This week’s recipe serves one of the most luxurious ingredients of the season, lobster, in an elegant but super easy way. Cannelloni can take a while to make, but if you take a couple of shortcuts by using high-quality, ready-to-use ingredients, you end up with a fantastic tasting dish whipped up in a very short… Continue Reading
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{Book Review} Hiroko’s American Kitchen – Cooking with Japanese Flavors
I have said before that Japanese cuisine has intimidated me ever since I came back from Japan. Sure, I spent hours in the kitchen to produce a fantastic Japanese-themed dinner we enjoyed at Christmas last year, but other than that, I have struggled to incorporate the delicate but oh-so-satisfying flavors of Japanese cuisine into our… Continue Reading
A Conversation with Béatrice Peltre, Photographer and Author of La Tartine Gourmande
Last Saturday, I was lucky enough to spend the day with Béatrice Peltre, photographer, blogger and author of La Tartine Gourmande. When I think back of the people who inspired me to start blogging, she’s at the very top of the list. She was in Montreal for a food photography workshop organized by Mayssam, from… Continue Reading
Celebrating Color with Ripe: A Fresh Colorful Approach to Fruits and Vegetables {Win a signed copy of the book!}
My RSS Reader is embarrassingly loaded. I have 1000+ unread items at any given time, but I can’t manage to edit the list of blogs I follow because I truly feel like I need to read all of them (even though I rarely have time to). When I feel desperately overwhelmed, I click the dreaded… Continue Reading
A Chocolate and Pastry Tour in New York City
If you’re following me on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook, you know that I was in New York last week attending the International Association of Culinary Professionals’ Annual Conference. It was an amazing culinary, educational, and inspirational experience, which I still need to decant to assimilate. I will read the many pages of notes I jotted… Continue Reading