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Tales of the Leftover Xmas Eve Ham pt.1: Polenta and 3 Mushroom Casserole (with aforementioned ham..)

We had Xmas Eve at our place this year with Jane’s parents, her brother and his wife. Due to factors well beyond our control (insane weather patterns, traffic mayhem & an 18-week-old daughter) we decided to…

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Posted by: Kevin Broome on Monday, December 29th, 2008
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Ultimate Shepherd’s Pie

Twas three nights before Christmas and all through the house, not an idea for dinner was thought of until my pal Pete told me he was doing Shepherd’s Pie for his. On a day when Vancouver got walloped with a…

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Posted by: Nancy Wu on Sunday, December 21st, 2008
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White Truffle Gnocchi; or, Perfect Pillows of Pure Pleasure from Piedmont

Ah, white truffles. The season will be soon over, but you can still enjoy that intense, indescribably earthy, pungent flavour year-round with this recipe for white truffle gnocchi I nabbed from the chefs at West. I…

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Posted by: Colin Coutts on Monday, January 21st, 2008
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Thanksgiving Trends

Thanksgiving is pretty universal. OK….. pretty universal in North America. Except for the month difference between Canada and the US. And the fact that the populations of Canada and the US are comprised of a large…

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Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
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Improve Your Morel Standing

Do you like mushrooms? Well, it’s peak morel season now, my friends, and that means ridiculously low prices from the mushroom guy in Vancouver’s Granville Island Market. You could drive into the…

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Posted by: Colin Coutts on Friday, June 23rd, 2006
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Best…Risotto…Ever!

Had some of my foodie peeps over for dinner a while back, and for one of the courses I threw a little shitaki mushroom risotto together for them. Okay, I didn’t exactly throw it together, I’d been planning…

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Posted by: Colin Coutts on Friday, March 31st, 2006
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Portobello Sarnie

Ingredients: 4 portobellos 2 fresh red chillis Handful of parsley Few branches of thyme 3 sun dried tomatoes Two cloves garlic Olive oil Preheat oven to 400. Cut stems off mushrooms and chop up finely. Chop…

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Posted by: Kevin Broome on Monday, September 26th, 2005
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