Dangerous Dan’s Diner, Toronto

Restaurant reviews, Travel Guides

In my past two posts of my New Year’s trip I only showed you brief glimpses of all the vineyards and various culinary delight and tourist traps we enjoyed. Today I am devoting a whole post to one restaurant, one you would not expect to see reviewed here on Cheap...

International Incident Hotdogs Party

Dessert Recipes

Ah the first International Incident party of the year 2011! And this month we are scrutinizing hot dogs! The all-American food, the ball park staple, the wiener of fast food. Alas I am not a major league fan. If I had to chose between a hamburger and a hot dog,...

Toronto with friends & dodging Niagara’s tourist traps

Travel Guides, Restaurant reviews

Here is one of 2 food posts dedicated to the food we enjoyed on our New Year’s escapade. This one will cover most of what we ate but the second post will be a restaurant review….and just you wait and see this place ha! Now if you expected a gourmet blog...

Daring Cooks: 3-day Cassoulet in 2 days

Exotic World Recipes, Main Course Recipes, Traditions

Our January 2011 Challenge comes from Jenni of The Gingered Whisk and Lisa from Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. They have challenged the Daring Cooks to learn how to make a confit and use it within the traditional French dish of Cassoulet. They have chosen a...

Wining in Niagara

Travel Guides, Restaurant reviews

As I mentioned in a last post this holiday season was partly celebrated in the Niagara and Toronto region. There will be a few blogs about this trip but my first one will concentrate on the really important stuff: the Niagara wine region! Of course Niagara in famous...

Banana Flower Salad

Evelyne's Unusuals, Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets, Vegetable and Side Dishes Recipes

Update: Thank you Joumana! She sent me a picture she took from a banana tree in flower in Tyre, Lebanon to show you I speak the truth lol. Look at that stunning deep blue purple! Here is one of those great ‘what the heck is it’ finds I recently made while...

Exotic South African Exchange

Miscellaneous

After a very long hiatus I finally am posting the first article of the New Year. Wow 2010 was tumultuous to say the least and the one thing that certainly helped stay a little more sane has been this blog. I am not big on resolutions but I will make one here: no more...

Marzipan Log

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Traditions

As you read this post I will be sipping wine in one of the many winery estates of the Niagara Region with my travel buddy and then we will be heading to Toronto for the celebrations of New Year’s Eve at my friend’s place. Hope you are having a wonderful...

MY Your Best Recipe 2010

Events, Exotic World Recipes

This is my second time participating in the YBR. Now have you heard of YBR yet? No? Well it is a great round-up idea that Spicie Foodie came up with. Every month participants submit what ever recipe on the blog they liked the best for that current month. It’s a...