I can’t stop thinking about two sleeps. It’s something our ancient ancestors did. So did Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright and B.F. Skinner. They’d go to sleep, then wake up in the middle of the night, get creative and/or pensive, then go back to bed. The next time you find yourself tossing and turning at 3…
Mashu Mashu Salad – Addiction Warning
I don’t get to Toronto as often as I’d like. It’s a great city in spite of what you hear about their infamous Mayor Rob Ford. Mashu Mashu Salad is a specialty at the Mashu Mashu Mediterranean Grill in Toronto’s Forest Hill Village. Apparently patrons are suffering an addiction to the Mashu Mashu Salad dressing. Don’t tell Mayor Ford! Mashu…
Special Occasions Salad
I say everyday is a good day for a salad, but a special celebration deserves a little extra thought and preparation. The sweetness of the cranberries in this Special Occasions Salad is tempered by the tartness of the vinegar. Bitter greens, sharp scallions, smooth cheese, crunchy nuts—This salad is a study in contrasts. Oh, and it’s…
Marinated Caesar Salad
Caesar salad is a classic. We know what a fabulous Caesar salad tastes like. We’ve seen the pro-chef pull up to our restaurant table with a trolley, smearing a cut garlic clove on the inner surface of a wooden bowl. But as wonderful as Caesar salads can be, they all too often disappoint. Dressing that…
Lemon Garlic Dressing
Efficient. Spontaneous. Productive. Those are the adjectives that I picked out of a bowl at the back of my Shri Yoga studio this morning. The adjective cards predict what kind of day to expect. So far, I’d say the bowl speaks the truth. One way to be productive, is to make a simple, versatile dressing. I used…
Spiced Cherry Tomato Salad – Cooking With Love!
I remember Expo 67 as a turning point. International cuisine entered the Montreal mainstream with a bang. Quiche Lorraine, Indian cuisine, Chinese food gravitated from Cantonese to Szechuan, Greek food became a staple, Lebanese food made inroads. Suddenly the world of exotic flavour exploded in our neck of the woods. The family of my youth…