May 29, 2013 |
By Cassandra
The following is an excerpt from Ted Reader’s Beerlicious cookbook. Your chicken paprikash will never be the same! I met Mike Zaborsky at the 2004 Grey Cup in Ottawa, as I was coming out of a bar around 2 a.m. for a smoke and some cold November air. Anyway, this guy drops to his [...]
May 14, 2013 |
By Cassandra
Miami-cut short ribs are a thin cut of beef rib. For best results they should be approximately 1⁄4 inch (6 mm) thick. Ask your butcher for these. Short Ribs 1⁄3 cup (80 mL) low-sodium soy sauce 1⁄3 cup (80 mL) mirin (sweet cooking rice wine) 1⁄3 cup (80 mL) rice wine vinegar 3 Tbsp [...]
March 20, 2013 |
By Lindsey
The following is an excerpt from The Stop: How the Fight for Good Food Transformed a Community and Inspired a Movement by Nick Saul and Andrea Curtis The poor, marginalized and hungry rarely get a place at the discussion table. Most people don’t even bother to ask why there is so much hunger and [...]
March 11, 2013 |
By Lindsey
Meet Nick Saul & Andrea Curtis, they’re the authors of The Stop: How the Fight for Good Food Transformed a Community and Inspired a Movement. They’ve stopped by Crave by Random House to share their story of how they food brought their community together! When we decided to build a raised bed vegetable garden [...]
March 8, 2013 |
By Cassandra
Random House of Canada is pleased to announce that Kathy Buckworth’s new book, I Am So The Boss Of You: An 8 Step Guide To Giving Your Family “The Business” has been optioned by Warner Brothers Television. We talked to Kathy about this deal and what it means to her. “I grew up watching [...]
October 12, 2012 |
By Lindsey
My husband’s grandmother Eva immigrated to Canada from Eastern Europe. She was never sure if she was Polish or Ukrainian—their town was on the border, and the lines between countries changed so many times they lost track—but she made perogies and cabbage rolls with the deftest of Ukrainian precision! I inherited this borscht recipe from [...]
September 26, 2012 |
By Cassandra
Confession time: I do not like wine. That’s a pretty broad blanket statement, isn’t it? Having been a fan of beer for ages, I have never been to a wine tasting, and I’m somewhat sad to report that I have yet to discover a wine that I can truly enjoy. That being said, many of [...]
September 26, 2012 |
By Cassandra
This is the cookbook I have been waiting for! “Whole grains” seems to be the hot buzz phrase right now, and it fits right into my new mission to cook healthier meals for my family. Check out these sample recipes: Lemon Cornmeal Cookies Gravlax Blini Bites I’m pleased to offer my extra copy of [...]
September 20, 2012 |
By Lindsey
These rustic cornmeal S-shaped cookies are a delicious change of pace from traditional sweet cookies. The cornmeal gives them a pleasant crunch that goes well with a cup of tea. Dust them with icing sugar, if desired. 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/3 cups fine stone-ground cornmeal 1 cup cold butter, cubed 3 egg [...]
September 18, 2012 |
By Lindsey
Tiny buckwheat pancakes are the ideal backdrop for a curl of tender, salty-sweet cured salmon. If you just can’t wait five days, you can eat the gravlax as early as the third day of curing. 1 tbsp black peppercorns 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup pickling salt or kosher salt 2 lb (900 g) skin-on [...]
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