Category Archives: food & drink

Tasting, cooking, shopping.

Peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies

Posted on 5 December 2012 by leacock

Adapted from the Magnolia Bakery Cookbook, the main modifications being a little less sugar, a little more salt, and the omission of peanut butter chips.

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Quick pickles: cornichons

Posted on 7 August 2011 by leacock

Above is some very tasty quick-pickled okra from Wholefoods. Below is a basic, quick pickle recipe adapted from that of a farmer at the Louviers market in Normandy. tiny cucumbers (finger-sized is best) – 1 lb coarse salt – 2 … Continue reading →

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Very green salad

Posted on 13 June 2011 by leacock

This salad was inspired by the appearance of Turkish green plums (erik) at the nearby Italian grocery store. The plums are small and slightly tart, and the sign at the market recommended them to be served chilled with a bit … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Dim Sum

Posted on 4 June 2011 by leacock

Shanghai Dim Sum is a sort of shack sitting in a corner lot in Scarborough. It looks a bit like a converted Dairy Queen from the outside, but the inside is a cosy, old timey slice of colonial Shanghai, complete … Continue reading →

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Le Train Bleu

Posted on 23 April 2011 by leacock

We had a celebratory post-audition dinner at Le Train Bleu, the restaurant that overlooks the train platforms at the Gare de Lyon in Paris. This is one opulent dining room. We’re talking vaulted ceilings, massive banquettes, floral moldings, crystal and … Continue reading →

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Soft-boiled eggs

Posted on 24 February 2011 by leacock

preparation time: negligible cooking time: 4.5 minutes emergency contact: wil eggs – 2 good toasting bread butter salt & pepper Set a pot of water to boil (lid on). In the meantime, remove your eggs from the fridge and place … Continue reading →

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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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