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...

Cooks Challenge Butternut Squash and Vanilla Risotto and Vanilla Chicken

Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets, Main Course Recipes

The 2010 March Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Eleanor of MelbournefoodGeek and Jess of Jessthebaker. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make risotto. The various components of their challenge recipe are based on input from the Australian Masterchef cookbook...

Lucky 32 and A Southern Season in Raleigh NC

Drink recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets, Restaurant reviews, Traditions

Very very late and overdue, I bring you a pic essay of my ONE traditional North Carolina meal I got to eat while in raleigh NC about a month ago. We had diner at a restaurant called Lucky 32. now technically its classified as Southern food, not NC food, but they did...

Absinthe Evening

Drink recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets

How do you start off a week in style and non-sobriety? Well for me this past Monday I accomplished that with an Absinthe dinner! It all started with our last All Sugar Event where we ended up at the Lab cocktail, a bar that specializes in Absinthe. My friend Johanne...

Daring Cooks Mezze

Bread Recipes, Appetizer Recipes, Exotic World Recipes

The 2010 February Daring COOKs challenge was hosted by Michele of Veggie Num Nums. Michele chose to challenge everyone to make mezze based on various recipes from Claudia Roden, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Dugid. The February 2010 cooks’...

Beijing Restaurant

Exotic World Recipes, Montreal Buzz, Traditions

Happy Chinese New Year! Last night I had dinner at Beijing in Chinatown in celebration of the Chinese New Year. Originally I wanted to do a restaurant review but we had a special pre-ordered organized by 2 foodie friends. Beijing is actully a favorite place of mine...