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Corn & Crab Chowder

The kitchen smelling of celery, onion and bacon frying. A childhood memory. This simple chowder was quick and cheap and a favorite. With everyone but my dad. He had a curious dislike of this inoffensive soup. I was recently reminded of it when we visited New Orleans this August. We were sitting in Acme Oyster House waiting for po’boy sandwiches after a long flight in from Ottawa. I ordered...
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Toronto in September

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.  ~Albert Camus We are headed to Toronto to visit our eldest and her SO, Matt.  Late September, Indian Summer in Ontario. There is no better weather or view.  Blue sky gives way to  steely cloud fronts. The breeze carries a balmy 23 degrees. Great day to hit the road. Highway 416 is ablaze with scarlet sumac, bouquets of goldenrod,...
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Heather Takes On: Gordon Ramsey

I have here, Gordon Ramsay’s Healthy Appetite. We bought this book as a coffee table decoration in mid-2009, before we even had a coffee table of our own. It was read in the car on the way home and haven’t really opened it since. Also, I spilled Diet Coke on it. We are rabid Gordon Ramsay fans and watch all of his shows: Hell’s Kitchen, Masterchef, Kitchen Nightmares and The F...
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RT 16: Road Trip 2011 Wrap-up

Another monster road trip is in the books. Now we move our attention to planning next year’s extravaganza. But first we’d like to take some time to reflect on the places we visited, the people we met, and the food we ate. New Orleans Such a rich, cultural history. There really is no place like New Orleans – it wears its influences and its survival instincts on its sleeve. This...
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RT15: Tepid Italian Beef

We don’t get it. We’re prepared to admit it. It sounded good. We liked the IDEA of it. We never stopped to really think about it, though. We know people will say, “You didn’t have it at (INSERT FAVOURITE PLACE HERE)” and maybe that’s true, but we went for the top of the list and one that places highly in most “best of” lists. Remember though, we are...
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