Somebody out there in the universe entered “pierogi filling cheese whiz” into a search engine and landed on my little island in the sun. That’s just not right. I mean, there are no real prerequisites for visiting this blog, and I’ve yet to ban anybody,… Read More
Today I parked in front of Cake Star on Lakeshore on my way home from work. I had to stop by the vet’s office and this was the nearest parking spot. I had every intention of getting right back in the car and heading directly… Read More
La Villa Bakery, on Lakeshore in Port Credit, gets the Anchovy stamp of approval. Try their amazing pizza. Port Credit is part of Mississauga. When I was a kid, Mississauga wasn’t amalgamated, and Port Credit, Clarkson, Streetsville and Cooksville were villages. Now it’s one big… Read More
Bins of these dried mushrooms are available for sale at this store on Dundas. The mushrooms are dried whole. There is no English identifier and I’m not sure what these are.
This morning I made “meat sticks” or patychky to bring along to my sister’s for Christmas Eve dinner. My mom used to make these every high holiday. I try to do it once each year, since she’s not around to make them anymore.
Among my earliest memories is the smell of cabbage rolls in the oven. My mom’s cabbage rolls rocked. These were not health food. They contained beef, pork and veal sauteed up with salt pork, which provided the tell-tale odour. On Sunday, I’m making a Christmas… Read More
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve taken you on a little trip up to the Comfort Food Diner, but I made up a little concoction this week I just have to share. I suggest here that my vegetarian and vegan friends go for a… Read More
Tuffy P was out walking the dogs the other morning, and noticed that our favourite falafel place had closed its doors. Baba Ali was a family run business that made excellent Middle Eastern food. We enjoyed the food and we also enjoyed chatting with the… Read More
Going out to a restaurant for dinner is the exception rather than the rule for Tuffy P and I, but this last week, we found ourselves out two nights in a row. First we went to Pangea to celebrate our anniversary, and then last night,… Read More
Most of the regular readers of this blog know that over the past few years I’ve become a mushroom hunter. When mushrooms are fruiting well, I’ll often collect quite a number of them and then dry them in a dehydrator to eat later. From time… Read More
27th Street 