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Recipe: Paella

February 26, 2012

One of these days I’ll learn how to take notes, shoot pictures and eat, all at once. This sort of multi-tasking would have come in very handy last week when I attended a paella class at Pimenton in Toronto. Greeted by a table full of tapas, fellow bloggers chopping vegetables and a warm and welcoming Chef [...]

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Recipe: Spicy Spinach Soup

January 23, 2012

Email. Some days I love it. Some days I hate it. And I was hating it something fierce  recently when my computer insisted it had to “rebuild” my inbox and in doing so resent random emails from March 2010. This elicited confused responses from the unintended victims recipients. I spent the weekend  cautiously checking email [...]

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Recipe: Gluten-Free Macaroons

December 15, 2011

As a food writer, I’ve dabbled in the gluten-free world. I’ve bought guar gum and xantham, various rice flours, teff, sorghum and nutmeals. They’re taking up a lot of room in my spiffy new pantry along with the gluten-loaded all-purpose, whole wheat, cake & pastry, bread and unbleached flours. Since everyone in my house can [...]

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Recipe: Homemade Eggnog

December 6, 2011

I’m trying not to be resentful but a certain celebrity llama has more Twitter followers than I do. And his first name isn’t Dali. To be fair, the llama is a talented goat herder, so I can see the appeal. Why all the fuss over a shaggy camelid? Polka Spot belongs to the Fabulous Beekman [...]

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Recipe: Jade Soup

October 8, 2011

I’m feeling rather ornery. It’s Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend but the weather is downright balmy and I can’t face the thought of autumn, let alone winter. I don’t care that the leaves are turning glorious colours or the nights are perfect sleeping-weather-cool. I don’t want to make the obligatory pumpkin pie — even if it’s [...]

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Recipe: Watermelon & Raspberry Soup

September 19, 2011

When I signed up for the watermelon carving challenge I figured inspiration would arrive by the time I received my personal-sized watermelon and its accompanying dual-ended melon baller. It didn’t. So, I scoured The National Watermelon Promotion Board‘s website to see if anything sparked an idea. One look at the fun and fanciful watermelon rabbits, sharks and [...]

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Recipe: Green Beans with Smoked Paprika and Marcona Almonds

September 13, 2011

I’ve created a monster. Or half a dozen monsters to be precise. Seems I’ve become the unofficial pastry chef for potlucks. In the past month alone I’ve made three fruit galettes, two rounds of pavlova, a gigantic chocolate-orange torte, a double batch of ginger cookies, champagne sorbet, and a couple of ask-for-seconds bundt cakes. I’m [...]

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Recipe: Roasted Radishes

September 5, 2011

To observe my mother eating radishes is to understand that over-used phrase “living in the moment.” They are not munched like baby carrots or popped into her mouth like grapes. They are consumed with quiet, focused deliberation. To begin, she sets a small bowl of radishes on the table beside her. They are scrubbed and [...]

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Recipe: Pavlova

September 2, 2011

If you asked me to describe my father’s taste in desserts, I’d tell you he’s a lemon man. When he turned 65, Mom and I baked 13 lemon meringue pies for his party. He squeezes fresh lemon juice into his tea and sometimes even orders lemon pie as an appetizer when we dine out. He [...]

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Recipe: Roasted Strawberries

September 1, 2011

Writing about strawberries in September seems unreal to me. When I was a kid, September meant corn. Cobs and cobs of hot corn slathered in butter. Strawberries ushered in the summer holidays. They didn’t close them.

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Recipe: Yogurt Chicken with Chutney Yogurt Sauce

May 16, 2011

This photo the best I can do. The final dish was delicious but it’s all gone and I figured a shot of the bones wasn’t going to cut it. So here are some of the spices you’ll need. Trust me, you’ll be glad you rummaged about in the cupboard for that hidden jar of allspice. [...]

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