Two months have passed since I last cooked with a spoon in one hand and a camera in the other. It seems far, far longer. These past two months have been the most intense I have ever passed through. Life has become so concentrated that days, though they fly by at breakneck speed, contain enough [...]
I spent a long time trying to figure out wild rice. For a long time, I had been harbouring the fanciful notion that wild rice was Darn Posh. Not quite champagne and caviar Posh, but about as close as we mere mortals can get. Wild rice, in my mind, was the sort of thing chefs [...]
Summer is starting to get to me. At the slightest provocation, I rapturously recount how I found my favourite kind of cherry tomatoes at the market, locally grown and smiling up at me from a sun-warmed pint basket. I attack people at the door with a basket of blueberries and force them to try some [...]
When the forecast is sunny with a high of 31°C, I have a few requirements for my lunch. First, it must be cold. I’ve heard lengthy debates as to whether eating hot soup when it’s hot actually cools you down or not, but my apartment is unairconditioned and has very poor air circulation, so I’d [...]
It sounds trite, but it’s true: sometimes the simplest things are the best. I’ve been putting a lot of effort into being creative in the kitchen lately, partly as a distraction from exam stress, and partly because I felt like I had fallen into a bit of a rut. Ruts are soul-killing. They can be [...]
I’d like you to meet the man in my life. His name is Pierre, and he loves to bake. For breakfast, he’ll make delicious pancakes or waffles, and for dinner he makes a mean pizza. Most often, he keeps things simple: a loaf of fresh, homemade bread. All he asks in return is a little [...]
It’s been a very bad year for maple syrup. Temperatures across the northeast have been mild, diminishing the sap flow of maple trees and therefore syrup production. In Montreal, we’ve been pretending not to notice. The stands at the market are still there with their towering stacks of syrup in cans, offering tire d’erable sur [...]
Whenever I remember to make crackers, I always wonder why it’s taken me so long. Then I vow to make them more often, to experiment with lots of new recipes, to play around with toppings and spreads—and inevitably forget again. I think I’ll make it a March resolution to stop forgetting. I doubt it will [...]
Yes, I am aware of the fact that it is Valentine’s Day. No, I will not be posting anything involving chocolate, heart shapes, or two servings. There will be the colour red, but that is incidental. There are many good reasons for this. For one thing, I posted a very chocolately recipe last week. For [...]
It’s a grey day. Not so cold as it might be, but grey. The sidewalks have turned into miniature glaciers, and you have to walk up a treacherous hill to get to class. Shuffling penguin-like over the ice flows, you bend your head, eyes fixed on the grey, gritty patches of concrete peeking through. It’s [...]
