New Year’s Eve should be a grand foodie experience, something to cap off the year with lots of flavour. We had originally hoped to go out, but found nothing that really appealed to us as late-twenties and early-thirties professionals who aren’t into the club scene much and who weren’t interested in the rather inflated prices […]
oatmeal pancakes Originally uploaded by nyxie. This blog has recently turned into a bit of a recipe journal rather than a restaurant comment and review site. We will get back to the reviews; I have one for Domus coming soon, and some comments to make about Juniper’s new location, which we’ve walked by a good […]
This particular recipe came from Bon Appétit’s 2005 December issue. We’d made it once before and decided it would be a good treat this past week, when temperatures finally dipped below -10C here in the Ottawa region. The dish is vegan (if you leave out the yogurt topping) and quite healthy, but don’t let that […]
mmmsoup Originally uploaded by nyxie. Rich recently found this soup via a link from slashfood, and immediately decided we should try making it. It was very easy to make, and quite delicious indeed. As the original author mentions, any sort of pumpkin or winter squash will do with this recipe; we opted for some of […]
Rich and I have been going to Trio off and on since we moved to Westboro nearly two years ago. However, their recent menu/operations change made me want to post a little something here about them. First, a little background: Rich went to university at McGill, so he got used to Montréal-style cafes, clubs, and […]