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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

Greek Salad and Whole Roasted Cauliflower are Tops in “The Last Schmaltz”

November 8, 2018

Country Greek from “The Last Schmaltz” is a Salad Comprised of
the Usual Ingredients Plus the Welcome Addition of Chickpeas

What is a nice Jewish boy from North York doing with a mini-empire of quirky restaurants in a gritty neighbourhood of downtown Toronto? Doing pretty well is the short answer.  Read more...

Filed Under: Chefs, Fall vegetables, Jewish, Recipe, Salad, Toronto, Vegan, Vegetables Tagged With: Anthony Rose, Greek, Greek salad, hummus, Jewish, restaurant, roasted cauliflower, Toronto, Vegetables

Cookbook Author Rob Firing is Leading a Steak Revolution

July 18, 2018

Rob Firing’s barbecued ribeye steak with service berries and garlic scapes

Rob Firing has changed my life.

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I’ll be more specific. There are two pieces of steak info he has shared with me that have made me a happy woman. This occurred before his 2018 book “Steak Revolution” came out in which he shares his enthusiastic, informative, entertaining take on steak. It includes recipes, a detailed, helpful beef chart and amazingly good photos.  Read more...

Filed Under: Beef, Cookbooks, Podcasts, Toronto Tagged With: barbecue, BBQ, cookbook, culotte, grilling, Rob Firing, steak, Steak Revolution, Toronto

Chef Lynn Returns to Scottish Roots with Mince ‘n’ Tatties

October 15, 2017

This recipe is from the excellent cookbook ‘AT HOME with LYNN CRAWFORD’.

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When I was interviewing well-known Canadian chef Lynn Crawford for a podcast, we chatted about our long friendship, her TV career, our joint project that raised $40,000 for a new kitchen at Toronto homeless shelter for women – and what we like to cook at home.  Read more...

Filed Under: Beef, Chefs, Fall Recipe, Fall vegetables, Peas, Potato, Recipe, Vegetables Tagged With: beef, Edinburgh, lynn crawford, podcast, potatoes, recipes, Toronto, TV

“It’s Only Shepherd’s Pie But I Like It!” Says Keith Richards

May 1, 2017

Keith Richards liked this article by me so much, he signed a copy. It appeared in the Toronto Star in the summer of 1994 while the Rolling Stones were living in Toronto rehearsing for their Voodoo Lounge tour. (Update: I’ve recently perfected the ultimate version of Shepherd’s Pie that appears on the Recipes page of this site.)
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Filed Under: Pie, Potato, Recipe, Toronto, Vegan Tagged With: Keith Richards, recipe, Rolling Stones, shepherds pie, Toronto, UK

Matty Matheson’s Easy, Fluffy Pancakes May Be World’s Best

April 6, 2017

Chef Matty Matheson is a rising star mostly thanks to his inimitable wit, outrageous antics and yes, cooking talent. His never-dull hit show “Dead Set on Life” on VICE TV along with his huge – and growing – popularity on social media are icing on the cake.

“You need almost no cooking skills to make the world’s greatest pancakes” – Munchies Staff  Read more...

Filed Under: addiction, Breakfast, Chefs, Recipe, Toronto Tagged With: addiction, Matty Matheson, pancakes, recipe, Toronto, TV

I Net the News on Fish and Chips from Humble to Haute, from London To Toronto

July 9, 2015

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My love of fish and chips dates back to formative years growing up in London, U.K., the historical home of this popular, populist, down-home dish.

In my early teens, I recall joining Girl Guides where we lived in the North London suburb of Finchley – then a white-collar, white-bread enclave where my Jewish family stood out like a sore thumb.  Read more...

Filed Under: Jewish, London, Restaurant, Seafood, Toronto Tagged With: England, fish, fish and chip shop, fish and chips, London, Toronto

Masala to Almond Cake: Restaurant-Hopping in Toronto’s East End

January 29, 2012

It’s been a rough few weeks.

In mid-December, my wise therapist, inspired spiritual teacher and beloved friend Terry Flynn died. It was sudden and unexpected. Although he had been diagnosed with the dreaded disease called ALS (Lou Gehrig’s), Terry assumed he had months, maybe more, to live. I miss him with all my heart.  Read more...

Filed Under: Clementine Cake, Dessert, Edward Levesque, Julia Child, Lemon Confit, Moti Mahal, Nigella Lawson, Recipe, Toronto Tagged With: almond cake, dessert, masala, moti mahal, nigella lawson, recipe, Toronto

David Chang’s Asian Take on Brussels Sprouts – my Fave Underdog Veg – is Delish!

November 12, 2011

I’ve been championing Brussels sprouts for many moons.

Some time in the 1990s, when I was food editor for the Toronto Star, I penned a piece on “underdog foods” in which I named those that have a bad rep, some of them for no apparent or justifiable reason.

The list included these items: Liver, prunes, turnips, tofu, tapioca – and Brussels sprouts.  Read more...

Filed Under: Brussels sprouts, Chef David Chang, Recipe, Toronto Tagged With: Asian, brussels sprouts, David Chang, recipe, Toronto

The Sleuthing Begins in my Brand New Digs at the Centre for Social Innovation

October 28, 2011

My nifty new office -- not as big as it looks -- at CSI
It took me a while to figure out an answer to the question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” (By the way, I’m not sure if I have grown up in spite of being what is politely called “middle-aged.” When people claim I don’t look – or act – my age, I have this answer: “Hair dye and immaturity keep me young.”)  Read more...

Filed Under: Centre for Social Innovation, Personal Change, Sleuthing, Story, Toronto Tagged With: centre for social innovation, sleuthing, Toronto

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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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