The Foodie-file: Christmas Brunch
I was just checking out what everyone is interested in on our forums today and I see that a lot of you are interested in brunch ideas for Christmas. Well if you are reading this you are in the right place for ideas! Canadian Living has so many brunch ideas. Lots of then are make-ahead, [...]
The Foodie-file: Potluck Italian Style
I have been taking Italian language classes for the last few months. Last night we had a potluck for our final class. Everyone brought a little something, and we had quite a feast. The highlights had to be Elsie’s Bouretikas: a sepharic recipe of little hand shaped pastries filled with ground meat, or potatoes or [...]
The Foodie-file: Cranberry Shortage
Have you been looking for bags of fresh cranberries and have come up short? Is your freezer section at the grocery store devoid of the glistening globes? Have you noticed a smaller portion of sauce on your Swiss Chalet Festive Special dinner? Have you heard? There is a cranberry shortage! The shortage is partially due [...]
The Foodie-file:Raffle for Great Foodie Prizes Starting Today
The “Menu For Hope†on-line raffle was conceived by the international food blogger, Pim Techamuanvivit, who uses her popular site “Chez Pim†as the launching pad for an annual fundraising campaign in aid of humanitarian causes. Last year, with the participation of the global food blogging community, “Menu for Hope” was a huge success, more [...]
The Foodie-file: The Perfect Latkes
Many people in the office have been talking about Hanukkah dinners, what they are making, who is helping, where they are eating etc. I love to hear food lore from other cultures and getting the inside scoop on the authentic way to make traditional dishes. I had an interesting latke conversation with Adell. I said [...]
The Foodie File: Filtered Beer
A visit to Creemore Springs Brewery on Thursday incorporated a tour of the brewery, and a lovely beer inspired lunch in the boardroom catered by Eigensinn’s Farms and featuring farm raised suckling pig. Brew master, Gordon Fuller, is proud of the beer they are producing and it is evident that Molson’s influence has been an [...]
The Foodie-file: Did You Catch Me on TV Today?
Did anyone catch me on City TV’s “Breakfast Television” or CH TV’s “At Home” this morning? I did a segment on my kitchen gift picks for the holidays (click on the link to see a an online video version of the show). It’s always fun doing TV but Breakfast Television is an early call and [...]
The Foodie-file: Montreal High-Lights Festival
From February 21 to March 2 if you are in Quebec hit the Montreal High Light Festival. A week of celebrating the best of Montreal with a focus on the outstanding food that is synonyms with Quebec culture. Every year a sister city is chosen to be highlighted at the festival and this year it [...]
