Contest Giveaway: 1 Bottle of Choco Crème The 5à7 Podcast is giving away a bottle of Choco Crème in time for the holidays! Coming out next Thursday on thePodcast, my guest will be Nicolas Duvernois, the founder of Pur Vodka, Romeo's Gin and the just-released, … [Read more...] about Contest: Choco Crème Holiday Giveaway
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Whole Roasted Cauliflower
You should always be skeptical of recipes claiming to be amazingly delicious with only five ingredients, I feel. (You should also be skeptical of all sentences that include hyperbolic adverbs such as "amazingly.") And yet, here I am telling you that this five-ingredient … [Read more...] about Whole Roasted Cauliflower
New Petition from Montreal Restaurants Calls for a Freeze on Provincial Sales Tax Payments
A press release issued October 3 is calling for the provincial government to forgive and reimburse all provincial sales tax payments due since April 1, when restaurants first closed for lockdown. Toby Lyle, owner of the Burgundy Lion Group, argues in the release that the … [Read more...] about New Petition from Montreal Restaurants Calls for a Freeze on Provincial Sales Tax Payments
Harvesting my First Black Chickpeas
View this post on Instagram Black chickpea harvest time! #communitygarden #growyourown #sustainable A post shared by Amie Watson (@misswattson) on Aug 12, 2020 at 8:59am PDT Have you ever eaten chickpeas? Probably. Have you ever grown chickpeas, though? Unless … [Read more...] about Harvesting my First Black Chickpeas
Tortilla Tray Bake with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Avocado, Corn, and Mild Salsa Rojo
The layers of creamy avocado in between sweet and spicy tomato salsa, corn, and roasted sweet potato in this tray bake (aka meal-in-one-baking sheet) will keep you coming back for just one more spoonful. A lot of the nutrients in sweet potatoes are in the skins and roasting them … [Read more...] about Tortilla Tray Bake with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Avocado, Corn, and Mild Salsa Rojo
Montreal Food News: Black-Owned Restaurants, Controversy and New Openings During Covid
If you've been wondering what's been happening in the world of Montreal restaurants while a lot of the English-language media has reduced its food (and general freelance) coverage, the answer is "a lot." First, Montreal Sophie Watts launched a Google spreadsheet of Black-owned … [Read more...] about Montreal Food News: Black-Owned Restaurants, Controversy and New Openings During Covid
Garden Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette (and How to Not Kill Your Tomatoes)
A few weeks ago when I wrote about Victory Gardens, I included a photo of my freshly planted tomato seedlings in my community garden plot. They were so small and cute and I gushed about them, as I imagine a mother would about her children (though clearly tomatoes are a better … [Read more...] about Garden Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette (and How to Not Kill Your Tomatoes)
An Ode to Travels and Pears and Peaches Past (Pickled with Boubon and Maple Syrup)
Nectarines and peaches are back in Montreal grocery stores and markets lately, which reminded me of when I spent a few weeks in Seattle, Washington, going to as many farmer's markets as possible and discovering some gorgeous peaches and Japanese pears. It also reminded me that … [Read more...] about An Ode to Travels and Pears and Peaches Past (Pickled with Boubon and Maple Syrup)
Shrimp, Stinging Nettle and Potato Soup
This is what isolation does to me. I print off the Globe & Mail's giant crossword and I make soup. And I garden. I've basically hit menopause without the hot flashes and minus 20 or so years. I spent an hour pulling stinging nettle out of a community garden plot one … [Read more...] about Shrimp, Stinging Nettle and Potato Soup
The Return of the Victory Garden
The need for urban agriculture being championed by Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante and Premier François Legault means more people will be growing plants and gardens at home this year. Even now that community gardens have opened with special rules in place (it was iffy for … [Read more...] about The Return of the Victory Garden