Roti Love: An Addiction to Thai Desserts Thai food is famous around the world for its spicy zest, rich aromas and crunchy ingredients. There’s no doubt about it that for me, one of the highlights of living in the Land of Smiles is the grub I’m treated to every day and the volume I can […]
Delicious Pizza at Home – PIZZA DOUGH
Pizza stones and parchment paper If you’ve been following the blog for any length of time, you know how much we love pizza. When we owned our deli we would eat home made pizza every Friday. We’ve taught many how to make a great pizza at home and people still ask us for instructions which […]
SPOT PRAWN FRA DIAVOLO
BC Spot Prawns It’s spot prawn season in British Columbia and although we’re on the other side of the country, we thought we’d share a simple and quick way to prepare these delicious creatures. Of course for all of us who don’t have access to spot prawns, this recipe can easily be recreated with regular […]
La Coulée Verte – NAVETTES DE ST-VICTOR
The original Before the Highline in New York and the Bloomingdale Line in Chicago, there was La Promenade Plantée. The elevated and landscaped, Parisian escape in the city. Starting east of the Bastille and ending with a spiral staircase 4.7km away, La Promenade Plantée aka La Coulée Verte is an oasis in the city. We […]
Foodie 48 hours: Ottawa
Growing by the minute We have to be honest with you, when we think of foodie destinations, Ottawa isn’t the first place that comes to mind. But we were pleasantly surprised when returning to Ottawa from Europe last Fall, we found the restaurant scene is alive and well and growing by the minute. Restaurants operated […]
MEATBALL: Where Did You Come From?
Italy, Turkey, Greece or China I wanted to write a quick little blurb about where the meatball originated and post a great recipe. But there doesn’t seem to be a cut and dry answer. It seems like every country has their version of a meatball and a few like to say they invented it. This […]
Wine Tasting on the Danube – POGÁCSA
A one hour cruise with Taste Hungary It was another beautiful and hot afternoon as we waited for our boat to arrive just below the Chain Bridge on the Pest side of the Danube. Gábor and Carolyn Bánfalvi had kindly invited us along on another of Taste Hungary’s tours. This time we took a quick […]
Chanterelles – Fungi Gold
Chanterelles have long been one of our favourite mushrooms to forage for and eat, so when Dave Stephenson asked to write a guest post on the subject for A Cook Not Mad, we just couldn’t resist. Chanterelles Wild mushrooms are a delicious feature of many dishes, and golden chanterelles (cantharellus cibarius) – with their striking bright […]