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Corn Chowder

On October 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Now that fall has really set in it is officially soup weather.  I LOVE soup weather.  Problem is, I also love summer.  Le sigh.  I feel like corn chowder solidly bridges that gap.  I mean corn to me screams summer.  Local corn starts showing up in the markets around the same [...]

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Preserving the Goodness

On October 3, 2011 · 2 Comments

When I moved back to Toronto 4 (eek!) years ago I decided to try canning.  I liked the idea of controlling the amount of sugar in my jam as well as being able to use the freshest local produce and trying unique flavour combinations.  Canning can be a lot of work [...]

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One Love Vegetarian : Corn Soup

On September 6, 2010 · 4 Comments

A few months ago I posted about my trip to One Love Vegetarian restaurant where I finally got to try their famous corn soup.  It was delicious and I could totally eat that all the time.

Since corn has been so fantastic this summer I decided to make the soup [...]

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A Market Fresh Dinner

On August 31, 2010 · 3 Comments

Consider this an ode to the end of summer. The nights are getting cooler.  The sun is setting a bit earlier.  Summer is on it’s way out.  Soon the market will be filled with nothing but root vegetables.  Le sigh.

With all that in mind I decided to head over to the [...]

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Corn on the Cob – Cafe Habana Style

On August 10, 2009 · 18 Comments

One of my fave snacks in NYC is the corn on the cob from Cafe Habana in Nolita.  It’s Mexican-Style grilled corn that is slathered in a creamy concoction, dusted with cayenne pepper, rolled in cojita cheese and drizzled with lime juice.  SO GOOD.

Since I’m on a temporary ban from visiting NYC [...]

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Spring Cleansing

On April 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I recently started seeing a naturopath.  Not for any particular ailment (I’m overall healthy – knock on wood) but just for overall health and well-being.  I’m a little kooky in that I tend to be intrigued by alternative medicines, extremely healthy foods (you wouldn’t know that by my Sweet and Sour post) etc.  So [...]

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Sweet Corn Ice Cream

On October 7, 2007 · Leave a Comment

The other day during one of my walks around the city I stumbled across the City Hall Farmer’s Market.  Let’s be honest, I can’t pass up the chance at a farmer’s market so I took a little stroll.  Being October there were plenty of apples, pears and squash.  Surprisingly [...]

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