Category Food
Restaurant Review: Copper Branch
In honour of Poutine Week, my sister and I headed over to Copper Branch recently in order to try their portobello poutine with miso sauce. I had never heard of Copper Branch prior to this foray. The company was established last year and is thus a newcomer to the vegan restaurant scene. It is native to Montreal, […]
Making Tempeh at Home: My First Attempt
After finding a source for Tempeh starter recently, I had the opportunity to try making Tempeh. I used the recipe from Sandor Ellix Katz’s book, ‘Wild Fermentation‘, and have also culled some info from his new book, ‘The Art of Fermentation’ to round things out: 2 1/2 cups soybeans 2 TBSPs vinegar 1 tsp Tempeh Spore […]
Where to Find Fermentation Cultures in Montreal?
Good news, readers! After many hours of fruitless google searching, I have finally stumbled upon a store which sells Tempeh spores and Kefir grains in Montreal: MycoBoutique. Both water and milk Kefir grains are available. I decided to go with the water grains, since I’m interested in doing both dairy and non-dairy ferments, and from […]
Lunch in Paris!
Salad with lettuce, tomatoes, pink radishes, and blue cheese (bleu d’auvergne). The radishes are so juicy and flavourful you’ll want to eat them as they are.
Dinner
Organic squid ink pasta from Italy with organic green lentils (France), cherry and heirloom tomatoes, sundried black olives, parmigiano, zattar, lemon and Israeli olive oil.
Paris cheeses (part 1)
Pungent, sharp, and creates a strange sensation at the back of the throat. Crottin Super Meme: a fresh tasting, unctuous raw milk goat cheese Dome de Vezelay: creamy, a little bit goaty…leaves a tingle on the tongue…would be really nice in a dessert (like cheese cake). Bleu d’Auvergne: semi-firm, not too pungent blue with some […]
Gariguette strawberries
Delicious? Yes. Better than strawberries from Quebec? No. Worth 7 euros? Not really…
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