So much lobster let us do Broth

Evelyne's Unusuals, Food Trends & Gadgets, Instructions 101, Sauce and Condiment Recipes

Last Saturday we saw the price of lobster was more than decent so a lobster dinner was called for…no questions asked. We were 3 and we got 6 lobsters for $50. Score! It was boiled perfectly. Score! It was absolutely yummy and delicious. Score! We had a huge pile...

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 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...

Mooncakes, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

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Please cast you vote for me to be the next food blog star! Just click here for my official entry Thank you! Voting end Sept 23rd 6opm PST, hurry! Today, September 22nd, Chinese people around the globe will be celebrating the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the...

Black Horn Nut, Eat the Devil

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

Visiting Chinatown is becoming a very dangerous affair for me. Every time I go I come back with a bag of food discoveries I don’t technically need…or even know what it is. Here is one one of those unknown discoveries, it’s a doozie. I saw this box of...

The Vine Leaves in your Backyard

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

I spent the weekend a while back at my friend Karyn’s house which is just outside the island on Montreal. Even if basically part of Montreal for me it still felt like a trip outside of town. We had such a blast with great food (she will one day actually send me...