The Little Ham’s Big Day
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events
It is hard for me to believe that I gave birth to “Little Ham” a year ago. So, for Zoe’s first birthday, I had visions of her, a cake and a horrible mess! My baking skills these days are so-so, and seeing as this was her first birthday ever, I wanted something special; a very [...]
Tags: Five, Five Fishermen Restaurant, lamb, Susie's Shortbreads
Les Coquilles Chez Lavallée
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events, Gatherings
My mother used to pride herself on her “Coquilles St. Jacques” whenever guests came over. Out came the pink, scallop shells, the tiny forks and the “good” china. I remember having my first taste and finding it salty and sweet. Scallops have played a major role in my life since my first salivating scallop moment [...]
Tags: farmers' market, scallops, seafood, shellfish
Gone Fishin’
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events, Favorites
I remember my first fishing trip; I was eleven years old and my dad decided to take me on the “annual” fishing trip after making much commotion about not being able to go, as I was a girl. Well, off we went on a Friday night (my brother came too) to a lake that was [...]
Tags: Cape Breton, mackerel, seafood
Brewnosers, This One’s For You!
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events
Don’t get me wrong; I find beer bellies very attractive, and there were plenty to be seen at the Halifax Seaport Beerfest. I grew up in small town Quebec, and my first drink of beer was actually a Guinness that was purchased for me by my older sister, Geneviève. I then became a regular consumer [...]
Tags: beer, Garrison, Halifax Seaport Beer Festival, propeller, Taste of Nova Scotia
If You’re Fond Of Sand Dunes & Salty Air
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events, Recipes
I have been living on the East coast for about six years. One of the best things about living here is waking up to the smell of the salt in the air on a misty morning. It makes me think of sand dunes, waves and believe it or not, clams! I recently had the pleasure [...]
Tags: bay scallops, black point oysters, clams, nasturtium flower, Pictou
Kunjip In Koreatown – NYC Day 3
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events
Our third day in New York started off fairly regularly for a Saturday; coffee, bagel and Farmers’ market. It was what we ate on this day that made us realize that we were not in Halifax anymore! Doug decided that he wanted us to get off the beaten path and try something different, hence a [...]
Tags: kimchee, Korean food, Koreatown, Kunjip Korean restaurant, New York City, soju
It Was So Nice, We Had To Go Twice – NYC Day 2
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events
I have never been a die hard fan or follower of the “celebrity chef’, but I was very curious to try out Mario Batali’s two Spanish resto’s in New York’s Grammercy Park. After a full day of walking over the Brooklyn Bridge and eating various forms of street meat, we ventured back up to our [...]
Tags: Cava, New York City, seafood, Spanish Food
A New York-ing We Will Go – NYC Day 1
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events
Believe it or not, my husband turns thirty this weekend, and I thought that a trip to NYC for his birthday would be amazing. So, over comes Grammy to watch the lil’ ham for a few days and away we go. Watch out Big Apple, here we come to eat you!
We arrived in Manhattan and [...]
Tags: Blue Hill Restaurant, lamb, New York City, pork, wine
Here We Grow!
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events
Zoe, Doug & I recently rented a plot in a community garden just down the street from our house. In a perfect world, we would have an immense garden in our backyard, but unfortunately our lil’ piece of swamp land here in the city makes our newly rented plot entirely necessary! There is something to [...]
Tags: community garden, Inn At Bay Fortune
Now here’s the Catch…
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events, Recipes
This past weekend I had the extreme pleasure to be involved in the first ever Catch Nova Scotia Seafood Festival. I spent two full days shucking, slurping, wining and entertaining. I am going to venture a guess and say that my co-shuckers from Little Fish Oyster Bar and I must have shucked over 1500 Black [...]
Tags: Catch Seafood Festival, clams, Little Fiish, oysters, Willy Krauch
