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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Melissa Leithwood Names This Year’s “It” Meat — No Kidding
- Melissa with a terrific book by Mark Scarbrough and Bruce Weinstein featuring goat meat
As I write, my kitchen is filled with the luscious aroma of goat curry warming in the oven. And I have Melissa Leithwood to thank for that.
Posted in goat, Recipe, Sleuthing
Tagged bruce weinstein, charming personality, diploma in business, e mail, food columnist, foodie, funding proposal, goat, goat curry, goat meat, goaterie, graduate diploma in business, ivey school of business, jamie kennedy, local food, luscious aroma, marion kane, mark scarbrough, mark sisson, melissa leithwood, pie in the sky, royal york hotel, s pie, sanagans, social media, terrific book, toronto star, twitter, university of western ontario, wealth of knowledge
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Hurry to Pullman for Very Best Haricots Verts
I’ve written about the wondrous little downtown Montreal wine bar called Pullman before. At that time, I also noted the wisdom of gleaning tips from those who work in restaurants when it comes to sleuthing a locale’s top spots to nosh.
Posted in Recipe, Restaurant
Tagged green beans, haricots verts, marion kane, Montreal, Pullman
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Peach Galette — Finally Got it!
When I get obsessed with a recipe, it pervades my waking and sleeping hours.
Of late, it’s been peach galette, how much ground almonds to use in the layer below the peaches, what oven temperature, how long to bake — the list goes on. Then comes the testing and re-testing until Ross and I are eating the dessert daily and the freezer is full of various renditions, all clearly labelled.
Posted in peach, Recipe
Tagged peach, peach galette, peach pie, peach recipe, pie, recipe
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Wilkie’s Butter Tarts Take the Cake
Orillia’s Famous Butter Tart Bakery
I’ve been meaning to make the trip to Orillia — a place you can’t miss about an hour’s drive north of Toronto en route to Muskoka’s cottage country — for many years.
The reason, of course, is food — in this case, one of my absolute favourites: butter tarts.
