Not the cooking time (5 minutes), but the writing time. and, GO! Okay, so this is a simple recipe for lentils. I basically had no other protein in my house and had to figure out something nourishing and comforting. For me, that means dal. I have no idea what kind of dal I … [Read more...] about 5 Minute Moong Dal With Red Lentils and Browned Onions
Kitchen Galerie
Kitchen Galerie 60 Jean-Talon East Montreal, QC ●●●●●●●☺○○○ 7 1/2 out of 10 Glorified fruit salad. I liked you until you gave me glorified fruit salad. If that's as creative as you can be, oh great chefs, well, you need to try a little harder. I was warned not to get my hopes … [Read more...] about Kitchen Galerie
Montreal Patio Guide
Walls of vines, fountains, fish ponds and wonderfully oppressive sunshine combined with blissful shade. When Montreal decides it's finally warm enough to not need a toque, it becomes warm weather paradise. Brunches, long afternoons, and evenings spent with friends, drink, and … [Read more...] about Montreal Patio Guide
La Maison du Nord and the Secret of Magic Noodles
La Maison du Nord 2130 St-Mathieu (look for the number on the door, not the name) ●●●●●●☺○○○○ 6 1/2 out of 10 I walked up St-Mathieu from Maisonneuve, then turned right on Lincoln, right again back onto Maisonneuve, over to St-Marc...where is this place? It was 11:30am and I was … [Read more...] about La Maison du Nord and the Secret of Magic Noodles
Cafe Harvard Gourmet
Café Harvard Gourmet 5688 avenue Monkland Montreal, QC ●●●●●●●☺○○○ 7 1/2 out of 10 This neighbourhood is picking up. What used to be a strip of quaint but over-priced, mediocre restaurants now has at least 3 gourmet chocolate shops, 2 vegetarian joints, a mikado sushi restaurant, … [Read more...] about Cafe Harvard Gourmet
Takara Restaurant Japonais
Takara Restaurant Japonais 4th floor of the Cour Mont-Royal Shopping Centre 1455 rue Peel, Montréal, QC ●●●●●●●○○○ 7 out of 10 I'm always really nervous going to Japanese restaurants in Montreal. Well, nervous and excited, because the Japanese in Montreal is not known to be … [Read more...] about Takara Restaurant Japonais
Why, I DO Love Cake!
For the Love of Cake Toronto, ON ●●●●●●●●●○ 9 out of 10 I've eaten a whole lot of cake in my lifetime considering that I'm a lactose-intolerant person. There's something about not being allowed to have it that makes it so seductive. That being said, I will not eat just any … [Read more...] about Why, I DO Love Cake!
Gourmet Garden Brunch and Update
Since my previous review of Gourmet Garden International Cuisine, there have been a whole lot of new developments, I'm sorry to say. That's why you need to go there - to tell them to stop, and to experience the amazing Pakistani food before it's too late. When I first went to … [Read more...] about Gourmet Garden Brunch and Update
Basho
Basho 283 Duckworth Street St. John's, NL ●●●●●●●●○○ 8 out of 10 Japanese After dining at Atlantica, portions here seemed excessively large...they weren't, but it's all relative. The evening at one of St. John's' top dining locations started with an ample amuse-bouche of chunks … [Read more...] about Basho
Asian-Inspired Dinner Party: Dumplings, Miso-Marinated Cod, and Soba
Shiitake Mushroom and Bomboo Shoot Dumplings "Should we have some people over?" my mother asked. Well, yes, certainly. Two hours before the dinner party... Me: "You have no idea what I'm making, do you?" Mom: "No. If you got hit by a car I would have no idea what to do for … [Read more...] about Asian-Inspired Dinner Party: Dumplings, Miso-Marinated Cod, and Soba