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Daring Cooks: 3-day Cassoulet in 2 days
Our January 2011 Challenge comes from Jenni of The Gingered Whisk and Lisa from Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. They have challenged the Daring Cooks to learn how to make a confit and use it within the traditional French dish of Cassoulet. They have chosen a...
Wining in Niagara
As I mentioned in a last post this holiday season was partly celebrated in the Niagara and Toronto region. There will be a few blogs about this trip but my first one will concentrate on the really important stuff: the Niagara wine region! Of course Niagara in famous...
Banana Flower Salad
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 in Chinatown...
Exotic South African Exchange
After a very long hiatus I finally am posting the first article of the New Year. Wow 2010 was tumultuous to say the least and the one thing that certainly helped stay a little more sane has been this blog. I am not big on resolutions but I will make one here: no more...
Marzipan Log
As you read this post I will be sipping wine in one of the many winery estates of the Niagara Region with my travel buddy and then we will be heading to Toronto for the celebrations of New Year's Eve at my friend's place. Hope you are having a wonderful time as well!...
MY Your Best Recipe 2010
This is my second time participating in the YBR. Now have you heard of YBR yet? No? Well it is a great round-up idea that Spicie Foodie came up with. Every month participants submit what ever recipe on the blog they liked the best for that current month. It's a nice...
Daring Bakers: Sorry this recipe was not Stollen
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
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 program...
Mini Quebec Foodie Interlude
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
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
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
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 and eat devour it....