Bake with abandon!
This week’s question comes from Kerry Dexter, a serious music fan and dedicated vegetarian. She’s looking for a low-fat, low-sodium gravy that doesn’t rely on animal stock. And to make things more a challenge, she has no food processor or blender so you can’t just …
It shouldn’t be that hard to find a gadget that opens cans without tossing tomato paste all over the kitchen — or breaking my thumb. But I’ve been on the lookout for a good can opener since November and have found only hand-held or electric …
It was quite the weekend for Christie’s Corner. Friday, Andrew and I headed to Kingston to visit family, knock down an outhouse and stock up on Cooke’s fine coffee. Sunday we left with 2 pounds of fresh Italian roast, “commode demolition” added to Andrew’s resume …
Last week Christie set up a fish challenge. She was looking for a quick, simple, healthy fish recipe. Her parameters? Not too lemony but it should have veggies. She was even open to a splash of wine. Oh yes, and we were to keep it …
The little things give us away. We go quietly about minding our own business, then someone catches a detail and knows something about you. When I was backpacking in Europe I spotted fellow Canucks by their iron engineering rings or Mountain Equipment Co-op jackets. Americans …
I’ve been saving this recipe to share with you during my upcoming and long-promised Indian Week. But it’s been so cold lately, I thought something from a warm and sunny land would help. And you can’t go wrong with curry. While I adore Indian food, …
Anne from Ottawa! (Wild applause and ringing of bells.) Anne-with-an-e, not only hails from our nation’s capital, she was selected totally without bias by Dine-O-Matic, a neat little decision-making widget just for Macs. Instead of entering restaurant names, I entered contestant names, hit the blue …
Before I begin, just a quick reminder that tomorrow is the last day to enter the draw to win a copy of Dominique and Cindy Duby’s decadent book Crème Brûlée. Click here for details. Ironically, this week’s question comes from my friend Christie. Yup. I …