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 [...]
My Indian Chutney Choices
Posted by Renee | Filed under Favorites, Tips
Most Sundays during the winter, I wake to darkness and cold here in Halifax and all I can think of is what shall we eat today? Not a Sunday goes by in my house where one of my three favorite sauces does not come out to play.
First, there is the Tamarind chutney; sour and sweet [...]
Tags: chutney, condiments, Indian Grocery, spices
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
Who Says You Can’t Make Friends With Salad?
Posted by Renee | Filed under Favorites, Recipes
Back in the good ‘ol days, I used to work at a restaurant in Chelsea, Quebec, called Les Fougères. At Les Fougères, I got the chance to work alongside Charlie & Jennifer Part; the chef-owners of the restaurant. During the few years that I worked there, I learned many, many things, and have consequently thanked [...]
Tags: goat cheese, Les Fougeres, pancetta, salad
Prickly Perfection
Posted by Renee | Filed under Favorites
Roll back twenty years to 1989; my first encounter with the prickly sea creature known as sea urchin. I still remember the trepidation I felt as my sister’s boyfriend took it upon himself to order our sushi feed; tuna, salmon, mackerel, eel and uni. Uni? What is this uni? Does this come from the Ottawa [...]
Tags: sea urchin, seafood
Mama’s Pudding Chomeur…Not for the Faint of Heart!
Posted by Renee | Filed under Favorites, Recipes
My mother, bless her big ol’ heart, has a thing about sweets. This lady has been known to sit down in one sitting and eat a whole sugar pie; bit by glorious bit, or even spend an evening dipping some Pontiac Home Bakery bread in a vat of maple syrup (my parents buy it by [...]
Tags: Five, Five Fishermen Restaurant, maple syrup, Pontiac Home Bakery
These Flowers Were Not Delivered By FTD
Posted by Renee | Filed under Favorites, Recipes
Many people who know me, laugh at the fact that I consider myself “semi-Italian”. Neither of my parents are Italian, nor any member of my family for that fact, but my time in Italy has led me to believe that I could be Italian. So, here I was on a Sunday afternoon, after purchasing some [...]
Tags: Halifax Farmers Market, Hutten Family Farm, Zucchini Blossoms
10 Kitchen Tools I Can’t Live Without
Posted by Renee | Filed under Favorites
I recently came out of “maternity” retirement to return to my old stomping ground of The Five Fishermen Restaurant in Halifax. Instead of taking it easier, I decided to take on two more restaurants in the company, which means that I have to be organized and resourceful more than ever. Here is a list of [...]
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
