No this isn’t a doomsday post, far from it. It’s a peek at what you can expect to read about this summer. Yep, we’re heading out again, back to Europe. At the end of May we’ll be taking part in BlogVille, a project by the Emilia-Romagna Tourism Board that lets bloggers “live like a local”. We’ll […]
A Mexican Dish From The Yucatán – COCHINITA PIBIL
Yucatan street food Introduced to us by our friends Gerardo and Liz, Cochinita Pibil is a Mexican dish and typical street food in the Yucatan. It is a heavily seasoned, marinated and slow roasted piece of pork (usually shoulder). The marinade is the key to a good cochinita and achiote paste is the key to […]
It’s A Soup Kind Of Day – BUTTERNUT SQUASH & GINGER SOUP
Snow forts and tunnels Growing up in Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec, we used to make snow forts and tunnels through 6 feet of snow (of course it always seemed like more back then). Our parents would have to drag us in after hours outside, cheeks red and snow pants all wet (from the snow). Funny […]
The Ghosts of Christmas Past – OLD WORLD FRUIT CAKE AND MINCEMEAT PIE
Outcasts When you think about Christmas foods, what do you think of first, probably not fruitcake and mincemeat pie or maybe you do, I don’t know. I feel like fruitcake gets a bad rap. It’s the outcast of Christmas. People who don’t like it hate it and those who do spend their time defending it. […]
Dumpling, Pot Sticker, Gyoza
Dumpling Call them what you will, dumplings are delicious! According to Beijingservice.com the dumpling “dates back 500-600 years. As the Spring Festival marks the start of a new year, people choose to eat dumplings to connote their wishes for good fortune in the new year. Perfection China has been perfecting the art of dumpling making since […]
SPECULAAS ALMOND BISCOTTI
Speculaas Remember the windmill cookies you used to eat as a child? Maybe you never stopped eating them. They’re called Speculaas, odd name, tasty cookie. The word means figurine or log. They used to be a tradition during a holiday called St Nicholas’ Eve in Belgium and the Netherlands. Now they’re available year round. The spice […]
Homecoming – PECAN/PUMPKIN PIE
Homecoming Touching down in Montreal, it seemed as though we had just left. The European whirlwind was now a memory and while being thankful that we could make it happen, we were a little bummed out. Moving from country to country diving into the local culture and (of course) food was truly a wonderful experience […]
City Of Lights – PORCINI RISOTTO
Paris It was a trudge, weighted down with gear, to get to our apartment in the 11th arrondissement of Paris but it was worth it. The small dwelling on the ninth floor overlooked Paris with the Eiffel tower standing tall in the distance. Non-existent kitchen Although it was a studio with a virtually non-existent kitchen […]