This morning I got Tina Tenneriello of Breakfast Television to try jams, jellies, syrups and juices from Quebec's Côte-Nord. Heard of crowberries? Parallèle/51 makes them into a blackcurrant-like syrup. Cloudberries? Mixed with butter for a lightly sweet toast-friendly treat. And … [Read more...] about Côte-Nord at Montréal en Lumière: Cloudberry Butter, Crowberry Syrup, Balsam Fir Jelly, Rosehip Jam, St-Pancrace Beer and Haskap Berry Juice
Cinnamon Spice Bundt Cake (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
There are moments when you need something sweet. "A little sweet tooth tonight?" I was asked yesterday evening as I plunged a spoon into my red currant sorbet. No, a sweet tooth in life, actually, not just last night. It doesn't really go away. Besides, why would I want it to? … [Read more...] about Cinnamon Spice Bundt Cake (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
How Did We Create the “Safe Breakup Venues” Category?
There's a restaurant category on the Feed Me app called "Safe Breakup Venues." People see it and they chuckle, but they don't always know what it means. What makes it onto our Safe Breakup Venues list? Here's how we curate it.Since Feed Me works with the Yelp API, we need to pull … [Read more...] about How Did We Create the “Safe Breakup Venues” Category?
Buffalo Turnip Wings (Vegan)
These sound weird, I know. And I should have posted these before the Super Bowl, I know. But really, I've just saved that handful of football-watching vegans the annoyance of explaining to stereotypical meatitarians how these are better than chicken wings. You're … [Read more...] about Buffalo Turnip Wings (Vegan)
Cooking with Seal, Part 3: Rogan Josh
Alright, last kick at the can, I thought as I stared at the cubes of defrosted seal meat in front of me. I'd bought pounds of it at The Fish Depot in downtown St. John's over Christmas and brought this last pound of meat home with me in my luggage. Direct flight with good … [Read more...] about Cooking with Seal, Part 3: Rogan Josh
Cooking with Seal, Part 2: Ribs
For Part 2 in my 'How to cook seal' adventure, I decided to make ribs. It wasn't that hard a decision since the guy at The Fish Depot in downtown St. John's, NL only had seal cubes and seal ribs. I'd used the cubes to make meatballs, so now it was time to make ribs. I used a BBQ … [Read more...] about Cooking with Seal, Part 2: Ribs
Cooking With Seal, Part 1: Meatballs
This might seem weird, but yes, I cooked seal meatballs. The upsides: It's lean protein, high iron and totally sustainable (they're eating all the cod and these are not the cute baby ones). There are no antibiotics or grain in the feed since it's a wild meat. And it tastes … [Read more...] about Cooking With Seal, Part 1: Meatballs
Slow-Braised Arctic Char Fillets with Gremolata (Dairy-Free)
The inspiration for this dish came from a dinner at Lili.Co in Montreal. From our table a few steps from the bar/open kitchen, we watched a chef spend more than five minutes slowly basting a fillet of fish in hot, seasoned oil, essentially poaching it in oil. He then topped it … [Read more...] about Slow-Braised Arctic Char Fillets with Gremolata (Dairy-Free)
Vegan Dinner Party: Balsamic-Braised Oyster Mushrooms on Pressure Caramelized Parsnip Purée with Bok Choy and Flame-Toasted Sunflower Seeds
Do you have that one vegan friend that you never invite to a dinner party? That's me. And I'm not even vegan! (Gluten and lactose intolerant, no pork, no beef, no tofu and the list goes on, generally FODMAPs at the moment.) It's a little annoying to not get invited to a lot of … [Read more...] about Vegan Dinner Party: Balsamic-Braised Oyster Mushrooms on Pressure Caramelized Parsnip Purée with Bok Choy and Flame-Toasted Sunflower Seeds
Top Montreal Restaurants for Valentines Day on Global TV
While host Kim Sullivan of Global Mornings Montreal sampled a mango sherbet-filled dark chocolate from local company L'Essence Glacier (here's where you can find them) I recommended a handful of restaurants for Valentines Day. Here they are, with justifications: Nora … [Read more...] about Top Montreal Restaurants for Valentines Day on Global TV