Tag Archives: cooking

Falling for salad: Beet, Fennel & Orange

Posted on September 14, 2014 by kate magee

I love September  – the crisp clean air in the mornings, the cool nights, and ultimately the seasonal permission to start cooking with fall ingredients.   Don’t get me wrong: I also enjoy the summer but I am more of … Continue reading →

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Processing…Not Just Tomato Sauce

Posted on September 8, 2014 by kate magee

Rather than share a photo of the end result (27 jars of tomato sauce) or the starting place (one bushel of ripe Ontario roma tomatoes), I chose to share a photo of the mid-way point of my 10 hour tomato sauce … Continue reading →

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Taking (lobster & duck) stock…

Posted on September 2, 2014 by kate magee

Although the new year starts on January 1st, it always feels like Labour Day is truly the beginning of the year.  I still get excited about the idea of fall: buying binders, pens & paper, and thinking about the sweaters … Continue reading →

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Chicken Noodle Soup with an Asian twist

Posted on August 21, 2014 by kate magee

When the evening is rainy and you don’t feel like venturing out to the store for dinner fixings, there is nothing like big bowl of soup to get you through the night.   Especially when it is easy and quick to … Continue reading →

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Making up for lost (summer) time: Gazpacho

Posted on August 19, 2014 by kate magee

Oh my!   We are now less than two weeks away from Labour Day.  Summer is flying by and already the mornings here in Toronto are getting cooler…I saw my first leaf drop yesterday when I was out walking the pup. With … Continue reading →

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