I’ve never really subscribed to the notion of “comfort food” really.  I can get comfort in mid-winter from a plate of Japanese yakisoba as much as I can get it from a bowl of stew or a hefty casserole. But today the weather is some kind of especially crappy.  It’s...

Alexandra, 5, knows what she likes.  Her two favourite suppers are sushi and chicken pesto pizza. I’m fairly convinced those are her favourites because they involve going out for dinner, usually. She’s not just in love with sushi, she’s in love with having it at Sense of...

What better way to dress a salad than with beef chili.  Yes, I know, Wendy’s has done this for years but still, I get no credit. - Is it possible to pile a soupy chili onto two pieces of bread to make a sandwich? Not really. But here’s an attempt. - One of my first attempts at...

Nowadays, curry is kind of like pizza.  A food with humble beginnings that came from a very specific part of the planet but is now enjoyed in a myriad of ways all over the globe.  Best known as an East Indian creation, many countries through Asia, The Middle East and Africa have their own...

Fresh produce in February.  Ain’t it great? Well, getting the most out of the vegetable offerings we have available in Canadian stores at this time of year just takes a few tricks. An August tomato can be eaten like an apple and that’s great but a February tomato needs a little...

Last night I stumbled on a video of James Brown live in Bologna, Italy, in 1971 doing a performance of Sex Machine that, like all of his concerts of the time, is just a jaw-dropper, so I posted it on my facebook page. As usual with Brown’s performances of the time, he had two drummers...

Some wonderful oysters brought to our annual Ukrainian Christmas meal by our friend Christine Comeau.   Most people had them with lemon slices but I, of course, had to have mine with a few drops of hot sauce. Totally slammin’ salmon.  Five different types of smoked salmon are arranged...