This past week I’ve been exploring the world. I met my Mexican hairless xoloitzcuintli grand puppy, finally enjoyed the Morikami Japanese Gardens, visited the incredible Nigerian artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby‘s exhibit – I Refuse to be Invisible at the Norton Museum with Cecilia Simms and sampled this fantastic Senegalese Chicken Yassa, a recipe from the Casamance region of southern Senegal. This Chicken Yassa recipe hails from the lovely cookbook, Eating Clean in Costa Rica….
Wild Mushroom Appetizer – Culinary Arts
Marianne McEwen is lovely! She came all the way from Magog to Montreal’s Appetite for Books to introduce us diehard cookbook fans to Culinary Art, her elegant new self-published cookbook. Her photos show off normal foods in an extraordinary light, rising from below and illuminating their beauty. I found several easy tempting recipes as I scanned the book for an appetizer to bring…
Jittery Jerk Chicken – Amazing Grace
I’m a jerk! A long, long time ago, I volunteered to try out a group of Caribbean sauces made by Grace Foods, and then I got cold feet. I knew zilch about Caribbean cooking. Recently I decided to face those fears and start experimenting. My first ever whole Jittery Jerk Chicken is proof positive that my fears were unfounded. Do I…
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…
Triple Treat Gourmet Sorbet – Yonanas
Are there any perks to food blogging? you ask. For one, you eat really well. And with each successful post, there are several moments of euphoria — when the dish looks amazing, when the photo looks amazing, when the dish tastes amazing, when you figure out what to write in the intro, when you click…
Hotluck Party – ‘Cause Some Like it Hot
It’s cooling off outside. Even denial can’t keep the house warm. So to create a little natural heat indoors, we break out a bottle of Frank’s RedHot sauce and forget about the weather. This wee recipe is so easy and so tasty, that I’ll bet you’ll be redhot to try it ASAP. Red Hot Roasted…