First class all the way
Sometimes, you just have to treat yourself, especially at the end of an extravagant birthday week. I traveled a lot last year, and racked up a lot of Aeroplan points. When it came time to make a trip to Germany for a conference this month, I decided to burn up some of those points and [...]
Pan Roasted Duck Magret with Ontario Peach and Coriander Cress
Another great recipe from Chris Zielinski from last week’s cooking demo Ingredients 1 Quebec duck breast (magret from moulard duck) Sea salt Extra Virgin Olive oil 2 ripe peaches Coriander seedlings I [Chris] like to serve this recipe over an arugula salad with candied walnuts in summer or root vegetable barley in the fall. A [...]
Chris Zielinski’s Lake Erie Pickerel with Ontario Peach Salsa
Here’s the recipe from last week’s cooking demo Ingredients 6 boneless Lake Erie Pickerel filets 1 tbsp butter 1tbsp olive oil 3 ripe Ontario peaches 1 heirloom or vine ripe tomato 2 jalapeno peppers ½ tsp ginger 1 clove garlic 12 thai basil leaves 12 mint leaves 2 sliced scallions Juice of 2 limes 1 [...]
Dinner at Blowfish
Considering that I live a 7 minute walk away, it’s amazing that I’ve never been to Blowfish restaurant and sake bar. Never until last night, that is, when my neighbour Irene invited me out for birthday drinks and appetizers (I love my birthday week: with a lot of foodie friends, I eat very well this [...]
Chicken Farmers host a Toronto food blogger meetup
I knew that I would like the people behind the Chicken Farmers of Canada social media the minute that I saw their Twitter bio: And how can you not like a group that organizes a free Toronto Food Bloggers Meetup with an interesting panel of speakers at Edward Levesque’s Kitchen, complete with tasty chicken appetizers [...]
