Just a few years ago, some folks were fore-casting the end of the wild salmon fishery on Canada’s West Coast. But the industry is re-bounding with the return of the fish – In spite of climate change and frustrating but neces-sary government restrictions…Read More →
I’m often amazed by ‘tips’ and ‘Hacks’ younger food writers feel the need to tell the world about – when they’re just reemerging ancient and venerable kitchen wisdom. Case in point: Repurposing stale bread as multi-talented Bread Crumbs.Read More →
The name doesn’t sound mouthwatering. But the dish itself is an irresistible fusion of Asian food forms and ingredients that carnivores will crave. Lumpia is a beloved Filipino staple some folks make, as a snack or a main, sev-eral times a week!Read More →
Cinema concession stands pop veritable snowdrifts of popcorn that they sell to movie goers at ridiculously high prices. And at that scale of production, there’s bound to be waste. But one movie chain is ‘sending the surplus home’…Read More →
I first tasted espresso at a small café in a sunny atrium in downtown Toronto. It was a treat from my first real boyfriend, on our first Saturday book store browse… Since then, I’ve wished I could have espresso without all the fuss…Read More →
If you’re at all like me, you believe the bread is just as important as the filling in a sand-wich. And I’m always looking for interesting new breads to add to my repertoire. Especially savouries… Enter: Pão de Queijo – Brazilian Cheese Bread!Read More →
I guess we all knew, on some level… But a new poll has confirmed that food and dining are sources of ‘couples discord’. The trouble often centres on the eternal, vexing question of, “What’s for dinner?” – When neither partner wants to deal with it…Read More →
It’s a whole family of myths that refuse to die. No matter how many times the experts try to debunk them. Sugar is a central topic of dis-cussion among health conscious folks these days. And old sugar myths are gaining traction again…Read More →