Thursday’s Thingamajig: Govino Wine Glasses

Food Trends & Gadgets

I am going to share a an embarrassing secret with you: Four years ago someone placed a curse on me. I am cursed to break wine glasses. Don’t believe me? I swear it is true. I do not know whom placed this curse on me but it started at a party on a Dec 30th. I...

Roasted Black Sesame Ice Cream

Exotic World Recipes, Ice Cream and Frozen Recipes

As someone put it best earlier on twitter when I announced what was going on in my kitchen… Really? That sounds like something outta Iron Chef Japan. Can’t imagine what that would tastes like?! Two words on how it tastes: AWE and SOME I came across this...

Viva Italia Exchange

Miscellaneous

Another Italian exchange! This time this latest care package comes from Elga of Semi di Papavero. Elga is located in Ferrara, about 50 km NE of Bologna in Italy. This package is a perfect mixture of sweet and spicy! Its like Elga looked into my foodie soul. Here we...

Stuffed Like a Maple Cochon

Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets, Montreal Buzz, Restaurant reviews, Traditions

The past week has was like a surreal dream for everyone on the guest list. Was our coveted reservation at the Cabane à sucre Pied de Cochon really less then 7 days away? Finally? For real? After all we sent out a request to be on the wait list in August and...

Daring Bakers Mar 2010: Orange Tian

Dessert Recipes

I was thrilled when I found out this month’s challenger was a Montreal Food Blogger who is part of the Blogger Foodie Dinner group we now organize. Yay someone I actually know in person. The 2010 March Daring Baker’s challenge was hosted by Jennifer of...

Luxurious Bordeaux Exchange

Miscellaneous

I was so curious when Mathilde from Bordeaux said: I just mailed your ‘little’ package. Why was little in quotations lol. And then it arrived. A huge and heavy box, very noisy when you shook it a bit around. I was both excited and panicked hoping nothing...

Ironing your Coffee?

Food Trends & Gadgets

So its a lazy Sunday morning and I am doing some totally random net surfing. I fell on a site I thought would be food related called Cafe Press but it turns out it was a custom tshirts website, not what I expected at all. Or was it? Well it certainly made me laugh in...

Self-saucing Chocolate Pudding

Dessert Recipes

I have a confession to make. I have not baked really in years until recently. I used to love to bake. I baked all the time. Then I guess time got away from me, I lived alone so I got stuck with a cake. It did not become fun anymore. But since I have been part of the...

Thursday’s Thingamajig: O Kitchen

Food Trends & Gadgets

OK, are you sitting down for this one! I am not kidding. Sit! Need a kitchen? The hole freaking thing I am talking about.A kitchen that you can travel with, or lock up for your secret recipes? Your prayers have been answered with the O Kitchen. Now this is just a...