This much is clear. The iconic butter tart is everything a dessert should be. Read more…
My New, Improved Version of Chicken Marbella – and a Killer Side Dish of Fried Onions
When famous American chef/restaurateur Thomas Keller was in Toronto last year to address an auditorium packed with chefs, foodies and other ardent fans, he listed what he considers the keys to success in cooking: “Patience, persistence, practice.”
These three ‘P’s, it seems to me, go together. To persist, you need patience. It’s a case of constantly tweaking a dish – and practising it over and over again – until it’s close to perfect.
In this case, I’m talking about that iconic concoction called Chicken Marbella – one that’s been a crowd-pleaser at dinner parties since it appeared in that ground-breaking “Silver Palate Cookbook” by Manhattan caterers Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso published in 1979. Read more…
Revisiting a Mother’s Day Tribute to my Mum as she Approaches her 91st Birthday
This appeared as my column “Dish” in the Toronto Star in 2002. My mum Ruth Schachter (nee Nisse) died peacefully in her sleep at home in NW London UK on April 21, 2018.
Today is Mother’s Day and this is a tribute to the person who first inspired my love of food and cooking – my mum. Read more…
I Finally Bake the Ultimate Banana Bread: Freezing the Bananas is my Nifty Trick
Bananas are not my favourite fruit. That is, eaten raw.
The window of opportunity for eating a raw banana that’s just at the right moment of ripeness – smooth yet ever so slightly al dente in texture with the hint of sweetness and a slightly sour under-taste – is so narrow that I’ve pretty well given up. Read more…
Pastry Chef Joanne Yolles and we Bake the Ultimate Tarte Tatin
This appeared in my column “Dish” in Toronto Star in 2004.
I baked my first Tarte Tatin late last fall. Read more…
Cheesecake: My Entrée into Cooking and an Omen of my Culinary Career to Come
1999 Minchenden School Reunion, North London: My friends Julie Ward Duncan and Frances Carter with our teacher Frankie Stabler and my famous first cheesecake
The above reunion was featured in my Toronto Star article “Confections of a British Schoolgirl” in August, 1999, and this story appeared on my website in 2013.
Occasionally called “a veteran” and, more attractively, “a seasoned member” of Canada’s food media, I’ve been around for a while waxing eloquent about my consuming passion: food. Read more…
Delectable Butter Tarts from Wilkie’s in Cottage Country
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. Read more…
My Father’s Day Ode to my Late Dad Mel Schachter – a Complicated, Roly-Poly Man
This appeared in the Toronto Star on Father’s Day, 2007. My dad, 79, died on May 18, 2000.
Bittersweet. Read more…
I Interview British Restaurant Writer Joe Warwick, Editor of “Where Chefs Eat”
Joe Warwick and his book: “Where Chefs Eat”
Scanning the line-up of panelists for this year’s Terroir Symposium, held recently in downtown Toronto, Irish-raised Londoner Joe Warwick’s photo and bio stood out among the roster of famous chefs, well-known restaurant critics and culinary academics. Read more…
Celebrate The Cookbook Store’s 30th Year with a Vintage Classic: Chicken Marbella
I have it in front of me: The original Silver Palate Cookbook by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins first published by Workman in 1979. Read more…
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