...well, I missed Pancake Tuesday, and like a good little non-Catholic, I fully planned to spend the day after the day you're supposed to use up all the dairy in your fridge making something with a ridiculous amount of milk. Don't worry though, my soul is safe, as it's not real … [Read more...] about Ash Wednesday Smoked Salmon Soufflé Roll
47 Other Ways to Leave Your Lover (Slow-Cooker Risotto with Pumpkin Seed Pesto)
It's true, I love Valentines Day, but there are more than enough forms of media that promote love and happiness and all the things you "should" feel, and do, and spend money on today. So I figured someone ought to cater to the rest of the world. You know, the group of people who … [Read more...] about 47 Other Ways to Leave Your Lover (Slow-Cooker Risotto with Pumpkin Seed Pesto)
Lentil Stew: “À La di Stasio”
"Cooking is an addictive game, one that is gourmet and so very sensual....Enjoyment is the key word of this book, one I've wanted to write for a long time and which is my own way of receiving you all at my table." -Josée di Stadio, À La di Stasio Before I moved to Montreal I met … [Read more...] about Lentil Stew: “À La di Stasio”
Guizhou Chile Paste: “Beyond the Great Wall”
Getting a new cookbook makes me really excited. Opening it is like waking up on Christmas morning again and again because with each page turn there's a new recipe you didn't see before. I actually did get this book for Christmas, though, thus making Christmas even better. … [Read more...] about Guizhou Chile Paste: “Beyond the Great Wall”
Slow-Cooker Rabbit with Smashed Potatoes and Swiss Chard
Funny, none of my recipe books have a recipe for rabbit. Or wabbit...Not even, ironically, my Looney Spoons Cookbook. So I figured it's a white meat, but maybe closer to veal than chicken and looked for appropriate recipes. Basically I had red wine left over so I looked for a … [Read more...] about Slow-Cooker Rabbit with Smashed Potatoes and Swiss Chard
My Yoga Teacher Thinks I’m Suicidal (Maple-Walnut Granola with Dried Cranberries)
Okay, a PG13 version of masochistic at best. So granola's tricky. Maybe everyone has a different ideal for granola, but I believe it should be clusters of sweet oats and dried fruit. If it's crumbly, it's not granola. If it's soft, it's not granola. If it burns, well, it may … [Read more...] about My Yoga Teacher Thinks I’m Suicidal (Maple-Walnut Granola with Dried Cranberries)
I fixed the potato salad!
On my last chance, I added another 1/2 tsp. of garlic powder and another tsp. of dijon mustard. It made everything better. On the downside, I have about a tbsp of kozlik's dijon left and no way to sample my next dijon mini-investment until I get back to Toronto, whenever that is. … [Read more...] about I fixed the potato salad!
Valentines Day Dinner Reservations
I love Valentines Day. I don't love anyone in particular, but I love the hallmark holiday of special treats for someone you care about, or the excitement of someone new. Basically the excuse for a romantic day or evening where you show in some way, big or small, that you care … [Read more...] about Valentines Day Dinner Reservations
Potato Salad with Flavour
You know how potatoes kind of taste like nothing? It's a sad fact that most people probably don't think potatoes have a flavour besides maybe "starchy", and I hardly call that a flavour. The fact that you need to coat them in a large amount of some kind of fat to make them worth … [Read more...] about Potato Salad with Flavour
The Montreal Highlights Festival
Once a year Montreal goes from being a place with great food and restaurants, to absolutely busting at the seams with haute cuisine. From February 18th to 28th the tastes of the Eastern Townships will be somehow combined with Portuguese wines, New Orleans spice, 40 Quebec … [Read more...] about The Montreal Highlights Festival