Chopped Canada Season 3, Episode 16: Macaron Crusted Pork Tenderloin Skewers

The appetizer round ingredients for episode 16 consisted of cassis flavoured macaron (one faux pas I heard during the episode – at least ONE contestant (a professional) pronounced it MACAROON.  If you’re in the culinary industry, shouldn’t you KNOW it’s MACARON?  Macaroons are a different species entirely), jalepeno peppers, pork tenderloin and loquats.  The first […]

Dinner and a Spin of Luck on Top of the CN Tower

Almost every year since I was about six or seven, my family would take a trip up to the CN Tower‘s revolving restaurant for our big Lunar New Year Meal.  My family sees it as a “spin of luck and good fortune”  and the only years we did not go up were when the restaurant […]

Peaches: A seasonal favourite for more than just pie!

If I had to choose one favourite Ontario farm-fresh product during the summer months, I would have to give it to peaches! Ontario peaches are a sweet, healthy way to compliment a summer meal.  Peaches are little nutritional powerhouses, rich in Vitamins C and A, and full of potassium, fluoride, and iron. The best part: […]