It’s something I wanted to try a long time ago and for reasons that escape me, I never did. What am I talking about? The classic French omelette. I remember watching Jacques Pépin make one and it looked so easy and yet… here I was eons later, still having not…
I got my first catering contract since the end my office job. Makes me feel legit and on the right track. The client wanted a cold buffet-style brunch for 28 people with “the usual suspects”, i.e. sandwiches, salads, quiches, smoked salmon and a variety of breads (baguette, croissant, bagel). Why…
I hadn’t had my sister and her family over for dinner in ages and felt it was long overdue! Last night we finally got together. In September I bought a lovely Cinderalla pumpkin with the intention of doing something good with it. I was supposed to compare it to a regular every-day…
Soooo… Mick just finished the big edit of my very first cooking lesson. With butterflies in my tummy and hope in my heart, here it is. This is our very first attempt so a huge thank you to Laurie-Ève Barriault for taking your time to come over and film me…
Sometime during our breaks in yesterday’s tapings – we did have to wait for items to cook – I showed Laurie-Ève (my camerawoman for the day) my recipe book & magazine collection and explained to her that my love for cooking and entertaining really started when I was 18-19 years…
I am a soup-lover. I could eat one every day but, it seems to me you need to have a little bit of a chill in the air to really enjoy them – especially the hearty kind. But then, maybe that’s just me. I went out for a walk with…
Yesterday morning was my annual physical so I could not eat breakfast at my usual time. By the time I returned home from being poked and prodded, I was starving. Didn’t even want to take the time to toast a piece of bread so I poured a bowl of cereal…
It is possible to eat a good meal on a small budget. Sure this recipe can be done with filet mignon or some other beef cut but let’s face it, we don’t always have the cash to splurge and frankly, when hamburger is on special, I stock up on it…
One of my most favourite places to spend a Saturday is in my kitchen, cooking up a feast for guests! I love the whole entertaining process: from shopping for ingredients, to setting the table, to preparing the food, and of course, to serving it along with good wine. It’s even better…
I returned to my friend’s gorgeous apple orchard Le Verger des Dix-Terres to help him pick the last batch of apples. He had about a dozen or so trees to liberate. What a glorious day to do so! Just the right amount of heat, the sun kept peaking in and…
