It starts with sunshine and spring dresses. And it builds. Your toes come to room temperature. Your skin slurps up the Vitamin D from above as though it's spent its life drinking salt. You plant seeds and watch them bloom. There's a bounce in your step as clenched muscles relax … [Read more...] about When the Rains Come
Archives for May 2015
Easy Lavender-Chai and Sweet-Spiced Vanilla-Pear Ice Creams
When I got an ice cream maker, my world changed. Not just because now I could make dairy-free versions of frozen deliciousness. But because I could make any flavour of frozen deliciousness I wanted. I could also play with the sweetness and the texture and control the quality of … [Read more...] about Easy Lavender-Chai and Sweet-Spiced Vanilla-Pear Ice Creams
Maple Spring Salad with Roasted Chicken and Lemon Potatoes
The name of this salad is maybe only a double entendre to Quebeckers who made it through last year's student protests, aka maple spring. But this is a salad for all — student or not, protester or not. Because food, after all, is a great unifier. And if anything can unify, then … [Read more...] about Maple Spring Salad with Roasted Chicken and Lemon Potatoes
Maple and Wine Poached Fish
Simple. Fresh. Light. This maple-poached fish recipe is perfect for spring. It takes a grand total of 15 minutes to make and it's completely addictive. It also feels very indulgent to poach fish in maple syrup. Serve this at a dinner party and everyone will think you're … [Read more...] about Maple and Wine Poached Fish
Slow-Roasted Champagne and Maple Barbecue Ribs
I almost never eat pork. I don't even remember the last time I ate ribs. But I got a rib craving - something to do with the sunshine and the thought of barbecues, parks and checkered picnic tablecloths (do those even exist??) - and then I saw Nagano pork ribs for a good price at … [Read more...] about Slow-Roasted Champagne and Maple Barbecue Ribs
Bar Isabel, “Thinking Whisky” and a Birthday
No, not mine. It was someone much cooler than me's birthday. And that someone likes good food and drinks and even let me make the birthday plans. So, really, it felt like my birthday when the server at Bar Isabel popped the cork on our bottle of Xarel-Lo (Colet Navazos, Extra … [Read more...] about Bar Isabel, “Thinking Whisky” and a Birthday
Seared Sockeye Salmon and Black Cod With Shallots and Roasted Green Beans
Too many people are scared to cook fish. And that's a good and bad thing. It's good because it means fewer people are buying unsustainable, antibiotic-laced Atlantic salmon, overfished tuna, mercury bio-accumulating swordfish and mislabeled snapper. It's bad because fish can be … [Read more...] about Seared Sockeye Salmon and Black Cod With Shallots and Roasted Green Beans
Junior: Filipino Pork belly waffles, DJs, fried rice and Calamansi lime mimosas draw brunchers to Griffintown
Griffintown's latest morning-after merrymaker is Junior, a Filipino restaurant with a strong nod to its country's streetfood. Taking centre stage at the small restaurant are a pair of turntables and behind the deckss every weekend morning are co-owners/brothers/DJs Toddy and Jojo … [Read more...] about Junior: Filipino Pork belly waffles, DJs, fried rice and Calamansi lime mimosas draw brunchers to Griffintown
Spring Salad and Shaking Off the Winter
Just look at this salad. Doesn't it look like it tastes like sunshine? All bright and sunny and fresh. Those bright red half moons are heirloom radishes. The sprouts are peas, sunflower and radish. There's spinach that tastes like candy. There's organic navel oranges, segmented … [Read more...] about Spring Salad and Shaking Off the Winter
Flair, Fizzes and Fernet: All Things Shaken and Stirred Take Centre Stage at Invasion Cocktail in Montreal, May 5-11, 2015 (Bonus: Cheap Drinks)
We've had poutine week. We've had restaurant week. And we've had burger week. Now it's time for booze week. HOW IT WORKS At the upcoming Cocktail Invasion week from May 5-11, you buy a Passport and then get $5 cocktails at more than 20 participating bars. There are also special … [Read more...] about Flair, Fizzes and Fernet: All Things Shaken and Stirred Take Centre Stage at Invasion Cocktail in Montreal, May 5-11, 2015 (Bonus: Cheap Drinks)