DRINKS: Summer Beer
Make this summer one to discover some of the amazingly delicious new brews from the growing number of Ontario Craft Breweries.
Category: Food
LOCAL FLAVOUR: Fraticelli's, Italian Grill and Bar
“It's hard to stick to your knitting,” says Fraticelli's president Nikki Lishman, after a slice of thin crust Calibrese pizza, “but we've never altered our mantra: “˜use the best products'.”
It is a proven formula, Lishman explains to WEST over a shared entrée in the nine-month-old restaurant.
Roasted Bison Tenderloin & Smoked Cheddar Polenta
– courtesy Cucci Ristorante, Oakville Roasted Bison Tenderloin & Smoked Cheddar Polenta 2 6oz bison tenderloins4 tbsp olive oil2 tbsp butter1 cup mushrooms, your favourite variety½ cup polenta (coarse cornmeal)2 cups chicken or vegetable stock½ cup smoked cheddar, shredded½ cup fresh cippolini onions½ bunch fresh rapini1 garlic clove, finely choppedveal …
Cool new cooking fat
Ditch the butter and oils, there's a new cooking fat in town.
FOOD: Reliable Rhubarb
Not many people think to reach for rhubarb in their medicine cabinet but up until about 200 years ago rhubarb was valued for its medicinal qualities. Today, we appreciate rhubarb as a delightful ingredient found in desserts, sauces, soups, salads, preserves and beverages.
Liquid Lunch
One of the biggest fitness and nutrition trends of the past year has to be the juice fast. Once the territory of homemade concoctions of cayenne peppered, maple syrup scented water; the cleanses of today are organic cornucopias, cold pressed into tidy to-go bottles for busy urbanites.
Southbrook Pizza
Southbrook Pizza-courtesy Farmers' Table at Southbrook A great pizza needs to start with a good crust and fresh ingredients. Southbrook uses wine yeast and whole wheat flour as the main ingredients in their dough. The following is a baker's percentage to making a great dough. The percentages are based on …
Braised Fennel and Cornish Hen in a Riesling Jus
Recipe courtesy Chef Tobias Pohl-Weary, Red Canoe, Burlington 3 Cornish hens, cut in half 2 bulbs fennel, wedged 1 cup (250 mL) carrots, cubed 1 cup (250 mL) celery, cubed 2 cloves garlic, chopped coarsely 1 large onion, cubed ½ bottle Riesling 2 cup (500 mL) chicken stock 1 tbsp …
Sweet tooth
Canada's Baking and Sweets Show returns for its fourth year at the Toronto Congress Centre with the theme “The Land of Oz.”
Homemade fizz
Ditch the bottles and cans and make your own carbonated drinks at home with the SodaStream Source.