Thursday’s Thingamajig: Taylor Connoisseur Mechanical Timer Double

Food Trends & Gadgets

I am calling this on Retro Timing! The Taylor Connoisseur Mechanical Timer – Double – Stainless steel has a definite 50s look to it…similar to the one we still use at the family cottage. Monitor two recipes simultaneously with this dual mechanical...

Speculoos Splendor

Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets

A common question I get is: “What are some of your favorite products that you have received from the care packages you have received from the Foodie Exchange? Of course here are quite a few:the hickory smoked salt, saffron, the best mint teat ever from England,...

Quebec Women and Food

Food Trends & Gadgets

There is a very interesting article in the May 2010 issue Coup de Poucewith statistics done by Coupe de Pouce on the relationship women in Quebec have with food. I thought I would share a few. This is but a hand full of them from the article so if you want the rest I...

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...

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...

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...