Ding Dong Eight-Alarm Chili
on Nov 20, 2009 in Dinners beans chili epicurious Food gourmet Don’t you love the name of this chili?  I think that’s what drew me to it.  I was craving chili the other day and normally I would make my normal chili (blogged about here). I don’t have a strict recipe, I kind of just use my judg...

On the Town: Burger Shoppe Quality Meats (BQM – Ossington)
on Nov 17, 2009 in On The Town bqm burger shope Food ossington Restaurants Toronto Burger Shoppe Quality Meats 210 Ossington Avenue Toronto, ON 416-850-1919 My girls and I were having our monthly book club meeting and decided to do “Restaurant Edition”.  Normally we do it at someone’s house but we figured we̵...

Pumpkin-Pecan Pie with Whiskey Butter Sauce
on Nov 16, 2009 in Treats epicurious Food pecan pie pie pumpkin pie I don’t think you guys are ready for this one.  I didn’t realize I wasn’t ready until I tasted it.  I had a frozen pie crust in my freezer that had been taking up space for weeks.  I finally decided to get my act together and fig...

Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Brown Butter and Sage
on Nov 14, 2009 in Dinners bon appetit epicurious Food gnocchi sweet potato Me and this recipe go waaaay back.  I found it in Bon Appetit back in 2005 and have loved it ever since.  Prior to seeing this in Bon App I had never even thought about the idea of Sweet Potato Gnocchi but when I read the recipe it sounded oh so ri...

Barefoot Bloggers: Creme Brulee
on Nov 12, 2009 in Barefoot Bloggers Treats barefoot contessa creme brulee Food ina garten Another month, another Barefoot Bloggers recipe!  I was totally pumped when I saw the recipe for Creme Brulee.  I LOVE that stuff!  So much in fact that YEARS ago I ordered a kitchen blowtorch for the sole purpose of making  creme brulee.  Truth...

Babycakes Vegan Brownies
on Nov 11, 2009 in Treats babycakes nyc brownies Food vegan So I’ve blogged about the bakery Babycakes NYC a few times like here and here. I love the bakery and was thrilled when the cookbook came out.  I don’t need vegan or gluten-free treats but I like the idea of experimenting with alternativ...

Product Review: Das Lolli – Maple Bacon Lollipop
on Nov 9, 2009 in Products n Stuff bacon das foods das lolli Food lollipops maple syrup (Photo from ZOMG, Candy!) It’s no secret that I love all things bacon.  If it contains bacon I’m usually sold.  So I was walking through Whole Foods the other day when I stumbled upon DAS Lollis. They had about 4 flavours of the lollip...

Coconut Rice Pudding (Vegan)
on Nov 8, 2009 in Other Yummy Things brown rice Food rice pudding vegan The other day I was home sick and needed something to eat for lunch.  My original plan was to venture downtown to get corn soup but as the morning progressed I started to get lazy.  I began rummaging through my fridge in hopes of finding something...

My Swedish Feast: Swedish Meatballs
on Nov 5, 2009 in Dinners cook's illustrated Food ikea swedish meatballs Truth be told one of my fave meals is the meatball plate at IKEA.  Yes, the quality of the food has fallen off in recent years but whenever I’m at IKEA (which happens quite often since I work within walking distance of one) I just HAVE to have...

On The Town: The Macallan Scotch Tasting
on Nov 2, 2009 in On The Town Food matchstick scotch the macallan Toronto Last week I had the opportunity to attend my first Matchstick event which was a scotch tasting for the brand The Macallan.  Truth be told, I’m not a scotch drinker.  I’ve likely had it in some mixed drinks over the years but I’ve...