Background: Susur Lee was (and depending who you speak to, is) one the World’s top Chefs. Most f his reputation was made in Toronto where he owned multiple restaurants. He decided to move to New York City, rebranded his 2 Toronto restaurants and launched his claim in the Big Apple. Susur was a contestant on [...]
Archive for March, 2011
In Defense of a Man who Needs None… Susur Lee
Posted in General on March 31, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Sustainable Seafood Dinner: Sardines, Local Beans and Winter Salad
Posted in Fish, tagged leslieville, local food, oceanwise, sustainable seafood, Toronto on March 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
A simple meal this evening – a 3-jar meal (meaning we used 3 full jars of preserves to make it). The ‘feature’ was 2 rather large sardines we picked up from Hooked this afternoon. They weighed about a quarter pound each and were delightfully freshly flown in from British Columbia. Sardines are simple to cook [...]
Wild Fermented Carrots – in our New Fermenting Crock
Posted in Fermenting (Non-Alcoholic), tagged fermenting, lacto fermentation, local food, natural fermentation, pickled carrots, pickles without vinegar, preserving, Slow Food, wild fermentation on March 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I couldn’t wait for summer to use our new Harsch Gartopf Crock pot and naturally ferment something. So we turned to what we could get locally and ended up with a 6-pound bowl of carrots: If you think they look a little suspect – I did cheat with the slicing blade of the food processor. [...]
The Periodic Table of Waterbath Preserving (Our Latest Article in Edible Toronto)
Posted in Our Original Designs, tagged canning, Design, Food, food art, food posters, jam, local food, periodic table of preserving, preserving, seasonal foods, Slow Food, water bath preserving on March 28, 2011 | 50 Comments »
Today’s post was delayed for good reason – we were waiting to get the release to share the following two secrets we’ve been hoarding (one of them for months) and the approval came after I went to work. I know I’m a geek but I can’t find the words to say how excited I am [...]
Back From Scotland – with a Special Bottle of Scotch
Posted in Hard Liqour, tagged carn mor, glen moray, limited edition scotch, rare scotch, scotch on March 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I`m just back from 12 days in Glasgow It was a great trip – nothing glamorous like a vacation and most of the time was dedicated to work but it`s always fun to visit that city. As I`ve explained in the past, my biggest love in life are friends and family. Food is a close [...]
Harsch Gartopf Crock Pot – Let the Fermenting Begin!
Posted in Preserving Specific Tools and Supplies, tagged fermentaions, fermenting, natural fermentation, Pickling, wild fermentation on March 26, 2011 | 16 Comments »
I am so thrilled to share what arrived when I was away: our brand new 15 Liter Crock Pot for fermenting and pickling. I do feel like a bit of a geek on just how excited I am about this but I`m comfortable enough in my obsession (I mean self-confidence ) that I am just [...]
Ideas for Organizing Larger Group Preserving
Posted in General, Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting, tagged cooking, preserving, Slow Food on March 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
It’s nice to have two consecutive posts inspired by discussions on the WellPreserved Facebook group. There’s been a lot of great back and forth there lately – discussions on which preservers people made too much of, not enough of or plan to make this year. There’s also been a lot of sharing about pressure canning, [...]
Why Should I buy a Pressure Canner?
Posted in Preserving Specific Tools and Supplies, tagged canning, Food, preserving, pressure canning, Slow Food on March 24, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Maybe you shouldn’t. Then again, maybe you should. Yes, I am a Gemini – a very tired, punchy one at that. I’ll try to keep this post intelligible and somewhat comprehensible. We’ve been having a lot more conversations on Twitter and through our Facebook group lately. Part of that is due to a 2-week business [...]
Inspirational Food Ideas From Scotland
Posted in Scotland, tagged beer, food packaging, pimms, scotland, scottish beer on March 23, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I am almost coming home. It’s been a great business trip but my body and mind are growing tired after being away for almost 2 full weeks (the third-such stretch since early November). There have been lots of great and interesting discoveries – many of them related to food and drink. Some of the discoveries [...]
A Table for One: Observations of Eating Alone in a Restaurant (Part 4)
Posted in General, tagged dining out, eating out, Food, restaurant eating, restaurants on March 22, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Todays post will mark the final in this series (at least for now). We`ve looked into what you see, hear and taste differently as a result of dining for one. i thought this would be a good day to turn to wrapping together some form of conclusion. Before I do, let me share a story or [...]
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