foodie foray
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Pomodoro Sauce
We fell in love with this delicious Pomodoro Sauce on a recent trip through Italy. Our journey took us through Venice, Florence, Rome, and Sorrento and it seemed like everywhere we went something on the menu featured this staple sauce. Originating in Southern Italy around the late 17th to early 18th century, this iconic, traditional…
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Thai Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mau)
This Thai Drunken Noodle (Pad Kee Mau) recipe turned out great with a ton of flavour and just the right amount of spiciness. If you’re a lover of Thai and/or spicy food then this is a dish for you. I’d say that it’s better than takeout so give it a try and let us know…
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Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies
One of the first recipes I came across was my Great Grandmother’s recipe for chocolate chip cookies. I still remember the amazing smell of these cookies pretty much each time we visited. Although I’ve “modernized” this recipe slightly – substituting in dark chocolate for chocolate chips and butter for margarine – it has definitely stood…
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Chia Crusted Ahi Tuna + Lime, Cilantro and Avocado
This might be one of the most complete fish dishes I’ve ever put together in terms of the overall flavour profile. I love the way soft and elegant Ahi tuna pairs with the crunchy and slightly nutty chia seeds. The buttery avocado also adds an additional dimension of both flavour and texture. And finally, the…
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Top Culinary Terms – Ingredient Preparation
I wanted to create a short-list of key culinary terms that are referenced here to act as a guide for readers – or to help out new home chefs. To be honest, this is far from an exhaustive list, but it’ll certainly help to navigate a recipe and achieve the best results possible.
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Provisions are here!
We are excited to announce the launch of our new “Provisions” line of small batch food products featuring fresh, high-quality, and locally sourced ingredients. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to perfect our product line and we are confident that we have found a unique set of products and flavours that our foodie friends…
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Langdon Hall – Cambridge – March 2021
Remember when I said that the definition of a foodie is someone who doesn’t hesitate to travel for hours just to try a new restaurant? Well, this was one of those situations. In early March 2021 we made a long-awaited pilgrimage to Cambridge, Ontario (a mere 5 hours and 500 kilometers from our front door),…
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Whalesbone – Ottawa – February 2021
Experience Rating 4.5/5 Our return to normal began on a cold and snowy February night with a trip to Whalesbone on Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa. This was our first in-restaurant dining experience since the Fall of 2020 and there was no way that a few inches of snow was going to stop us.…
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Tales from our Backyard Garden: Part 1
With Spring just around the corner (despite having 2 feet of snow on the ground), I thought it would be fun to talk about backyard gardens. Last summer one of the home DIY projects that we took on was the construction of a vegetable garden. We had been wanted to do something like this for…
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sEb L’Artisan Culinaire – Mont Tremblant – July 2020
Experience Rating: 4.5/5 Back in July we had the opportunity to visit sEb L’Artisan Culinaire in the small village of Mont Tremblant (not the ski resort) in Quebec. The namesake of talented Chef Sébastien Houle was opened in 2006 has been gained momentum and accolades ever since. The restaurant now boasts a CAA Four-Diamond…