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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Ginger Pear Pie: A One-Crust Wonder
When a reader of this blog e-mailed me with a question about my recipe for Jewish Chicken Soup — the best medicine I know for whatever ails body or soul — we had an exchange about the source of that recipe: my esteemed colleague and longtime restaurant critic for the Globe & Mail, Joanne Kates.
Posted in Dessert, Ginger, Joanne Kates, Pear, Pie, Recipe
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Remembering Chef who Survived 9/11 Ten Years Later
I wrote this column that appeared in the Toronto Star in May, 2002, after attending the James Beard Awards in New York. There, I managed to secure an interview with chef Michael Lomonaco who escaped the attack on the Twin Towers a few months earlier by what can only be described as a miracle.
Harvest Time: ‘Tis the Season to Veg Out with Peperonata
There’s a chill in the air. Time to get out the vintage velvet jackets and enjoy the onset of fall. It’s been a sweaty summer and I’m looking forward to a kinder, gentler season reminiscent of my formative spent in London, England, where spring and autumn actually exist.
Posted in Fall vegeetables, peperonata, Recipe, Vegan, Vegetables
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The Tastiest Top Ten Food Bloggers
A technophobe, I’ve been dragged kicking and screaming into the digital world.
Assisting me in what began as a painful process but one that is fast reaping its happy rewards is my young social media mentor Melissa Leithwood. In fact, with her ongoing help, I now find myself tweeting, blogging, surfing the ‘Net and, in particular, seeking out other blogs specializing in my passion of almost 40 years: food.
Posted in Food Blogs, Foodies, Top Ten
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