
Rosemary — a favourite
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNothing against parsley, sage and thyme. But I love rosemary. The woody, shrubby herb that has a crisp, slightly astringent […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNothing against parsley, sage and thyme. But I love rosemary. The woody, shrubby herb that has a crisp, slightly astringent […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesChef Nouk Couturier-Bernard is in the planning stages of opening a restaurant in Clarence-Rockland, the place where he was born […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe colour and shape of these pattypans are phenomenal. When I purchased them from the Kitchener Market, the vendor had […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis time of the year, I dive into Concord grapes … but wait! There’s a variety called the Coronation grape […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVia Vine Routes magazine, here’s a cross-county check-up on some interesting and unique craft beers: Barrel Heart Brewing, DundasBicycle Craft […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesTourage is the process, a French culinary technique (where else?), for making the delectable puff pastry, the super-flakey pastry that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesFromagerie coopérative St-Albert ships cheese curds as far away as Japan, Barbados and Abu Dhabi. It’s a small village business […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe versatile egg plays an important role in an incredibly wide range of cuisines from around the world. That includes […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes A traditional Genoese preparation, pesto is simply delicious. The word derives from the Italian for “pounding,” and as such is […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you have one of these cluttering up a kitchen drawer, it could be something of an antique, a tool […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s a blend of hot and cold, of smooth and sharp, of rich, creamy butteriness and acidity that is one […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesPétillant naturel, or, cutely, “pét-nat,” is naturally sparkling wine, if translated. It’s a sort of au courant wine — and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesBecause it doesn’t use a bacterial culture or rennet (an enzyme), ricotta cheese is technically a “dairy product,” but it’s […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesDrawing on a lot of research and reading – and using sustainable farming-pioneer Joel Salatin as his north star – […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is little else better than slathering good, fresh butter on good, fresh bread. It is its essentiality, its long, […]