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Orange Candied Peel
I still remember walking in Nice in the local market and coming across a booth that sold only candied fruits. It was one of the most beautiful displays of food I have ever seen in my life. Many I had never seen candied before: strawberries, kiwis, cantaloupes. The one...
My First Daring Cooks’ Challenge
I just recently joined the Daring Kitchen. This 'club' prepares 2 monthly challenges done as a group. You join the Bakers' or Cooks' Challenge (or both), do the recipe of the month by the deadline date and post it after the official reveal date on your blog. Of course...
Amateur Food Photography
I had lunch yesterday with about 10 local food blogers yesterday (future post to come) and one topic that came up was taking pictures of our food and the frustration that comes from it. Now we do not have food stylist folowing us in tow with a food photographer. We've...
The Holy Trinity
As I was writing my guest blog for another site I was traveling down memory lane of foods I have eaten on my travels. While reviewing my tasty adventures in New Orleans I came across the holy trinity. No, no, I am not getting religious on you. I am talking about the...
The Sweet Escape Review
For the third year we did our sugar-only outing. 3 stops were be part of our excursion, all within walking distance to digest in between each sugar rush! This is always a popular event and its a blast. Were were 13 attendees...that I dubbed the Baker's Dozen lol....
Borscht Soup
September is here (how did that happen?), kids are back in school, summer holidays are mostly over.....and there is, unfortunately, a possible little chill in the summer air announcing the coming of fall. Well days can be beautiful but evenings are definitely cooler....
Macarons: History and recipe
As mentioned in my review of La Maison du Macaron in Montreal, I promised to do a follow up post discussing the history of these angelic treats, as well as give you a recipe for making them. Really it seems the foodies world is in a Macron attack. Everyone is talking...
Food Movie at the FFM
I am so kicking myself for this one, I cannot go, but I thought I should let you know. The Montreal World Film Festival has begun and there is a movie playing any foodie may find an interest in: August 29, 2009 • 19:20 August 29, 2009 • 12:10 August 30, 2009 •...
Divine Maronsui’s
Once more I start my blog with a mention of my boss. What can I say, he is from France so we talk about food a lot at work. So once he mentioned to me this chestnut mousse called Maronsui's. He raved how it was to die for. I was skeptical. The reason we had even...
La Maison du Macaron
This is going to be a fun blog to write....because it was a great topic to research. My boss told me about this delectable place called La Maison du Macaron. He insisted I go there and write about them. Did I mention my job is totally unrelated to this blog! So I got...
How to Make Pasta Dough
Back to Italian basics today. Nothing is better then freshly made pasta and its well worth the effort. I remember the last time I made it we had a girl's dinner and made it all together. We used a broom handle (clean) across her counters to dry the pasta. her cat...
18th-Century Public Market
Montreal Event 29 to 30 August 2009 Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. FREE A trip back to the heart of Montreal's first public market! Over the course of a weekend, take a trip back in time to find yourself in the company of farmers,...