There's something about freshly toasted and ground cinnamon and cloves that makes everyone close their eyes and inhale slowly. I wrote this recipe for FineDiningLovers. But here are the rest of the pictures. If only smell worked through the computer. If only you had … [Read more...] about Gingerbread Jam
Cafe Verdure: New Vegan, Gluten-Free Restaurant Hits Vegetarian Alley
Mackay Street just got even more vegetarian thanks to the addition of Cafe Verdure. The sort-of-Indian, all-healthy sandwich and burger cafe doesn't think setting up shop next to big guns including La Panthere Verte and Crudessence will be bad for business. And maybe the … [Read more...] about Cafe Verdure: New Vegan, Gluten-Free Restaurant Hits Vegetarian Alley
Not Your Grandmother’s Fruitcake: Artisanal, Quebec-made creations from Ken’s Fruitcake
Christmas fruitcake—fruits and nuts soaked in sweet liqueurs, aged until moist, or aged longer until the flavour is more complex. The cakes are often ridiculed, but long-lived both in terms of tradition and shelf time. And when made well, they’re able to traverse languages and … [Read more...] about Not Your Grandmother’s Fruitcake: Artisanal, Quebec-made creations from Ken’s Fruitcake
Spiced Red Lentils
Spiced Red Lentils This is an everyday meal. It's simple and quick and delicious. It's for anyone who wants to eat more vegetarian without missing meat. And it's for anyone who wants a satisfying, healthy meal in general. 2 cups red lentils 6 cups water 3 sprigs epazote, … [Read more...] about Spiced Red Lentils
Like Water for Chocolate
I have to write this before the details fade. It blends too much together already—the bitter into the sweet, chocolate into cream. It started with an offer. A simple meal for three. It was late but it was warm and humid like Lima always is in summer, and I knew we could cook … [Read more...] about Like Water for Chocolate
PF Chang’s: Gluten-free in Laval and Montreal
Yes, this is a chain restaurant. Yes, the one I went to is in Laval. These are two criteria that would normally mean I’d never try the restaurant. But any Asian restaurant with an extensive gluten-free menu is worth the drive to the giant shopping complex, the Carrefour … [Read more...] about PF Chang’s: Gluten-free in Laval and Montreal
3 Days for Fermented Sriracha (and Chinese chili paste with sesame oil)
Raw foodists will scoff at fermenting and then boiling this hot sauce. Why go to all the trouble creating that healthy bacteria if you're just going to kill it and drown it in vinegar? Well, raw foodists, I do it because the recipe says so, and in a pickling or fermentation … [Read more...] about 3 Days for Fermented Sriracha (and Chinese chili paste with sesame oil)
Boston Day 3: Fenway, Neptune Oysters, Sakurabana and Avana Sushi
My grandfather is a Red Sox fan. My mom always liked the Yankees over the Red Sox. And we all like the Blue Jays as a happy medium. But my grandfather really likes the Red Sox... So I had to go see the Big Green Monster. That involved a scenic walk out Newbury Street, which … [Read more...] about Boston Day 3: Fenway, Neptune Oysters, Sakurabana and Avana Sushi
Boston Day 2: Copley Square Farmers Market, Green Juice, Turner Fisheries, McCormick & Schmick’s
Detoxing a killer Greenmarket cocktail from Shojo, I headed out to find Turner Fisheries. It was still early in the day, around noon and I stumbled onto a juice place advertising "jugos" (the juice stands I love from South America, though it could also have been owned by … [Read more...] about Boston Day 2: Copley Square Farmers Market, Green Juice, Turner Fisheries, McCormick & Schmick’s
Boston, Day 1: Q, Shojo, The Wine Bottega, Brian Stankus
It's my first time in Boston. My first day went like this: "How much is the bus to downtown?" I asked a young, curly-haired girl at the stop outside the airport. "It's free." Blank stare. "I think it used to cost something but t was creating such a problem..." This would not … [Read more...] about Boston, Day 1: Q, Shojo, The Wine Bottega, Brian Stankus