I will admit it. Until very recently I had never had a raw oyster. I have wanted to try this foodie rite of passage desperately since I went to The Nova Scotia Seafood Festival eight years ago. You really have to try something so nerve wracking with an oyster connoisseur which I did not have at […]
Instant Pot Shrimp Risotto Made With PC Bacon Flavour Tomato Clam Cocktail
If this dish looks kind of familiar it is because it is based on The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book Shrimp Risotto. Why make it again? A practice I almost never do… Product Review Because the last product I needed to review for President’s Choice 2017 Summer Insiders Collection is their PC Bacon Flavour Tomato […]
Earth Day Waffled Tuna Taquitos
Product Review PC Cooked Peeled Responsibly Farmed Jumbo Pacific White Shrimp
Another fabulous foodie item that was in my President’s Choice Mystery Bag was their PC Cooked Peeled Responsibly Farmed Jumbo Pacific White Shrimp. Thawing Method #1 I tried the thaw-overnight method so I could make one of my favourite dishes for lunch the next day. Taste Test #1 My spicy noodles! I did not want […]
The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book Shrimp Risotto
I love it when a foodie plan comes together! Like coming across this recipe for shrimp risotto in The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book and learning how to make risotto in a pressure cooker in the Craftsy class Make the Most of Your Pressure Cooker with Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. It all kind of happened at the same […]
Lazy Crispy Calamari Noodle Dish
Official Product Review of Subway’s Atlantic Canada Lobster Sandwich
Before I ordered my 1′ Subway Atlantic Canada Lobster Sandwich the way I wanted it. Mostly because, hey, it is Subway, that is what you do! Then I realized they are marketing it a very specific way: “The sandwich is made with delicious, tender chunks of Atlantic Canada lobster meat, lightly tossed with mayo and complemented […]
Product Review of Subway’s Atlantic Canada Lobster Sandwich
Chefs for Oceans: Ned Bell at East Coast Outfitters
I had the privilege of representing Food Bloggers of Canada at East Coast Outfitters for the event Chefs for Oceans with Chef Ned Bell. It was amazing to watch the kayaks come in across the water (which you can see in the video) and have such a great turnout for the event. Vancouver Four Seasons […]
Chef Craig Flinn’s “Fog Buster” Scallop Bacon Burger
Printer-friendly recipeChef Craig Flinn of Chives Canadian Bistro in Halifax has developed a burger recipe to represent Atlantic Canada as one of 5 ”regional” burgers created for PC by chefs across the country. The great news is you can make this burger yourself at home like I did. “The seafood in Atlantic Canada is among the […]