Year: 2010

12 Cookbooks Picks of 2010

12 Cookbooks Picks of 2010

I know what you’re thinking. “It’s only 2 days to Christmas and you’re posting this now?” Yup. I figure, since I’m going to be making a mad dash for gifts later today, you might be a last-minute shopper, too. So, in no particular order other 

Food Apps for iPhone and iPad

Food Apps for iPhone and iPad

I have turned into one of those hand-held-gadget people I used to mock. Once blissfully free of anything more technically advanced than a pen and notepad, I now find myself tethered to a library of tunes, a six-tiered calendar, five email accounts and a nest 

Scattered

Scattered

I used to be a master multi-tasker. As a Gemini, it came naturally. I’ll admit there were times I did it just to show off. When friends and family dropped in I’d be sure they’d catch me cooking a five-course meal, answering email and writing 

How to prevent cheesecake cracking

How to prevent cheesecake cracking

Growing up, cheesecake was a graham crust pressed into a 9 X 9  pan, slathered in a mixture of cream cheese and Dream Whip, and crowned with a can of blueberry pie filling. Or cherry, if the mood struck. I had no idea baked cheesecakes 

Recipe: Green Bean Fries

Recipe: Green Bean Fries

There is something subversively satisfying about finding a fried vegetable recipe in a healthy eating book. I was thumbing through Clean Start: Inspiring You to Eat Clean and Live Well with 100 New Clean Food Recipes by Terry Walters. Hidden somewhere between the longest title 

Thanksgiving Survival Guide

Thanksgiving Survival Guide

I’m a big advocate of knowing your limits. While I’m very good at producing stellar individual dishes (Cranberry & Apple Cake aside), I’m not as gifted when it comes to co-ordinating large, multi-course meals. Want chicken curry on rice with a veggie? No problem. Drop 

Recipe: Cranberry and Apple Cake

Recipe: Cranberry and Apple Cake

Listen to Ina. She is wise. When the Barefoot Contessa says use a 10-inch glass pie pate, use a glass pie plate. When she says use fresh cranberries, use fresh cranberries. But you know me. I never listen. Or more precisely, I don’t always think 

Ginger Orange Carrot Soup

Ginger Orange Carrot Soup

I’m not psychic but something tells me that before the winter is over, my copy of Jeanelle Mitchell’s For the Love of Soup is going to be dog-eared, grease-splattered and a fought over. Sorry extended family, but you’ll have to get your own copy. I 

Gay Lea Butter Basket Winner

Gay Lea Butter Basket Winner

I’m beginning to suspect the Random Number Generator I use to select winners isn’t so random. It has a history of favouring late entries. This  contest is no exception. The winner of the Gay Lea Butter Basket is Melissa — who was the last reader