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Happy Fifth Birthday, DelectablyChic!
Today is my birthday. Incidently, it is also DelectablyChic!‘s birthday. Five years ago today, the two year old Prospere Magazine became DelectablyChic!. Though there were a couple of posts which went live before September 1, 2010, the first “official” post was a restaurant review of Cantine, located on Avenue Road, just north of Bloor. What […]
Happy Lunar New Year!
Just wanted to wish everyone who celebrates a very happy Lunar New Year and prosperous Year of the Goat/Sheep/Ram! Enjoy celebrating with friends and family! What will you be doing and what are your traditions? I usually have a nice vegetarian meal on the first day (I’m not a fan of Chinese jai, so I’ll […]
Dealing with Annoying People: A Reaction to the WSJ
A few weeks ago, I came across an Elizabeth Bernstein article in the Wall Street Journal called “How to Deal With Other People’s Rude Behavior,” (also known as “I’m Sorry, I Think I’m Allergic to You”) which was about people who find others so irritating that they start breaking out in hives or itching. Ms. […]
Chinese Relatives, Titles and All that Confusion
The Lunar (Chinese) New Year starts on Friday, and for many of us, especially those who are lucky enough to have many relatives living in or near our hometown, it means dinners and celebrating with family. And if you have a big family, it means lots of uncles, aunts and cousins. And this can get […]
Maple Dijon Chicken with Apples and Onions
Last week, I was trying to come up with a good chicken dinner that was just a little…different. I was tired of the usual roasted chicken breast with herbs – even when a bit of mustard was added in. After much Googling, I found an maple, apple and onion chicken recipe from the US Kraft […]
On Dealing With Family, Dining and Food Pushing
Over the holidays, one often had to deal with lots of family gatherings. And family gatherings means lots and lots of food. My parents are from Hong Kong, so food plays an even bigger part of events. It’s very much part of Chinese culture in general (yet, there’s a lot of “body shaming” if you’re […]
McCain’s Harvest Splendour Medleys: Easy, But Plain and Powdery
A PR company recently contacted me about trying McCain’s Harvest Splendour Medleys, frozen potato side dishes that can be made in less than half an hour. As I am a very busy person who prefers to make her meals as easily and quickly as possible, I jumped the chance to try the products out. […]
Delicious Roasted Chicken with Honey Roasted Beets,Carrots and Celery
This recipe is great as a main course both for family or entertaining. Just adjust proportions according to the number of people you have! You will need: 8 chicken thighs, or about two per person 2 tbsp nutmeg 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp pepper 1 tbsp dry thyme 2 beets, skins removed (see below) 2 […]
Welcoming the Year of the Dragon: Eating Jai
Monday marks the start of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dragon. Chinese New Year celebrations, like many other holidays in the culture, are centred around food. The amount of food one consumes is almost like…Christmas in western cultures. It all begins on New Year’s Eve. While many people have huge dinners at […]
