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Mussels With Fennel & White Wine Sauce

Oct 24th, 2011 | By
Mussels With Fennel & White Wine Sauce

A short while ago I wrote about having lunch at one of Toronto’s great new places to eat seafood – Diana’s in Scarborough. As sexy as it was having a Lobster Club House sandwich, the real star of that lunch were the steamed mussels in a white wine and fennel sauce. Tremendous. I asked our [...]



Pork Chops With Mushrooms and Red Peppers

Mar 17th, 2009 | By
Pork Chops With Mushrooms and Red Peppers

One of the sources of inspiration for my cooking is to be found right here in Canada. I’ve relayed to you how I live in a multi-cultural country where many influences cross, overlap and borrow from each other. I don’t think one can really “pin down” Canadian food other than it being diverse, both comforting [...]



Tagliatelle With Zucchini, Tomato and Fresh Herbs

Jun 5th, 2008 | By

It’s time again to thrust another blogger into the spotlight, this time it’s Mary from Feeding Groom. On Monday I was cruising through the latest entries that were coming through on my Google Reader and Mary’s latest dish had popped up and it was lunch time for me… Mary insists “keep it simple” and here [...]



Steak Marchand de Vin

Dec 10th, 2007 | By

I checked my calendar and I’m nowhere near barbecue season. I checked the weather forecast and it looks like we’re in for a “back to normal”, cold Canadian winter. Alas, still no barbecue. I have coped well this year with using the stove top and oven to cook my steaks to my satisfaction. I find [...]