The task seemed easy enough.  On our trip from Rothesay to Mississauga, we’ll pop into Montreal on the way for a sandwich. Easier said than done. On the way to Mississauga on December 23, we drove into Montreal, taking the St. Denis exit off highway 40 as I’ve done a million times...

I am in a grocery store every day.  I generally do not shop with a shopping list.  The result?  Loads of great looking ingredients with nothing specific in mind to make with them. So every once in a while, soup is in order.  Sometimes it’s Italian themed, with tomatoes, sausage,...

The donair has been much loved and often maligned over the years.  I’ve been in both of those camps but more recently I’m most certainly a lover of this East Coast original. When I first moved to the Maritimes in the late 90s, I had my first introduction this wrap.   At first...

What do you do when you’ve got just two meatballs and a bit of sauce leftover from a spaghetti dinner a couple of nights previous?  You assemble Hawk’s Extra Tiny Over Sloppy Uber Tasty Meatball Sammich.  Patent pending. Cabbage rolls with tomato sauce.   Along with some perogies...

The winner:  Phyllo-wrapped Salmon with Blueberry-Pear Pico de Gallo, by NBCC student Shelby Wilson. What do you think of when you think “Atlantic Salmon”.   A seared filet, maybe smoked salmon?  How about blueberries?  Blueberry pie of course.  Maybe a nice jam? New Brunswick...

CBC Saint John’s Information Morning is running a contest this week to come up with a new “CBC” burger that will hit the menu at the brand new Relish Gourmet Burger restaurant in Saint John.   The deadline for the contest is Friday but here’s what I came up with today....

In my quest to eat much, much more fast food, I’ve been turning to this dish recently.  A simple rice and noodle pilaf that’s ready in 20 minutes and super flexible like an awesome elastic or a cheerleader. The base of butter, rice, egg noodles, garlic, onion and water or stock is...