Thanksgiving, Italian style
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 [...]
Stock or Broth?
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:
Raspberry Coulis Leftovers
Lynda Collins emailed me with this question about fruit coulis: I unexpectedly had guests cancel a visit. I had prepared raspberry coulis as part of the dessert. Is it possible to freeze the coulis to use at a later date?
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. [...]
Red Fish Blue Fish chowder recipe
On the pier below Wharf Street in the heart of Victoria, you will find the restaurant Red Fish Blue Fish, who take minimizing their environmental impact seriously. Aside from the garbage and recycle separating, reusable bamboo trays and sustainable fish on the menu; this fish shack has “up-cycled” it’s diggs from a reclaimed steel cargo [...]
Featured Give-Away: Free Cookbooks Round 2 and Best Hamburger Recipes!
Hope you all enjoyed the Curtis Stone celebrity cookbook give-away. For those of you who did not win, not too worry I am continuing the give-away with 5 MORE COOKBOOKS! you can really get your teeth into. For those of you who are ready to grill, you’re going to love my next celebrity cookbook selection [...]
Featured Recipe: beerbistro Stout Brownies
My friend Stephen Beaumont and chef Brian Morin over at beerbistro restaurant in Toronto just launched THE beerbistro COOKBOOK. I’ve been perusing it all week and have a list of recipes from it I’m itching to try out. The first half of the book is devoted to beer drinking, beer pouring, beer making and the [...]
The Foodie-file: African Food with Marcus Samuelson
Marcus Samuleson from Aquavit restaurant in New York had a cooking demo at DISH Cooking Studio last Thursday. He was showcasing Bluestar’s cooking ranges and cook-tops. His new venture Merkato55 just opened last month and features a pan African menu. His menu featured african flavours – shrimp with piri piri sauce, Kofta Meatballs with Okra [...]
The Foodie-file: Khachapuri
This is a second blog on the Georgain Cheese bread, also known as Khachapuri or Hachapuri, because I guess my pictures looked so good that people have been asking me for the recipe. Well I don’t blame them, it is delicious and well worth and easy to make. This is the recipe for the dough:
The Foodie-file: Aebleskiver (Danish Pancake Balls)
The test kitchen was clearing out their cupboards right before the holidays and I picked up this Aebleskiver pan, also known as a munks pan. Aebleskiver’s are Danish pancakes cooked in this pan to make round balls of dough. They are traditionally flavoured with cardamom, dusted with icing sugar and served with fruit preserves or [...]
