Mini Quebec Foodie Interlude

Drink recipes, Events, Food Trends & Gadgets, Traditions

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

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Traditions

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...

Bittersweet Italy in a bottle & Soda Pop recipe

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

It seems there are more and more new soft drinks on the market all the time. But before trying those why not try a classic import? This pic has been in my ‘pile of future posts’ for quite some time, since September actually when my friend Susan visited...

Pumpkin: scrub and roast the whole darn thing

Food Trends & Gadgets, Instructions 101, Traditions, Vegetable and Side Dishes Recipes

I love this time of the year because I LOVE Halloween and cooking with squash. Weather wise I wish I still had my shorts and sandals though. Pumpkins and squashes can be use in so many different ways it is mind boggling. Every food blog is posting about these...

DB: Time to make the Donuts

Dessert Recipes, Traditions

Boy what a challenge this was. Not that is was hard to make but I cannot remember the last time I was so excited about a Daring Baker’s challenge. I have been wanting to make doughnuts for a while so this was awesome. I actually also disregarded (again) the...

Pour Some Sugar on Me

Events, Montreal Buzz, Restaurant reviews, Traditions

We had our 4th annual all sugar event with the Cheap Ethnic Eatz Dinner Group recently and again it was a unanimous success. This event consists of 3 to 4 stops at locations that serve sugar in various forms and in all its glory. In this post I will let the pictures...