A week ago I was making dinner with my friend. Slow-roasted salmon with citrus and avocado from Samrin Nosrat's Salt Fat Acid Heat. We broke out a bottle of gorgeous rosé from Tuscany that made me think of raspberries and summer sunshine. That was a week ago. Now, I've been … [Read more...] about Coronavirus in Montreal: A Diary, Part 1
How to Support Local Food Businesses: Shop Local as the Expo Manger Santé Goes Online Mar. 20 – May 3, 2020
Not just restaurants have taken a hit recently because of COVID-19 and social distancing. Local food product companies are suffering, too. That's why this morning on Global Montreal I talked about how a lot of them who'd planned to be at the cancelled Expo Manger Santé et Vivre … [Read more...] about How to Support Local Food Businesses: Shop Local as the Expo Manger Santé Goes Online Mar. 20 – May 3, 2020
Quarantine Cooking: Plant-Based and Non-Plant Based Pantry Staples from Beans to Quinoa to Sustainable Tuna
Even in self-isolation or for anyone practicing social distancing not feeling like heading to the grocery store, you're never exactly totally isolated or stuck with nothing but that bag of rice you bought ages ago. But if you don't feel like going out, don't have time for a … [Read more...] about Quarantine Cooking: Plant-Based and Non-Plant Based Pantry Staples from Beans to Quinoa to Sustainable Tuna
Okunomatsu Sparkling Japanese Sake
What do I love about sake? I've been thinking about this a lot, and I think it's the fact that it's relatively low acid compared to wine. That comes across beautifully in sparkling sake. But just like sparkling wine, sparkling sake can be fermented junk drenched in sugar to mask … [Read more...] about Okunomatsu Sparkling Japanese Sake
Ethiopian lentils, spinach, squash and pan-seared wild deer
I know, I know, this is not an accessible meal for most people. Who has access to wild deer? I was gifted some by a hunter friend. Lucky me, I know. Which is why I really didn't want to screw this up. I don't sear a lot of red meat since I very rarely eat beef, and cooking this … [Read more...] about Ethiopian lentils, spinach, squash and pan-seared wild deer
Chico Malo Restaurant in Phoenix, AZ
"Where was the best Mexican food that you had in Tucson, Amie?" a friend asked me after I recently got back from the southern Arizona city. "Actually, it was in Phoenix," I replied. I've been a couple times to Tucson already and while it does no-frills Sonoran Mexican well and … [Read more...] about Chico Malo Restaurant in Phoenix, AZ
What’s Left at Montreal en Lumière
Week Two of the Montreal Highlights Festival (everyone still seems to call it Montreal en Lumière, even anglophones) means more dinners and lunches. If you missed out on last week and the cheese fest and the Nuit Gourmande, that's okay! There are tons of opportunities for great … [Read more...] about What’s Left at Montreal en Lumière
What to Do and Eat at Nuit Gourmande
I woke up this morning at 4:30am realizing tonight is the Nuit Gourmande and I hadn't made plans! This used to not be a big deal, becuase the Nuit Gourmande, the foodie night of Montreal en Lumière festival, was not a big deal. Nuit Blanche, whicih happens NEXT Saturday, is … [Read more...] about What to Do and Eat at Nuit Gourmande
Montreal en Lumière 2020: The Best Restaurants or “Finest Tables” at the Highlights Festival
I was overwhelmed. Like the loose, winding and overly dramatic plot line of Cable Girls, the website for this year's Montreal en Lumiere makes me want to close my computer and read a book. It's just too much, from the growing hordes of restaurants inviting guest chefs and … [Read more...] about Montreal en Lumière 2020: The Best Restaurants or “Finest Tables” at the Highlights Festival
Dairy-Free Almond Yogurt Apple and Pear Streusel Tarts
What's a streusel tart? It's a pie with a crumbly topping instead of a top dough. It's a fancy name for an open-faced pie with crunchy bits of what's usually a brown sugar-nut combo. It's delicious. This recipe is a variation on a recipe from Brown Eggs and Jam Jars by Aimée … [Read more...] about Dairy-Free Almond Yogurt Apple and Pear Streusel Tarts