
Conjuring up a new soup, using fresh local ingredients—asparagus and leeks.
Continue reading “VELVETY SOUP SATISFIES”Conjuring up a new soup, using fresh local ingredients—asparagus and leeks.
Continue reading “VELVETY SOUP SATISFIES”Inspired by the 1965 film Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, two blokes invest in a drone for fun and profit. With his 375th post, Nigel celebrates a new business opportunity.
Continue reading “TWO MEN AND THEIR FLYING MACHINE”Our wine correspondent Jim Walker recently returned to Nice, France. He shares with us his latest observations about that fair city and the folks who are fortunate to visit it or live there.
Continue reading “MUSINGS ON NICE, UNE FOIS DE PLUS”With a young Indian lady helping us out a couple of days a week, it was time to use her expertise to cook up some tasty vegetarian dishes from the Punjab.
Continue reading “VEGGING OUT”Our wine correspondent discovers that getting there is no longer “half the fun.”
Continue reading “TRAVEL WOES”While his colleague Jim dines in style in the south of France, Nigel experiences an exemplary dinner in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Continue reading “DINING IN STYLE IN NOTL”Our neighbourhood in Niagara-on-the-Lake is surrounded by history. Every street bears a reminder of Canada’s roots.
Continue reading “LOCAL HISTORY, CANADA’S STORY”Sometimes a hearty bowl of soup and a simple sandwich is enough for a meal, especially when one is dining alone.
Continue reading “SOUP AND A SANDWICH”Nigel’s fourth cookbook, Simplifood: Amazing food, simply prepared is now widely available online after publishing glitches are finally resolved.
Continue reading “SIMPLIFOOD ONLINE. FINALLY.”Everywhere one looks in England the golden daffodils are dancing in the breeze.
Continue reading “DANCING DAFFS”