East meets West Arancini

Appetizer Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Vegetable and Side Dishes Recipes

Arancini is an Italian specialty, from Sicily to be precise, dating back to around the 10th century. The word Arancini actually means “little orange” as the traditional fried rice ball are very round and resemble small oranges. You will find many recipes...

A Fruit Mousse your Hips Will Love plus misc food stuff

Dairy Free Recipes, Fruit Recipes

This is just a quicky weird post for you today. I am blessed with many friendships from food bloggers around the word but I am even more blessed to know so many from real life right in my city. A few have become very good friends, even if we do not see each other to...

Celebrating Oh Canada, Moving and Separation with Rabbit

Events, Main Course Recipes, Traditions

Before the rabbit we will have a small history lesson if you will. Today, July 1st is Canada Day! Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadian readers. Canada, under a united constitution, is 186 years old. It was in 1867 that we told the British to go stuff their tea cups...

Rosemary Walnut Ice Cream

Ice Cream and Frozen Recipes

As a rule I usually do my ice creams without eggs not because of the taste but more out of laziness. You see ice cream with eggs is richer tasting because you have to cook it on the stove first and make you ice cream base a custard. Yummy indeed but you have to let...

5 Star Makeover Farmers Market meets International Incident Party Roasted Vegetable Terrine

Appetizer Recipes, Vegetable and Side Dishes Recipes

I have to say I get giddy when 2 challenges overlap and can be combined. 2 birds 1 stone. Such is the case this month with the 5 Star Makeover and the International Incident Party. The 5 Star Makeover required a recipe made entirely made from products purchased at a...

Summer Gazpacho with a Walnut Twist

Salad and Soup Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

Soups are a wonderful dish to enjoy year round and a great way to eat your vegetables. But with summer starting, a hot bowl of soup under the hot sun maybe not be as tempting. Well cold soups to the rescue! Gazpacho, a cold tomato based soup, is a favorite of mine. I...

Birthday Lunch at Toqué

Restaurant reviews

Just 1 month and half late, but better to post later then never, right? I wanted to share with you a wonderful lunch experience I enjoyed with my friend A-M for my birthday…back in early May. She is a concierge at an upscale hotel in downtown Montreal and one of...

Shopping Spree at Rube’s Rice, Toronto

Evelyne's Unusuals, Travel Guides

If you ever go to Toronto the main Farmer’s Market in the city is held Thu, Fri and Sat at St Lawrence Market. Plan to give yourself a lot of time to explore the market if you are a foodie, it is huge. I first visited this market about 7 years ago and I fell in...

Southern Shindig for Dad’s 75th Birthday

Events, Exotic World Recipes, Instructions 101

Even if we had a big sorta surprise birthday party last Saturday, we still had another immediate family dinner the actual day of my dad’s 75th birthday. And for this party I decided to go with a Southern American theme influenced by my trip last summer in North...