Finally add the remaining dry ingredients, and gently stir in the nuts, chocolate chips and cherries. (Which should have absorbed all the liquid. If not, add that as well.)
  5. Divide and smooth the batter into the two prepared loaf pans and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center just about comes out clean, but avoid overbaking it.
  6. With a toothpick skewer, poke 50 holes in the cake and spoon 1/3 cup (80ml) of liquor over each cake. Let the cakes cool completely.

Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 39 – Hit The Beach

Slap on that sunscreen kids and grab a shovel! Shawn and Simon are hunting the sandy shores for mussels, oysters, clams, crabs, seaweed and a million other varieties of sea life, all delicious and all free! 

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

CAN U DIG IT APP: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/can-u-dig-it/id1492150706

TIDES APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tide-charts/id957143504

 BLUE WATER CAFE COOKBOOK: https://www.bluewatercafe.net/about/cookbook.html

Miso Roasted Oysters: https://www.eatdrinkbreathe.com/miso-roasted-oysters/

The Coastal Forager’s Cookbook by Chef Robin Kort: https://www.amazon.com/Coastal-Foragers-Cookbook-Recipes-Northwest/dp/1771514086

Fishing BC App: https://fishingbcapp.ca/

Khurangbin album A La Sala: https://khruangbin.bandcamp.com/album/a-la-sala

Picture of Sea Asparagus via : https://eatnorth.com/dan-clapson/what-hell-sea-asparagus

Eat | Drink | Cheap Episode 38 – A Feast of Seven Potatoes

Fry ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew. The apple of the earth can be cooked so many different ways! Shawn and Simon dig deep to build a menu made entirely out of spuds plus the return of food court and poetry?

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

Mount Arrowsmith Brewing in Parksville: https://arrowsmithbrewing.com/

Horang Korean Inspired Restaurant and Bar: https://www.horang.ca/

The Hungry Ear: Poems Of Food And Drink by Kevin Young: https://kevinyoungpoetry.com/the-hungry-ear.html

West End Satori Cocktail : https://www.eatdrinkbreathe.com/west-end-satori-cocktail/

Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles Vichyssoise: https://www.copymethat.com/r/tzZgJYkBW/anthony-bourdains-les-halles-vichyssoise/

Scalloped Potatoes: https://www.bhg.com/recipe/vegetables/scalloped-potatoes/

Potato Chocolate Cake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fbG5d-vA2o

Eat | Dink | Cheap Episode 37 – Lunar Dumplings

Simon and Shawn finally got the courage to tackle their biggest and most beloved topic yet! The multitude of dumplings made in Asia come a variety of shapes, tastes and textures that cannot be found anywhere else on our little blue marble. Grab your chopsticks kids, it’s time to dumple!

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Music by John Palmer

Show notes and Shout Outs:

The Spruce Eats Guide to Chinese Dumplings : https://www.thespruceeats.com/a-guide-to-types-of-chinese-dumplings-4685872

Double Happiness: https://doublehappinessfoods.com/

Folding Chinese Dumplings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Ybdz_aWwg

Taste Tibet Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Taste-Tibet-Family-Recipes-Himalayas/dp/1623718546

Dim Sum Cookbook: https://www.amazon.ca/Dim-Sum-Art-Chinese-Lunch/dp/0609608878

God Of Cookery: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_god_of_cookery

Tokyo Groove Jyoshi: https://www.tokyogroove.band/

Blue Eye Samurai: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/blue-eye-samurai-release-date