Daring Bakers: Sorry this recipe was not Stollen

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Traditions

A day late for the wishes, had technical difficulties connection wise at the parents. Opps! I read the tittle and looked at a picture of this month’s challenge. I assumed it was a holiday dessert. Turns out it was a sweet bread. I had planned on making it for...

Taste buds, Molecules and Buona Notte

Cookbooks, Dessert Recipes, Drink recipes, Events, Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets, Instructions 101, Montreal Buzz, Restaurant reviews

I have such a major backlog of food posts you will have to excuse me but I will do a combo here. I recently attended 2 absolutely wonderful foodie events here in Montreal. I feel so privileged to receive such invitations. I’ll go in chronological order! A new...

Mini Quebec Foodie Interlude

Drink recipes, Events, Food Trends & Gadgets, Traditions

A couple of weeks ago my friend made me a offer I could not refuse: accompany him for a 2 night getaway to Quebec City at a hotel that has a free all sauna experience: sauna, steam room, Scandinavian bath, jacuzzi and pool in a tropical setting. Plus we met up with...

Ethnic Neighbourly Surprise: Sholleh Zard

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Traditions

I was running late a bit for my bus to meet friends for a birthday dinner. As I was locking my door my new neighbor from across the hall came out with a tray of 3 big bowls of what looked like a yellow rice pudding. My new neighbours are Iranian, actually like the...

IIP: Jello and Play Dough

Dessert Recipes

Blue, Red, Yellow, Green Pink, Gray, Orange, Purple So many choices, so many possibilities! This month,the last of 2010, is an International Incident Colour Party! Do I choose monochrome, stick to pastels, 2 complimentary colors, psychedelic? Nah, only thing in my...

Exotic Fruits: the Mangosteen

Evelyne's Unusuals, Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets, Fruit Recipes

Now you all know how I love ADORE trying unknown foods. My favorite activity in Chinatown is to scout out a food I am unfamiliar with – sometimes I don’t even have the name since the tag was in Mandarin or something – and take it home, research it...

Daring Cooks: the Poached Egg

Breakfast Brunch Recipes

Ah the so simple looking poached egg. Yet it is a feared cooking method by many chefs. As our hosts said “Poaching an egg is not very difficult technique-wise, it really is all about the timing.” Absolutely right, the theory is simple, the...

Tipping the Digital Scale

Food Trends & Gadgets

Holiday countdown is at 14 days. Got hard to find items on your list? CSN Stores have over 200 online stores where you can find anything, and I mean anything you need. Whether it is a pet bed, air compressors, a corner tv stand or a wicker chair you will find it at...

Copper Wishes

Food Trends & Gadgets

T-minus 16 days to the holidays. Time is flying back way to fast. I just sent out my wish list to the family and got theirs. Not a single gift has been purchased yet? How about you? Have you done all your shopping yet? I sent my reality wish list of course, not the...