In my Market to Table cookbook, I named the first dish in the book after my beloved—Aguacate Diane, chilled avocado soup. It’s a tribute for dealing with months of taste testing and proofreading. Now that we are both in our seventh decades, she is still a dish.
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In Toronto, we’ve been invited for “drinks and a light supper” by a dear friend. We know who the other guests will be, a charming couple we’ve known casually and bumped in to at various occasions over the years, so there’s no minefield on the people side. But what will we be served? That’s the big question.
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On our first few outings when lockdown allowed us to dine on outdoor patios in Toronto, we went for our favourite ethnic comfort foods: Italian, Greek, English and Italian again, where the sweet scent of basil flavours everything.
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I was supposed to be in England for my birthday, but it was not to be.
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Now that I have two cute little grandchildren, I have an extra dimension in my life.
Continuing my search for comfort food to get us through the pandemic, in my last article, I tackled penne and rotini. Today, it’s the turn of tagliatelle and fusilli.
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As we continue to suffer the current and long-term effects of the pandemic and lockdown, most of us crave comfort food as much as anything. Personally, I’d trade a plate of pasta for a hug from family members any day, but lacking even the lightest human contact, I’ll have to settle for the pasta.
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I’m longing to be able to go out and get a decent serving of fish and chips. In fact, I’m longing to be able to go out and get a decent meal of anything.
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Should we go or should we stay? Common sense suggests we should stick with government advice and stay home, but urgent matters demand our attention elsewhere.
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Last year I promised my beloved Diane that we would celebrate her April birthday in Paris. It didn’t happen. And it doesn’t look good for this year either, but we can still enjoy some Parisian comfort food – croque monsieur.
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Gentlemans Portion 