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Sistering’s Vintage Cookbook Yields a Lovely Lemon Loaf

December 19, 2018

Sistering – a drop-in for homeless and marginalized women – has been a stalwart front-line facility in downtown Toronto since 1981.

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Today, this busy place is located on Bloor West at Dovercourt and, for the past three years, it has expanded its services to be a “low-barrier” shelter. That means that they operate 24/7 and turn away no-one. With the homeless crisis reaching a peak this year and only getting worse, it’s a crowded spot. Read more…

Filed Under: Baking, Dessert, Recipe, Toronto, Women Tagged With: baking, homeless women, lemon loaf, recipe, sistering, Toronto

Sistering Feast Raises a Lot of Dough

March 20, 2011

Women who rule the roast cooked up a storm at Kitchen Sisters fundraiser (left to right): Anne Yarymowich, Lora Kirk, Lynn Crawford, Christine Bib, Colen Quinn, Donna Dooher, Maureen Watson, Joanne Yolles, and yours truly who spearheaded the event.
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Wow, talk about synergy! Read more…

Filed Under: Food Industry, Women Tagged With: bahji, chef instructor, cod fritters, college star, donna dooher, harvest tables, henry of pelham, homeless women, kevin gallagher, kitchen sisters, liberty village, lively bar, lovely evening, lynn crawford, pork belly, salt cod, sistering, Toronto, watchco, women chefs, yolles

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Marion Kane, Food Sleuth®

Marion Kane has been a leader in the world of food journalism for a few decades. She is an intrepid populist whose work combines social commentary with a consuming passion for all things culinary. For 18 years, she was food editor/columnist for Canada's largest newspaper: the Toronto Star. She lives in Toronto's colourful Kensington Market and is currently a free-wheeling freelance food sleuth®, podcaster, writer and cook.

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