Pumpkin Pudding

Pumpkin Pudding

I love cooking with pumpkins and this is the best time of year with Thanksgiving in the air and Halloween. But I did not want to do a pie…so I went in search of pudding recipe. Looks so yummy. Will do it Thursday for guests coming for dinner since its an easy...

Know Thy Wine

I am a big wine fanatic. OK so I do not have a budget really for great wines but once in a while I splurge. The trouble with this is I hate to splurge blindly. If I am going to spend XXXXX amount of money on a better bottel I want to make sure I will like, no, LOVE...
Herbes Salées

Herbes Salées

Here is a traditional Quebec recipe called  in French Herbes Salées, which translates to Salted Herbs. A lively seasoning for soups –particularly pea soup — sauces, stews, and omelettes.  This recipe comes from the Metis district. This makes...
Pied de Cochon

Pied de Cochon

Oh Lord I have like 4 restaurant reviews I want to do…not enough time…argghhhh. OK let’s start with the biggest…..I FINALLY went to Pied de Cochon for the first time. I have been wanting to go here for ever! And it would probably have been much...
Daring Cooks: Pho Soup

Daring Cooks: Pho Soup

I was very excited about this month’s challenge…Pho Soup. I do love this soup but I do not normally crave it because soup, in restaurants, do not fill me enough. Even a bog bowl. But now I could control what was in it. I also have a friend who always raves...

Foodie Exchange Group

I have great news everyone. Remember that post I did about a food exchange I did with another foodie in Texas? Well you can check it out here: A Texan Care Package. Well it made a (minor) stir within the foodie community and I got a lot of feedback. Lots of blogers...
Le Fruit Défendu

Le Fruit Défendu

I am by no means a beer connaisseur but I recently went to Bières et Compagnie with some friends and, as the name suggests, there is a lot of beer on the menu. Actually they claim to have over 100 beers. There is a seperate menu just for the beer. I decided...