Instant Pot – Indian Cooking Adventures!
I just received the BEST foodie gift ever (thanks to my hubby!): “Indian Instant Pot® Cookbook: Traditional Indian Dishes Made Easy and Fast” by Urvashi Pitre….
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Au Pied de Cochon – Scrumptious Tourtière
The Pop Up My friend L, an unstoppable baker and fellow foodie, very sweetly gifted me a tourtière and foie gras from the Au Pied…
Sous Vide: A Thanksgiving Experiment
Introduction to Sous Vide Sous vide is a method of low-temperature cooking in a water bath, usually for prolonged periods of time. This technique…
Poop Café: Toronto’s Bizarre Dessert Heaven
Poop Café opened up in Toronto’s Koreatown last Fall, with lots of fanfare due to its bizarre washroom theme. The café is best known…
CNE 2017: Ferris Wheels and Chicken Feet
CNE: A Toronto Tradition The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), more colloquially known as “the Ex”, has been an annual tradition in Canada’s largest city, Toronto, for nearly…
MasterChef Canada: Behind the Scenes in Season 4
MasterChef Canada: Here I Come!!! I was thrilled to be a guest diner on “MasterChef Canada” Season 4 Episode 8, in which home cooks did…
Foragers Table: Freshest in New York
Foragers Table in Chelsea opened in 2012 with a firm belief that every product they sell should be locally sourced, sustainable and organic. Foragers also has…
CraveTO: Yearning for More Tastes!
I was able to check out CraveTO in Toronto last night. Tickets cost $20. Doors opened at 5pm. We arrived at the red-carpeted entrance of The Burroughes,…
Giancarlo Rocks for Classic Italian Fine Dining
As a resident of Little Italy in Toronto, I’ve been long overdue for a visit to Trattoria Giancarlo (41 Clinton Street), a culinary landmark for traditional…
Pressure Cooker Review: Instant Pot is Amazing
After years dabbling in slow cooking, I’ve recently become a pressure cooker convert. The slow food movement conjures images of dedicated nature-lovers cultivating their own sourdough cultures…