Tourtière is a traditional Canadian (Quebec) recipe, often served around the Christmas holidays. I used to make this with my Grandmother who was from Quebec.
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Stop buying Spring Rolls at Restaurants…
If you’re white like me, you may go to Thai restaurants because you love the fresh spring rolls but have no idea how to make them. They’re so tasty but healthy! Now I beg you – Stop the madness! Honestly, I recently discovered just HOW EASY these babies are to make and you do not…
Simple Coleslaw with a Secret Ingredient
Want an easy but delish coleslaw recipe? Try my mum’s from the 70’s – still great today and nothing at all like the green slop from a fast food chain!
Learning to love Risotto
The first time I ever had risotto was in 1990. I remember because I was in first year university and it was the first time I’d had dinner with both of my parents at the same time, since they divorced when I was seven. I wasn’t sure if it would be awkward but it ended…
My oh My, Apple Pie
Don’t buy apple pie, it’s so much better from scratch and really very simple. Love this seasonal fall favourite and use the leftover pastry for jam tarts too!
Home-made Peach Jam
Local peach season is in full swing here in Ontario and thankfully it seems we’ve been blessed with a great crop this summer. The peaches we’ve enjoyed have been sweet and drip all over your face juicy. This week, I came across an offer I couldn’t refuse! $2.96 for a 3L basket of peaches. I…
Escape from the Summer Storm in Ontario
We were having a lovely visit with my mother-in-law up near Arthur, Ontario today when the sky suddenly darkened and turned a little green. It was time to go, so we we rushed the kids into the car to outrun the impending storm. (Plus the regular TV programming that was interrupted before the power went…
4 Reasons why I hate buffets
1. The food is never very good. 2. I eat too much. Growing up, there were so many buffet restaurants (Remember Ponderosa!). With my value conscious dad, we would essentially starve all day, then go in and, “get our money’s worth”. Rough translation, eat until you want to throw up. Yes, I am an adult…
Do we need to take vitamins to stay healthy?
Is the fresh fruit and veg we eat today sub-nutritious? Research indicates that it is, and is only expected to get worse.
Sugar: Poison we love
Who doesn’t like sweet food? I love it. My kids love it. Yet, I understand the dangers of too much sugar, as reported in a new study by U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. In a Hamilton Spectator article, it was reported that sugar not only makes us fat but has been shown to increase…
Remember the tongue taste map?
Who remembers the tongue taste map? I must admit that as a child, I thought this was fascinating and tried to place different foods on specific areas of my tongue to see if it might create a different flavour experience. Unfortunately, this “map” does a poor job to explain how we experience sweet, salty, bitter…
Canadians vs. Americans
Growing up, it seemed we Canadians always had a bit of an identity crisis living beside the States. In school, we were all taught that we are special because we support a cultural “mosaic” rather than the US “melting pot” and we’re ever so lucky because we are rich in natural resources (which we seem…
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