A symbol of hatred I know, according to the Broadway musical Avenue Q, we’re all a little bit racist, but this isn’t about that. This is about in your face hatred and how a spray painted symbol brought me to bomb a tree. We moved into this neighbourhood last November. In the late Spring I noticed […]
North America
Tales of Food and Culture from North America.
SPOT PRAWN FRA DIAVOLO
BC Spot Prawns It’s spot prawn season in British Columbia and although we’re on the other side of the country, we thought we’d share a simple and quick way to prepare these delicious creatures. Of course for all of us who don’t have access to spot prawns, this recipe can easily be recreated with regular […]
It’s A Revolution
2.25 billion cups a day Every morning we get up, put the kettle on and make a cup of coffee. Some call it a ritual, others an addiction, call it what you will, that first taste is the most satisfying wake-up call you could ever experience. Comforting and warm, like the bed you just left […]
Foodie 48 hours: Ottawa
Growing by the minute We have to be honest with you, when we think of foodie destinations, Ottawa isn’t the first place that comes to mind. But we were pleasantly surprised when returning to Ottawa from Europe last Fall, we found the restaurant scene is alive and well and growing by the minute. Restaurants operated […]
A Tourist In My Own Town – Byward Market
Food tours and cooking classes I have to admit I’ve been struggling with writing this post. It’s not always easy to write honestly when you have mixed feelings. I started and stopped a few times because I felt like it was forced so I decided to write it from the heart. I had no idea […]
365 Project – week 2
Fourteen down, 351 to go The week went something like this…I finally finished the felted bee I started over a month ago. I took a road trip with my sisters, got a bunch of antique buttons, had an electrical plug blow up in my hand, took part in a food and wine tasting and went to a […]
Chanterelles – Fungi Gold
Chanterelles have long been one of our favourite mushrooms to forage for and eat, so when Dave Stephenson asked to write a guest post on the subject for A Cook Not Mad, we just couldn’t resist. Chanterelles Wild mushrooms are a delicious feature of many dishes, and golden chanterelles (cantharellus cibarius) – with their striking bright […]
Autumn Leaves
We felt the need to break the chronological order of the blog to bring you these Autumn views of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. Driving to Linden Pond Cottage, I realised it had been six years since I’ve seen nature’s colourful show first hand, 2006 in New York City. The leaves were at their peak […]