FOOD LAB
Closed-oven door prime rib
As a person who enjoys cooking, I have been spending alot of my spare time in my kitchen during COVID-19. During the first month I was so keen and enthusiastic…
French apple cake
Spending more time at home has given me a new appreciation of cooking from scratch. I have been making both savoury and sweet things. This week I was trying to…
How to store and freeze produce
While being in self isolated and staying at home as much as possible, I try to limit my grocery shopping to no more than once a week. This means that…
Grocery deliveries during COVID-19 – FoodShare deliveries
It has been six weeks since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. How the world has changed since then. I realize how many things I took for…
Making gnocchi with the Joseph Joseph helix potato ricer
It’s been just over a month since Toronto went on lockdown due to COVID-19 so I’ve been keeping myself busy with projects including a list of recipes that I’ve been…
Beyond Meat – is it healthy?
There has been a lot of talk about the Beyond Burger lately. It’s a plant-based protein that has been designed to look, feel and taste very similar to beef. I…
Tour de Dufflet using Bikeshare
Last year, I heard about something called Tour de Dufflet where you cycle to the various Dufflet locations and enjoy tasty treats along the way. Seeing that this is an…
An update – where have I been?
It has been a l-o-n-g time since I last wrote on my blog on a regular basis. Rest assured, I am still here but I’ve been on quite a journey…
My thoughts on the new Activia Pure yogurt
I have been thinking of purchasing a popular 7-in-1 kitchen appliance that has a yogurt making feature, but now that Activia Pure makes an all natural yogurt, maybe I won’t…