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Arancini Extravaganza
One of my favourite things to do on the weekend is to drop into Tonina’s Italian Deli & Cafe in my old neighbourhood at 25th and Main Stree [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, February 8th, 2008
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A Christmas Experiment
Often I’m found inventing recipes that keep me guessing, but few times are they good enough to test among an audience; Christmas eve showed up [...]
Posted by: todd smith on Tuesday, January 9th, 2007
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Crème Fraîche Pour Vous (and me).
When we did some smoked salmon canapes for a dinner party a while back, Mark suggested they’d be even better whith some crème fraîc [...]
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Wednesday, December 6th, 2006
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Super-Duper Smoked Salmon Canapes
Who would ever think you might tire of a freezer full of smoked salmon? Um, well, it’s started to happen, friends. Crackers and smoked salmon, f [...]
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
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Wings ‘n’ Beer
A group of friends and myself have gone out for wings and beer every Tuesday night for 5 years. Sometimes it’s just two of us and sometimes it& [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Friday, October 27th, 2006
Categories: Appetizers, Breakfast, Desserts, Meats, Restaurants, Sauces | 1 Comment »
Happy Accident
The fridge is empty other than some veggies and some sour cream, what do you do? You go shopping like a regular person or play it cheap and create a [...]
Posted by: todd smith on Sunday, July 9th, 2006
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Cucumber Raita
Raita is a simple Indian side dish made with fruits or vegetables added to spiced yogurt generally served as a cool, refreshing accompaniment with he [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, April 17th, 2006
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Orange and Grapefruit salad
Serves 8 8 large oranges, cut into segments 8 pink grapefruit, cut into segments 8 large basil leaves, cut into Chiffonade Option - for a dessert, su [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, April 14th, 2006
Categories: Appetizers, Desserts, Fruit, Salad | No Comments »
Groovy Guacamole
2 avocados – peeled/seeded ¼ small onion – grated 1 large ripe tomato – peeled 1 small scallion – finely chopped &frac1 [...]
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Monday, September 26th, 2005
Categories: Appetizers | 1 Comment »
Cassava Fries
Boil the cassava whole in water and drain the water. Cut the pieces of cassava and fry. Make a salt and red chilly powder to sprinkle on the fries. DO [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, September 26th, 2005
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Kat’s Hot Artichoke Dip
1 - 14oz (398mL) can artichoke hearts, drained & chopped 1 cup (125mL) freshly grated parmesan cheese 1 cup (250mL) mayonnaise 2 garlic cloves, mi [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, September 26th, 2005
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Nutty Quinoa Salad
4-6 portions Best served at room temperature, just great with a cold cucumber soup on a summer day or with an autumnal feast of roasted duck. 1 cup qu [...]
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Monday, September 26th, 2005
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