The health news about apples keeps getting better and better. An apple a day not only may keep the doctor away but add in the cardiologist. In a study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association eating an apple every day may be just what your cardiologist would recommend. This study was the …
Ever had a bowl of slightly furry green pods at a Japanese restaurant? If you answered yes, you were eating green soybeans or baby soybeans. Rich in protein these little green bundles have a mild flavour and go great with a beer! Edamame grow in clusters on bushy branches and are harvested at the peak …
Tortilla soup is a Mexican-style soup that usually has chicken in it, plus all the bells and whistles which are normally found in this quick and easy dinner – avocado, cilantro, and corn tortilla chips. Not mine. I decided to feature those amazing antioxidant rich black beans instead of the chicken. It still has that …
My favourite method of preserving fresh peaches is to freeze them. Right around the beginning of January through until March when I am losing hope that Spring will ever come back to Toronto, I get a container of my frozen peaches out of the freezer, thaw them and serve up the taste of summer. Here …
I love the different varieties of eggplant available at my local farmer’s market. No need to salt – they’re all young and tender! 1.5 lb (750 g) assorted varieties of eggplant 2 -4 large cloves garlic 12 sun dried black olives, pits removed 4 large sun dried tomatoes packed in olive oil 4 capers …
There is a time around the middle of August when the fresh local blueberries and the summer tomatoes both hit their peak. This is the only time to make this salad. This salad only serves one but feel free to double, triple, quadruple… I plate the salad which is chef-speak for: I prepare each …
Let’s face it, tomatoes really only taste like tomatoes when they’re in season. If you live in Edmonton a tomato that rode up on the bus from California in the middle of December isn’t really going to taste like a summer tomato. It may look like a tomato but that’s where it’s going to end, …
Nothing tastes better than fresh seafood, unless you’re eating that fresh seafood in Vancouver at an outdoor fish stand called Go Fish across the harbour from Granville Market Public Market. Go Fish is a Vancouver treasure. They make the best fish and chips I’ve ever had. My father who was a fish and chip expert …
Let’s face it as a professional foodie I do all of the cooking at my house. My husband Scott is my assistant – okay – he’s more like a helper who needs lots of directions. But I love it when he comes into the kitchen and we cook together, even though there’s more water on …
I carved a watermelon hedgehog on Cityline. It was hilarious! You’ll have to take my word for it because sadly the video from Cityline is no longer available, but here’s a video on how to make your own hedgehog watermelon. …