Whether you have fresh spinach sprouting in your garden or a frozen block in your freezer, this is a simple side dish recipe that's easy to throw together as part of a more complicated (or just as easy) meal. The dried cranberries add a touch of sweetness and the wine lets just … [Read more...] about Spinach with White Wine and Dried Cranberries
Olla Pots, DIY and How to Make Your Gardening Life Easier
Gardening can be hard. Don't believe anyone who tells you otherwise. But if you're willing to get out there every day or so and weed and water, it's not so bad. There are, however, days when you wake up late and the sun is burning and you're rushing to get to work and you really … [Read more...] about Olla Pots, DIY and How to Make Your Gardening Life Easier
Crealunch: New Montreal Homemade Frozen Meal Company Delivers on Flavour
I generally don't do meal kits like Good Food. I rarely buy pre-cooked anything at the grocery store. And I definitely don't do freezer aisle meals. Because I actually like to cook. And I'm cheap. And I have an ego – why should I spend money on something that I can make at home … [Read more...] about Crealunch: New Montreal Homemade Frozen Meal Company Delivers on Flavour
Arugula: My Garden’s First Bountiful, Nibbled-On Harvest (plus lots of recipes)
I've been pruning my basil plants. That means pinching off the little suckers (that's actually the name of the new leaves that try to come along where big leaves are already trying to grow. You pinch them off to encourage large leaf growth) and the flowers (same justification). … [Read more...] about Arugula: My Garden’s First Bountiful, Nibbled-On Harvest (plus lots of recipes)
Where to Eat during the Montreal Grand Prix: From Fine Dining Restaurants to Food Trucks on Global Television
I was on Global Television in Montreal this morning to talk about the Auberge St-Gabriel, New City Gas' Moet City brunch, Makro (a new seafood restaurant in Griffintown), and RUBS' slow-cooked BBQ food truck and Charlie's Shack food trucks at Square Dorchester at Peel and … [Read more...] about Where to Eat during the Montreal Grand Prix: From Fine Dining Restaurants to Food Trucks on Global Television
My Day at Montreal Cowork: A Coworking Space in Montreal’s Plateau Neighbourhood
When a friend who works as a freelancer from Montreal Co-Work asked me to come live a day-in-the-life at the Plateau co-working office, I thought, "Yay! Free tea and maybe a happy hour!" Honest. She reached out unbeknownst to the company because she doesn't think they're … [Read more...] about My Day at Montreal Cowork: A Coworking Space in Montreal’s Plateau Neighbourhood
Tasting Montreal’s Neighbourhoods Through Honey on Breakfast Television
If you missed my segment this morning on urban honeys on BT Montreal, here it is: Host Derick Fage and I tasted our way through Verdun, NDG, the South Shore, the Mile-End and Downtown via the honeys of Miel MTL, Ferreira Café, The Dépanneur Café. We also tried some honeys … [Read more...] about Tasting Montreal’s Neighbourhoods Through Honey on Breakfast Television
Wild Blueberry Poke Bowl with Nordic Shrimp and Roast Chicken
I used to cut a lot of recipes out of newspapers. I know, I know. Nobody under the age of 50 does that anymore. And to be fair, I don't do it anymore either. I've actually never had a subscription in my name to an actual, physical newspaper. I think the last one I clipped was for … [Read more...] about Wild Blueberry Poke Bowl with Nordic Shrimp and Roast Chicken
Lobster Clam Jam Hits Montreal’s Lachine Canal this Sunday
Have you heard of Montreal's Lobster Clam Jam? I hadn't until a few weeks ago when I realized it was taking place this upcoming Sunday across from the canal from the Atwater Market. No, it's not Oysterfest. That's the fest that happens in September where oysters really aren't … [Read more...] about Lobster Clam Jam Hits Montreal’s Lachine Canal this Sunday
The Old Fashioned Pure Quebec Cocktail at Madame Smith for Cocktail Invasion 2018
Last night was the industry party at Le Livart in Montreal for Cocktail Invasion 2018. Each nook of the gallery was devoted to a type of spirit: Trois-Rivières rum, Absolut vodka, Woodford Reserve bourbon, etc. The bourbon room was serving a variation on an old fashioned, with a … [Read more...] about The Old Fashioned Pure Quebec Cocktail at Madame Smith for Cocktail Invasion 2018