Shopping for Appliances

I have several friends who have recently undergone kitchen remodeling…and let me tell you they got into way more then they bargained for. In time, costs, size of project. Of course the results are magnificent but achieved through a lot of pain and...
Montreal Foodie Bloggers Breaking Croissants

Montreal Foodie Bloggers Breaking Croissants

Remember when I went to Toronto this summer and I met up with a couple of local food bloggers? Well ever since then I kept saying to myself I really should initiate a meeting with local Montreal Food bloggers. After all I knew none of them personally at all. What a...
Chocolate Date Surprise

Chocolate Date Surprise

Well since I seem to be in a candy mode with may last post (grrr have no sugar treats at home right now) I thought I would share with you my own little candy recipe. Its not a new recipe but this is my version. Its a quick one and a great hit. I have brought it many...
Orange Candied Peel

Orange Candied Peel

I still remember walking in Nice in the local market and coming across a booth that sold only candied fruits. It was one of the most beautiful displays of food I have ever seen in my life. Many I had never seen candied before: strawberries, kiwis, cantaloupes. The one...
My First Daring Cooks’ Challenge

My First Daring Cooks’ Challenge

I just recently joined the Daring Kitchen. This ‘club’ prepares 2 monthly challenges done as a group. You join the Bakers’ or Cooks’ Challenge (or both), do the recipe of the month by the deadline date and post it after the official reveal date...
Amateur Food Photography

Amateur Food Photography

I had lunch yesterday with about 10 local food blogers yesterday (future post to come) and one topic that came up was taking pictures of our food and the frustration that comes from it. Now we do not have food stylist folowing us in tow with a food photographer....