Parmesan Cheese in the Freezer?
The buttermilk question last week went over like wildfire – seems I hit a nerve with that one. This week Amy wrote in and asked: I just bought some parmigiano reggiano and would like to know if I can freeze some of it for later use.
Pingue Prusciutto from Niagara
This prosciutto has become crazy popular with Toronto chefs. You’ll see it on menus all over town in these parts. Mario Pingue of Niagara Food Specialties specializes in all things porky. It’s his prosciutto, though, that has a melt in your mouth nutty sweetness. It’s something almost impossible to find outside of some Italian guy’s [...]
Ontario Craft Brewers at Hart House
Last Thursday I checked out the Ontario Craft Brewers Festival and Summer BBQ that was held at Hart House at the University of Toronto. The usual Ontario brewers were there, including Great Lakes Brewery, Grand River Brewing, Creemore Springs Brewery, Mill Street Brewery, Wellington Brewing Co., Camerons Brewing Company, Big Rock Brewery, and Black Oak [...]
Cookbook Winner! Week One
There has been a great response to the foodie-file e-mail drive and many readers are signing up to receive it in their e-mail inbox. Thank you to all who are participating and please feel free to contribute with comments. I’ve just started a new feature where I am answering your many food questions. It’s been [...]
Saskatoon Berry Pie
My blog on Saskatoon Berries has proven to be very popular. A foodie-file reader was asking for a recipe for saskatoon berry pie. I found a recipe that Canadian Living published in our Market Fresh special issue. Since I’m still getting alot of interest in Saskatoon Berries, I thought I would post the recipe here. [...]
What to use instead of Buttermilk?
I have a new concept for Mondays on the Foodie-file. I get asked questions by readers on a regular basis and have decided to share the answers with other foodie people who might be interested. To kick off; a question I get asked at least once a month: Is there anything that can be substituted [...]
La Paloma Gelato
This is my own personal foodie find and I love to bring it to people’s attention. It occurred to me it would be a good “find” for a Friday. La Paloma
