Flavour

From the Kitchen & Off the Vine – Sip & Celebrate

November 25, 2021

by Joan Saunders & by Tania Tomaszewska | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography - Special desserts definitely signal that it's a celebration. Add a lovely wine (or two) and you've got yourselves an event, no matter how many are seated at the table. And trifle is the ultimate make-ahead type of sweet, as it tastes [...]

From the Kitchen & Off the Vine – Sip & Celebrate

A Festive Family Tradition

November 25, 2021

by Dagmar Kaffanke-Nunn and Cassidy Nunn - Dagmar: as an immigrant child growing up in a German family, Christmas was the most exciting time of the year. Our mother would send us to the post office with the sled to fetch enormous parcels from our rich aunt in Hamburg. They were filled with beautiful clothing,

A Festive Family Tradition

Leeks Three Ways

October 28, 2021

by Courtney Thomas, Quince Café & Ice Cream | photo by Janis Jean Photography With the changing seasons and cooler temperatures outside comes a desire to spend time in a warm kitchen making the most of all the local produce available. Root vegetables and alliums feature prominently this time of year and what better time

Leeks Three Ways

From the Kitchen – Embracing the Season

October 28, 2021

There's something about this time of year that makes me want to hunker down in the kitchen and create hearty meals. It's the season for soups, for stews, for roast dinners with apple crumble for dessert. It's when aromatic steam envelops you as you stir the mixture on the stove; it's when your glasses fog

From the Kitchen – Embracing the Season

From the Kitchen – Sometimes, More is Better

September 29, 2021

by Joan Saunders | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography For me, many foods are just conduits for the accompaniments. Tacos? Add pickled jalapenos, cheese, sour cream, salsa, guacamole, tomatoes and lettuce and I'm in. Ice cream? Of course you're going to need salted caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, nuts and sprinkles. Sometimes more is just, well,

From the Kitchen – Sometimes, More is Better