5 Star Makeover: Tail Gating with Lobster Sauce Crab Poutine with Oka Cheese

Main Course Recipes, Traditions

Tail what?  Tail gate was the clever theme our wonderful hosts Lazaro and Natasha settled on for this month’s 5 Star Makeover. Clever and confusing! See I am not a sports fan at all. And I am not alone because the announcement of the theme caused a lot of...

Express Harissa “Broth”

Exotic World Recipes, Sauce and Condiment Recipes, Traditions

Harissa claims its roots are in Tunisian but it is very popular everywhere in Northern part of Africa. The key ingredients in a traditional harissa are bird’s eye chili peppers, serrano peppers and other hot chilis and spices such as garlic paste, coriander, red...

Cinque Terre Memories and a 5-Star Pizza Recipe

Exotic World Recipes, Main Course Recipes, Traditions

Quick announcement, my article Reviewing Restaurants – You Be The Critic was published today on the Food Bloggers of Canada site. Please go visit the site after reading this post. I am sitting here on my couch leafing through the 2 photo albums from my fist...

Celebrating Oh Canada, Moving and Separation with Rabbit

Events, Main Course Recipes, Traditions

Before the rabbit we will have a small history lesson if you will. Today, July 1st is Canada Day! Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadian readers. Canada, under a united constitution, is 186 years old. It was in 1867 that we told the British to go stuff their tea cups...

Canelés Bordelais

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets, Traditions

Have you heard of Canelés? Are they a mystery to you? Well l would not be surprised if you have not, they have been wrapped in mystery since the day they were invented. Like a spy in a cloak this French pastry has slipped in and out of history for 3 centuries,...

Daring Cooks Meets IIP: Gumbo

Exotic World Recipes, Instructions 101, Main Course Recipes, Traditions

Talk about killing 2 birds with 1 stone: 2 challenges, same publish date…SAME THEME! Awesome! And it gets better, I cooked with another daring kitchen member who has a food blog and who just so happens to be a great friend! On the menu tonight for both the...