Do you ever wonder what other cultures eat on the very North American tradition of Thanksgiving? Well, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Polish have perogies and the Indians have curry, because I know in my parent’s Italian home it’s not a holiday meal without pasta! I spoke with Donna Paris, another editor at the [...]

This weeks Canadian foodie-find is from Ontario, where three new pear varietals are being celebrated. We received the pears in the test kitchen this week and have been munching all week long at various states of ripeness to determine our favourites. The three varieties to look for in your local shopping markets are

This past weekend I had the opportunity to visit the exotically beautiful country of Iceland. It was an amazing once in a lifetime experience. I’ve travelled quite a bit and I’ve never experienced a landscape quite like this. It’s actually a great place for a weekend getaway since it’s a mere 5 hour flight to [...]

This week Tandy asks me: “Is there a difference between stock and broth? Some recipes call for stock, but we find it impossible to find in Canadian general grocery stores. Is stock an American term for broth? Please help”. Here is my answer:

Rheanna Kish from the Canadian Living Test Kitchen spent last weekend in the rustic climes of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia (also know as the Queen Charlotte islands) canoeing, carousing and picking up foodie finds for me. She returned with two glossy purple jars of Salal jam and jelly. Salal grows prolifically all over the Pacific [...]