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Happy New Year

Posted on 10 January 2011 by leacock

Hi everyone. Hope you’ve had a good start to 2011, and are looking forward to the Year of the Rabbit (hip hop) as well. We were disorganized with the distribution of the 2010 Christmas CD, so it’s a little more … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong (and Macau) roundup

Posted on 11 July 2010 by leacock

Chi Lin Vegetarian, Nan Lian Garden, Kowloon, tel: (852) 3658 9388, MTR Diamond Hill. Chuen Cheung Kui Restaurant, Lisa House, Kowloon, tel: (852) 2396 0672. Ginza Bairin, Basement I, K11, Kowloon, tel: (852) 3122 4128, MTR Tsim Sha Tsui. Lippo … Continue reading →

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Vienna roundup (updated 2013)

Posted on 15 May 2010 by leacock

Eating and drinking Hollmann Salon, Grashofgasse 3/Heiligenkreuzerhof, near Stephansplatz, tel: +43 1 96 11 960.40. Tucked away in the extraordinarily lovely Heiligenkreuzerhof courtyard of Vienna’s old town, this place has an indescribable atmosphere and fantastic food. The menu changes frequently … Continue reading →

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Orange pecan crescents

Posted on 8 April 2010 by leacock

preparation time: 30 minutes cooking time: 12-15 minutes emergency contact: valentia These crunchy, nutty crescents have been a holiday staple around Leacock since the days of the salmon spinach puff pastry and the mysteriously “Portuguese” curried chicken stew. In fact, … Continue reading →

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Mamy’s pear cake

Posted on 27 March 2010 by leacock

preparation time: 20 hours baking time: 40 minutes This is about as failsafe as cake recipes get. Depending on the size of the pan and the amount of fruit used, the pear chunks may peek through the top (as shown) … Continue reading →

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Easter at Patrick Roger (again)

Posted on 22 March 2010 by leacock

The window display at the Faubourg-Saint Honoré Patrick Roger is currently piled high with Easter eggs, crafty foxes and cooking rats, all made out of chocolate. It’s a smaller version of the display at the Saint-Germain shop, which had too … Continue reading →

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Easiest olive oil cake ever

Posted on 13 March 2010 by leacock

preparation time: 15 minutes cooking time: 45-50 minutes emergency contact: not even necessary This is also known as “Hazel’s cake” (because she can eat half of it in one sitting), or “Amy’s welcome home cake” (because there was one made … Continue reading →

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Chinese New Year 2010

Posted on 15 February 2010 by leacock

With the help of her assistants (Amy, Carol, Wil) Poh Poh officially rang in the Year of the Tiger by making a money tree, setting out offerings to ancestors, and burning ceremonial money.  The money tree is made from dried … Continue reading →

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Holiday cheese

Posted on 6 January 2010 by leacock

Christmas Eve: Bleubry# — cow — Québec (Portneuf)

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Dueling falafels

Posted on 24 November 2009 by leacock

You can’t walk more than 10 metres on rue des Rosiers without tripping over a falafel stand. L’As du Falafel (the Ace of the Falafel) is the most popular, attracting locals and tourists by the hundreds each day. Mi-Va-Mi is … Continue reading →

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