Lidia Bastianich shares her favourite snack (and you’ll never guess what it is…)
One of the perks of my job is getting to meet some of my cooking idols, which is why I was so very excited to interview Lidia Bastianich recently. She was in town to promote two new shows on TLN and...
View ArticleEmergency eats: How a meal plan saved my bacon in a crazy week
So, our basement flooded this week, which meant a two-day parade of people in HazMat suits through our 1,100-sq.ft. house. (It looked like an episode of Breaking Bad, minus Walt’s tighty whities.) The...
View ArticleFavourite kitchen gear: DIY foaming soap + the best foam soap pump
Sometimes, it’s simple things, even in the kitchen. There are two items on my kitchen counter that I wouldn’t be without, and neither of them have anything to do with cooking. cleanATTITUDE Lime &...
View ArticleFoodie documentary: Spinning Plates
Anyone who cooks has mulled the idea of running a restaurant of their own. But the transition from food fan to business owner can be a rocky one. So many eateries fail for so many reasons–location,...
View ArticleOf Kringles, Danish lunches and Christmas traditions
One of my favourite holiday traditions is attending the annual Danish lunch thrown by friends from my university days. Nicolle is proudly Danish (and husband Andrew is an honorary Dane) open their...
View Article3 holiday cocktail recipes to make with homemade soda
If you’ve got a counter top soda maker, Toronto’s top bartender says that you have the perfect tool to create the ultimate holiday cocktail. BarChef mixologist Frankie Solarik approach to cocktails...
View ArticleSusur Lee’s soda-marinated chicken recipe
What happens with you give a Iron Chef winner a chicken and a home soda machine? If the chef is Susur Lee, the results will be both unusual and utterly delicious. I recently met Lee at his namesake...
View ArticleTried it: Walter All-Natural Caesar Mix
My husband and my dad are big fans of a good Caesar, so when a box of Walter All-Natural Craft Caesar Mix landed on my desk at work, I knew just the duo to take the mix for a taste test. Walter is a...
View Article31 days of deliciously easy budget-friendly dinner recipes
There’s something about the promise of a fresh new year that makes us all want to change things up and live just a little bit better than we did last year. I especially love the idea of resetting our...
View ArticleWhy cauliflower is a great pick for top food trend for 2014
Once the end of the year lists wrap up, the new year brings a raft of predictions about the year to come. You can keep the horoscopes and colour wheels–I’m interested in what I’m going to be eating in...
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