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Year in review: 7 Canadian food writers on the best things they ate in 2016
It's not always easy to recall individual events within an entire year, let alone a dish you've eaten. But, for these food writers, recalling their dining experiences is central to their work. So, we asked seven of them for the most memorable dishes of 2016.
20 last minute food and drink recipes for Christmas dinner
For many Canadians, December 25th is the big holiday dinner! In-laws! Siblings! Estranged cousins! They're all in your house and they are hungry! If you need a few last minute ideas for appetizers, side dishes, cocktails and more, we've got you covered. Here are 20 of our tried and true and, most importantly, quick and easy recipes if you need them.
Happy Holidays!
Year in review: Stand-out Montreal food news for 2016
2016 was quite the year in food for Montreal. Not only did the city cement itself as a force to be reckoned with on the national culinary scene, there was also plenty of food-related drama to keep onlookers entertained from January to December. If you’re looking for the Cole’s notes summary, here’s our top 10 culinary happenings, in no particular order.
Year in review: Stand-out Edmonton food news for 2016
With a booming year of dining almost behind us, we toast to some of the bigger food news stories of 2016 in Edmonton before heading into what is expected to be another great year for food. Here's a recap of some of the people, events and restaurants that are putting Edmonton on the culinary map.
7 Ways to turn fried chicken leftovers into an amazing meal
Aside from vegetarians, who doesn't love hot, crispy and juicy chicken right out of the fryer? With Popeyes' newly opened Alberta locations in Edmonton’s Tamarack area and Calgary’s Forest Lawn neighbourhood, Albertans can now enjoy the bold Cajun flavours of Louisiana right at home.
5 No-bake alternatives to your favourite holiday sweet treats
Sweet treats are a necessity during the holidays, but sometimes, you just can’t muster up the energy to put in the effort needed to bake an elaborate dessert tray. Or, it could be that your oven is already fully loaded with savoury selections, like say, a whole turkey? Either way, there’s definitely a need for no-bake sweets during the holidays.
An inside look at the organized chaos of Bûche de Noël production at Montreal’s Patrice Patissier
What does it take to produce 700 bûche de Noël, or yule logs, over the course of the holiday season? For Patrice Patissier, it means months of preparation, hundreds of pounds of chocolate, and countless hours spent baking cakes, preparing fillings, and assembling buche. We sat down with Patrice and his partner Marie-Josée to learn about the intricate process from start to finish.
6 ways Canadians will approach cooking differently in 2017
It's almost the new year and times are a-changin'. The ingredient trends of 2016 may linger longer than the year's expiration date, but that doesn't mean there isn't a handful of other interesting diets, technology, methods and approaches ready to shine throughout 2017.
8 Places to get a full Christmas dinner to go
Honestly, the holiday season is a ton of fun, it’s also always a substantial amount of work; from decorating to event planning, grocery shopping to cooking. Sometimes, you just want to stop, step back, and appreciate what is truly important: spending time with those you love most. Give yourself a break from the kitchen this holiday season and order your turkey dinner to-go.
11 Best Canadian Cookbooks of 2016
Our favourite food and drink resources of the year
One day in Saskatoon: Radio and television host Darren Dupont
Saskatchewan produces more NHL hockey players per capita than any other province, and has some of the most die-hard fans when it comes to its CFL team the Roughriders. Suffice it to say the Prairie province loves its hockey and football.
Q&A with Canadian food television host and writer Ricardo Larrivée
From the moment we exchanged hellos with Ricardo Larrivée, we knew he was a man of passion: eager to chat, even on the go between owning and launching a wicked project for Canada’s 150th.
Jacek Chocolate Couture opens in Canmore
It's not too often a little mountain town like Canmore, Alberta sees an exciting new culinary business opening its doors, but it certainly did in late November when a renowned Edmonton-based chocolatier opened up shop.
7 Canadian spice shops for all of your seasoning needs
Do away with ready-made spice mixes with questionable expiry dates. Cooking with more obscure spices has necessitated the rise of specialty spice shops, and admittedly, our homemade curries, rubs, and other seasonings are all the better for it.
6 Gluten-free flours to experiment with
Use these in your sweet and savoury cooking
Cheese pizzas with herb salad and lemon dressing
Check out new ways of using citrus with Gwendolyn Richards' cookbook, Pucker.
Chef Dilan Draper's wild mushroom tart
This tart is an upgrade from a quiche with creamy mushroom filling
7 affordable kitchen tools that produce big results
Talk about ROI. These inexpensive gadgets can help you cook like a pro.
Talking Tableside: Talia Syrie of Winnipeg's The Tallest Poppy
Any restaurateur will tell you that being a chef is very different from being an owner of a business. For Talia Syrie, who was working in festival catering and wanted to transition into a job based in Winnipeg that required less travelling, opening a restaurant seemed like a natural progression.
Camelina pesto pasta with shrimp
OK, so you already know that camelina oil is a healthy alternative to regular vegetable oil, that it has a unique flavour and that it's made in Canada; but how many different ways have you tried to use it? If you're only using it in salads, then you're missing out. Use it in pesto as a substitute for olive oil.
12 New buzzworthy Canadian restaurants
Buzzworthy - adjective - likely to arouse the interest and attention of the public, either by media coverage or word of mouth.
12 ingredients you should always have on hand
These ingredients add boldness to a range of dishes
Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts' braised short ribs on morel mushroom risotto
A beef short rib recipe that pairs beautifully with mushroom risotto
Juno Awards 2016: Roger Mooking's Alberta Love
Since the 2016 Juno Awards is taking place in Calgary, celebrity chef and Juno Award-winning recording artist Roger Mooking chooses Alberta bison in his main dish for the three-course gala dinner. Here's his recipe for blackened Canadian Rangeland bison tenderloin with chimichurri.
7 Asian-inspired appetizers and side dishes for your holiday dinner
It time for turkey, mash potatoes, gravy and roasted vegetables again! While many of us love the idea of being able to dive into a full-on holiday meal again only two months since Thanksgiving in Canada, it might not be a bad idea to add a touch of Asian to the spread. Now, hold on.