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Easter Dinner Party
I threw a casual Easter dinner party on Sunday for my friends (and myself) without a big family supper to attend. I’m lucky enough to have friends who love to cook and bake, so the pressure to put together an incredible meal is lessened when I know my guests are going to contribute something amazing.…
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Macaroni and Cheese
Everyone has strong opinions on what constitutes a good macaroni and cheese: the ratios of cheese to milk, the types of cheese, the accent pieces, the topping, etc., etc. At the end of the day it doesn’t really seem to matter, macaroni and cheese will always be ruled by a solid common denominator of…
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Little Tomato Salads
Little tomato salads! Tomato salads are my favourite salads and I frequently tack one on to my meal to add colour and freshness. I made this little salad out of cherry tomatoes, fresh thyme, juice of half a lemon, olive oil, and salt and pepper and ate it with fried eggs, bacon, and a Siegel’s…
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Mushroom and Taleggio Puff Pastry Tart
Mushrooms and Taleggio go together like, well, just about any culinary copacetic pairing you can think of. The woodsiness of the cremini mushrooms in this recipe are a natural foil for the fruity notes of the cheese and the rind adds a subtle earthy dimension that just makes the entire final product an entirely worthwhile…
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On Port
Taylor Fladgate’s Late Bottled 2009 Vintage port has an unmistakable taste of dried cherries, dark chocolate and roasted jammy plums. I tasted this port last night while attending the Vancouver International Wine Festival and although I tried plenty of memorable wines it was port that I really ended up craving on my way out the…