Here is a dish I made the other night to rave reviews. It’s easy, delec­table and makes a great casual meal to serve friends, espe­cially for an unplanned meal. As usual with Nigella’s recipes, I had to tweak hers. It’s a winner.

Pasta with Chicken, Raisins and Pine Nuts  Read more…

Every time I visit my birth­place, Mon­treal, I dis­cover some new deli­cious food source. Of course, I try to re-visit favourite spots (Schwartz’s and L’Express top that list, depend­ing on my mood.  Read more…

“The food pro­duc­tion chain is really sim­ple. We plant it, we grow it, we gather it, we cook it, and then we eat it. When this process occurs with a cer­tain imme­di­acy and a min­i­mum of inter­fer­ence and, if it is nur­tured by peo­ple who are truly pas­sion­ate about what they are doing, the results can be glo­ri­ous.” — John Ash.  Read more…