And it begins! Simple fare. Simple favourites. Casual dinner before a TIFF screening? Perfect. From my first infatuation with Canteen almost a year ago (bonne anniversaire!), Chef Bangerter has had some fun with the menu… introducing new dishes, removing some and tweaking others. And I, with the help of a few friends, have eaten our way through most of it (surprise [...]
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Canteen + TIFF = Love Affair
Posted in food, restaurants, tagged beet root salad, Canteen, Chef Bangerter, King West restaurants, lemon posset dessert, O&B restaurants, Ryan Gosling, seared scallops, TIFF11 dinner, TIFF2011, white pizza on September 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday steak dinner
Posted in food, recipes, tagged best orzo salad recipe, Flank steak recipe, grilled flank steaks, orzo with basil pesto tomatoes & feta, sauteed asparagus on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cast iron grill pan is a girl’s new best friend. Flank steak, orzo with basil pesto, tomatoes & feta, asparagus. May or may not have had steak for breakfast this morning. High five leftovers! Sometimes, I follow recipes. Most of the time, I don’t. Three adamant reasons: 1) discipline… what’s that? 2) feeding 6-8 mouths? not typically. 3) [...]
Pasta with roasted tomatoes & wild mushrooms
Posted in food, recipes, tagged chanterelles, egg noodle pasta, oyster mushrooms, pasta with roasted tomatoes & wild mushrooms on September 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Love ad hoc dishes that work out. Egg noodles & pea shoots. Roasted tomatoes & basil. Chanterelle & oyster mushrooms. Delicious!
Food Network…Trivia Queens?
Posted in food, tagged Casting call, Food Network Canada, Food trivia game show, HIlariousness, Zany new food game show on August 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
So, Food Network Canada posted a casting call in August. Vague, no more than a paragraph, calling for food lovers for their ‘zany new Food Network game show’. J came across it & threatened to have me committed if I didn’t enter. Laughed in her face – paused – entertained for a few min, shook head and [...]
Walnut-Stuffed Eggplants
Posted in food, recipes, tagged baked eggplant, delicious, goat cheese & eggplant, Vegetarian recipes, Walnut-stuffed eggplants on August 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Next up: Walnut-stuffed eggplants! L & I made this recipe a few days ago… and swooned. It’s seriously that good. Again, adapted from the Farmers’ Market Cookbook: Best of Summer (Vegetarian Times Special), but we had some fun with it. So, rations are slightly off – ahem – more eggplant filling than eggplant shells to [...]
Asahi Salmon Maki
Posted in food, tagged Asahi Sushi, deliciousness, spicy crunchy salmon maki, Sushi at Church & Bloor St. on August 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
And sometimes, you just crave this… may have met salmon quota for the week.
Ricotta-Basil Stuffed Tomatoes
Posted in food, recipes, tagged Easy summer recipes, Ricotta-Basil Stuffed Tomatoes, Vegetarian recipes on August 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Stuffed peppers, stuffed mushrooms, stuffed tomatoes… shall we stuff crevices with fresh ingredients, sprinkle generously with cheese and bake? Sounds fab to me. First up: Ricotta-Basil Stuffed Tomatoes L & I made this recipe a few months ago and loved it. Corn & zucchini remind me of summer, fresh basil is a hit of happy, and red onion [...]
The Slaw
Posted in food, restaurants, tagged Lee, Lee Lounge, Singaporean Slaw, Susur Lee, Susur's signature dish, Toronto restaurant on August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Is this not the most beautiful dish you’ve ever laid eyes on? Reinstating slight obsession for Susur’s singaporean slaw. 19 elusive ingredients… from daikon sprouts, fennel, julienned jicama, cucumber, carrots to taro root, edible flower petals, toasted sesame seeds… it’s visually spectacular & indescribable. Yes, even carrots become exotic. If you’ve had it, please chime in with wildly descriptive love notes. If you haven’t, will incoherently rave for a [...]
