If I told you that I had lunch with Mark Ruffalo, would you believe me? Well, I did, kinda. I was actually finished eating, which is a blessing, because otherwise he never could have distracted me from savouring the MUSHROOM Artichoke, truffle, parmesan or the BURRATA Tomato, pesto, balsamic or the PROSCIUTTO Ricotta, fig, olive, walnut crostini I was literally fainting…
Frittata Frittata Frittata – Eggsactly What You’re Craving
Scraping the bottom of the barrel for something to talk about, I googled “what’s trending” and came up with KK’s nude selfies. And that’s when it occurred to me that we need to collectively shift the focus to — what else? Tasty recipes! You can make frittatas the spring 2016 food trend. A log of goat cheese goes a…
Caprice Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
It isn’t everyday that you stop for a bite in an unknown place and fall upon a gem. Resto Caprice, located just outside of Quebec City in Saint-Augustine-de-Demaures, seems to be in the middle of nowhere, but is obviously close enough to civilization to have that je-ne-sais-quoi of fine cuisine. Sample their salad with its exquisite quintessential Canadian dressing (which…
Black Pepper Goat Cheese Appetizer
This is it. You can kiss 2013 goodbye. Perhaps 2014 will be the year that we create world peace, reach environmental stability, achieve egalitarianism, attain optimal health and solve the riddle of the true meaning of life. Nothing says Happy New Year like a smattering of canapés. I tried this Black Pepper Goat Cheese Appetizer at a…
Goat Cheese Gnocchi in Lemon-Broccoli Rabe Sauce
Although I’m leery of creating pasta from scratch, I did learn to make gnocchi more than 35 years ago at a cooking school in Florence. That lesson paid off. This week’s attempt — gnocchi with goat cheese, instead of potato — was sublime. The lemony-broccoli rabe sauce marries so delightfully with the goat cheese gnocchi….
Arugula Radicchio Goat Cheese Pear Salad
Have you ever stolen public property? My dad always told me that even if it’s just a paper clip, if it doesn’t belong to you, it’s stealing. While I do feel guilty, my sorry habit doesn’t come close to Winona Ryder’s. So maybe there’s stealing, and there’s stealing? When I stumble upon a fabulous recipe…