For Kiku Corner’s Quebec Culinary Adventure, Tomiko and I spent six days driving up to and around the province of Quebec, stopping at farms and roadside stalls to taste as much as summer had to offer. Take a look at our route we took through Toronto, Prince Edward County, Montreal, Quebec City, Tadoussac, and Ottawa, and […]
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Cheese and Crackers with Pesto
This is a more grown-up version of regular old cheese and crackers. Adding a bit of pesto, like pesto Genovese or my lemon dill pesto, dresses up this little appetizer and adds a touch of colour and hit of flavour. You can use many types of cheeses for this simple but tasty appetizer. Here, from […]
The Year in Books: July with Salt by Mark Kurlansky
In July, I’m going to finish reading Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky. Salt is a cheap flavouring that I’m always telling people to eat less of at work; I never really realized how important it was in the history of the world until I read this book. Only when I start to consider how […]
How To Make Stovetop Popcorn
Our dad always made the best popcorn, and he passed his secrets on to us. We have been eating this for so long, that I never even knew there was such a thing as microwave popcorn until middle school, and never tried it until high school! So in honour of father’s day, here’s our dad’s recipe […]
Roast Asparagus with Lemon and Parmesan
This is a quick and flavourful way to prepare asparagus. Over the weekend, we visited Cooper’s CSA Farm in Zephyr, Ontario. For the past three years, we’ve been a member of their CSA (community-supported agriculture) and had shares in their vegetable, egg, chicken, and pork bounty. At the start of the season, the farm hosts an open […]