09.30.10
Having always been fascinated about the art of making macarons, I’m proud to put up this little post as a tutorial for those wanting to try this process out. Just to clarify, I’m not talking about those fairly disappointing and overly sweet coconut confections but about the colourful and extremely flavourful french macarons. A thick and shiny shell, a gooey meringue and a silky ganache are only a few of the important attributes of a perfect macaron. So here are the instructions to making your own:
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09.27.10
What happens to food when it goes bad? Well, it rots. The enzymes and sugars in food continue to do their thing and take food past the point of being ripe and ready and begin to cause decay. Here are a collection of clips that demonstrate the process of decay.
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09.26.10
I came across this on youtube and I was transfixed. I was going to ramble on about it, but its very late and I am very tired. Listen instead, to the soothing voice of the narrator as he walks you through the wonderful world of beef. The butcher is impeccably groomed and sports a very sharp knife and a hook to compliment the epic part is his hair.
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Here’s a food geek that can explain Gluten: In Depth, & why it is sometimes best to give this network of proteins a break.
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09.20.10
Having become a regular at this establishment I felt the need to write a little update on the progress that this restaurant is making. Being open for just three months, the word about the wonderful food at Marben (in Toronto on Wellington St. West) has spread like the plague. Their business has boomed and to be honest, it appears as though nothing but the energy of the staff is being compromised with this increase in reservations.
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09.01.10
It’s definitely the time of the season when all fruits and vegetables are flourishing and most certainly the best time to visit a farmers market. Not necessarily for the prices but for the quality and freshness of the ingredients available there. My family and I have been avid consumers of the Etobicoke Farmers Market (located in the Etobicoke City Hall parking lot at Burnhamthorpe and West Mall) every Saturday for the past few years. From it’s beginning in early June until the very last few “warm” weekends around Thanksgiving, Ontario farmers line up their produce and are more than happy to share their stories with you. It’s only open on Saturdays between approximately 8am and 2pm but I do recommend you getting there early in order to have first dibs. (I do believe that on Sundays the whole market moves to the Square One parking lot in Mississauga but I cannot guarantee that the same products will be available)
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