The Key to the Pie
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Favorites, Recipes
I recently returned form a trip down to southern Florida and decided that after watching many episodes of “Dexter“, that I too, needed to find the perfect Key Lime Pie! After many tastings and many disappointments, I decided to take the task into my own hands and attempt to make my own. Here is the [...]
Tags: dessert, Florida, Key Lime Pie
Hot ‘n’ Sour
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Favorites, Recipes
Lately these days I have been feeling the need to overly indulge in spicy and sour food; could it be the fact that I have a massive baby in my belly? Maybe? But because of this, I have been making hot and sour soup like it is going out of style at my place. As I [...]
Get Your Udon On!
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Favorites, Tips
About ten years ago, I was invited to my sister-in-laws’ parents house for a traditional Japanese meal. There in the kitchen were several generations of Taira women cooking up a storm! Udon, tempura, gyoza, teriyaki & sushi all being prepared while these women talked and gossiped. It was amazing to see them work together, rhythmically, [...]
Tags: dashi, japanese food, kombu, lobster, scallops, seafood, udon
My Caper Crab Cake Creation (My 4 C’s)
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Recipes
I can count on my fingers and toes how many times I have been asked to put a crab cake on one of my menus. I had them on my menu at the Five Fishermen for quite a long time, and after feeling blase about these bad boys, I decided to turn over a new [...]
Tags: Cape Breton, crab, crab cakes, Five Fishermen Restaurant
A Tourist In My Own Town
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Favorites
I have been living in Halifax for almost four years, and you would think that I would’ve done the “tourist” thing by now, but alas, I have not. On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Doug, Zoe & I decided to take in Halifax, through the eyes of a “tourist”. Off we went to catch the ferry [...]
Tags: Bishop's Cellar, Halifax, Little Fish, The Carelton
Peas, Glorious Peas!
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Recipes
Peas, those little green beauties that were the bane of my existence as a small child. My mother tried everything; hiding them in a Shepard’s pie, in a beef ragout and even dousing them in honey. Nothing worked for me until I grew my very own peas and was able to pluck them off myself [...]
Tags: clams, italy, Lungarotti Winery, peas, risotto
How Do You Do, Callaloo?
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Recipes
I spent some time working in the British Virgin Islands, and had the pleasure of working with a man we called “Pont”. Pont was in charge of making soups and such on Peter Island, and one of his many specialities was Callaloo soup. Once a month he would whip up a batch, and I would [...]
Tags: callaloo, Halifax Farmers Market, Peter Island, soup
Get ‘Er “India”
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Recipes
Ok, so here’s the deal. When I lived in Toronto many moons ago, and felt down and out, I would call upon a little Indian restaurant on Gerrard Street called “The BBQ Hut“. I would order copious amounts of spicy Indian food and drown my sorrows in it. Many plates later, and some serious ring [...]
Tags: BBQ Hut, Inidian food, Paneer, Tamarind
Chef Boyardee’s Got Nothing On Me!
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Recipes
I am a creature of habit; old habits die hard in my household. Sunday night has always been that one night of the week that I find most peculiar; kinda sad, kinda boring. The one thing that Sunday has also always been is pasta night! Growing up, Sunday night meant spaghetti with homemade meat sauce, [...]
Cool As A “Sea” Cucumber
Posted by Renee | Filed under Everyday, Recipes
A lovely lady named Jennifer Reynolds gave me a few bags of cleaned Sea Cucumber last Sunday when we were both finishing up at the Catch Seafood Festival. Jennifer had spent some of the weekend cooking up this mysterious creature of the sea, and kindly offered me some to take home and experiment with. My [...]
Tags: Catch Seafood Festival, recipe, sea cucumber, seafood
