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I love to read. I love to travel. I love food. I love all 3 combined. Sound familiar? So what’s a girl (or guy) to do when you can’t carry Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry Cookbook in your purse (or manbag) to…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Sunday, February 1st, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: book, bourdain, celebrity, chef, cook, culinary, Ellerbee, food, humor, journalism, kitchen, learn, recipe, school, training, Travel | 3 Comments »
When I think of dark chocolate, matcha tea is something I never considered as a pairing. I first experienced these truffles at Hapa Izakaya restaurant, as a dessert. The combination was so perfect, I couldn’t get enough…
Posted by: Janeen Leynes on Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chocolate, dessert, matcha, recipe, tea, truffle | 4 Comments »
At this point, talking about what to do with the Leftover Xmas Eve Ham is no doubt starting to conjure up images of Homer Simpson hiding his moldy staff picnic hoagie behind the radiator, complete with bloated belly and…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Monday, January 5th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: ham, recipe, sandwiches, snack, Tales of the Leftover Xmas Eve Ham | 2 Comments »
If toast is bettered bread, French toast is certainly another step in the evolutionary process – dipped in egg and pan-fried, this staple of Sunday brunches everywhere is about the best example of a perfectly simple…
Posted by: Jer Thorp on Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: almond, Breakfast, french-toast, recipe | 2 Comments »
We are currently on a fairly tight schedule with our daughter Caia when it comes to bedtime which means that I typically prep for a meal before we start our routine of bath, massage, story, feed & bed and then I cook…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Thursday, January 1st, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: capsicum, ham, italian, Pasta, recipe, shrimp, Tales of the Leftover Xmas Eve Ham | 2 Comments »
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…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Monday, December 29th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: ham, italian, Mushrooms, polenta, recipe, rustic, Tales of the Leftover Xmas Eve Ham | 1 Comment »
Turkey or ham? Mashed or roasted? Sweet or savoury? Christmas cookies or Hannukah latkes? Eggnog or fine wine? Meat or vegetarian? European, North American, Latin, Asian? There are so many traditional dishes that make up…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: holiday, recipe, traditional | 12 Comments »
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…
Posted by: Nancy Wu on Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beef, homemade, meat, Mushrooms, pie, potatoe, recipe, Shepherd's, Vegetables | No Comments »
It’s Thanksgiving time again in Canada, and this year I decided to make my own pumpkin pie—from scratch. No canned pumpkin this year! Making a purée from roasted pumpkin is a bit of work, but I hoped it would be…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, October 12th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: dessert, pie, pumpkin, pumpkin pie, recipe, thanksgiving | 7 Comments »
As summer 2008 fades, we’ve not slowed in our pursuit of the perfect BBQ. Of course Ben defends the purists’ approach of dry rub and slow smoking, my friend—and fellow foodie—Janice offered a recipe with a…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: BBQ, janice, meat, recipe, ribs | No Comments »
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 made…
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Monday, January 21st, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: gnocchi, Michel Roux, mushroom, Pasta, recipe, truffle | 2 Comments »
This weekend was cold, wet and lazy as hell. Having a cold with a cough didn’t help. By Saturday afternoon I was totally stir crazy and hungry for something warm and soothing. Something creamy with bacon…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: bacon, chowder, corn, recipe, soup | No Comments »
So before we get going on this dish, it should probably be noted that there is some serious heat going into it. But it is a big all-encompassing furnace type of heat that is cut nicely by the cream and lime making it…
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Friday, January 4th, 2008
Categories: Guidance | Tags: italian, Pasta, recipe, sauce | 1 Comment »
I haven’t been to Thailand yet, so I can only pretend that I know what I’m talking about when I say, “This dish is my favourite Thai dish!” Mark says it’s the best thing I’ve ever made.…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Categories: Guidance | Tags: duck, lychee, recipe, red-curry, thai | 2 Comments »
There are only three things you can do in Singapore; the first is to go shopping, the second is to wait for the rain to stop, and the third is to get hammered on girly drinks at the Raffles Hotel. Why the Raffles Hotel?…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Sunday, June 17th, 2007
Categories: Guidance | Tags: drink, Raffles Hotel, recipe, Singapore-sling, Travel | 2 Comments »