Sitelle and I have been negligent of Gourm(eh?) of love. Sitelle has a good excuse, being in the Gambia and all, while I have just been over-run with my thesis. But my thesis is now off with my external examiner(!), so I’ve had a little more time to breathe, sleep, and most importantly cook. When [...]
Archive for the ‘Comfort Food’ Category
Baked Beans
Posted in Beans, Comfort Food, tagged Baked beans, Chili, Comfort Food, Just Like Grandma, molasses on April 22, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Happy Pi Day!
Posted in Canadian Food, Chocolate, Classic, Comfort Food, Cranberries, Fruit, Holidays, Nuts, Pastry, Pie, Pumpkin, tagged Chocolate, cranberries, Dessert, hazelnut, holidays, Pi Day, pistachios, Pumpkin pie, Raspberries, spiced pumpkin pie, tourtière, whipping cream, White Chocolate on March 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today is a very special day – 3/14 – the best excuse of the year to make pie! So in honour of pi day, I share below my five favourite pies from last year. May your days be filled with delicious pie! – Catherine Tourtiere - Easily my favourite savoury pie, this traditional Quebecois meat [...]
Whitewater Cinnamon Buns
Posted in Baking, Brunch Food, Cinnamon, Comfort Food, tagged Cinnamon buns, gooey treats, Icing, Pecans, Whitewater cooks on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Brunch is unquestionably my favourite meal. Always eaten in the company of your favourite people, this is my excuse to go crazy with delicious breakfast and lunch foods. I only wish I had an excuse to make scrambled eggs with smoked salmon every morning! And when it comes to brunch, cinnamon buns top the list. [...]
Tourtière
Posted in Beef, Canadian Food, Comfort Food, Pie, Pork, tagged family, flaky crust, ground pork and beef, meat pie, quebecois, tortiere, tourtière, traditional on January 15, 2012 | 3 Comments »
A few of my family and friends have begun to complain about the lack of Canadian cuisine on a blog partially dedicated to Canadian food! I plan to remedy this over the next few months, but for now, I leave you with a recipe for tourtière, a delightful Quebecois dish. True tourtière lovers are passionate about [...]
Wishing you a very Happy New Year from Gourm(eh?)!
Posted in Appetizer, Aspargus, Baking, Blind baking, Canadian Food, Cheese, Chocolate, Classic, Comfort Food, Dessert, Eggplant, Herbs, Indian Food, Nuts, Pasta, Pastry, Pumpkin, Soup, Spinach, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter, tagged Best of 2011 on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s hard to imagine that 2012 has arrived! 2011 has flashed by quicker than either of us expected, and both of us have loved writing entries for gourm(eh?). Neither of us could guess how rewarding this blog would prove to be. We are so grateful for our reader’s supports and comments, and hope you will [...]
Shepherd’s Pie
Posted in Beef, Cheese, Comfort Food, Corn, Freezable, Potatoes, Winter, tagged Comfort Food, ground beef, mashed potatoes, Shepherd's Pie, Winter on December 13, 2011 | 2 Comments »
When I was a kid, my parents enrolled me and my sister in the Nancy Greene Ski League. The two of us would spend our days whooshing down the ski hills at Camp Fortune, while my parents would escape into the backwoods to go cross-country skiing. After a long day of skiing, our entire family [...]
Blueberry-apple cobbler with cardamom
Posted in Apples, Baking, Canadian Food, Cinnamon, Comfort Food, Dessert, Fruit, Recipe, Winter, tagged apples, Blueberries, cardamom, cobbler, Dessert, Recipe on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just this fall, I have made endless desserts with apples – and I have been challenging myself to make a different one each time. The most difficult thing about that is the fact that most of the time I only have a short period of time in which to make these, so inevitably, that reduces [...]
Sun-dried Tomato, Olive, and Red Pepper Pizza with Feta Cheese
Posted in Cheese, Comfort Food, Mushrooms, Quick Dinner, Tomatoes, tagged classy food, delicious, feta, mozzerella, Mushrooms, olives, pizza, red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes on December 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When my friend Alex and his partner came to visit me earlier this Fall, they treated me to this pizza. I’ve since tried it out on a few friends, and it has met with high approval ratings. Now I don’t know whether it’s the saltiness of the crumbled feta or the intense burst of sun-dried [...]
Mini apple crumble pies, granola-style
Posted in Apples, Baking, Blind baking, Canadian Food, Cinnamon, Classic, Comfort Food, Dessert, Fruit, Nuts, Pastry, Pie, Recipe, Winter, tagged apple, crumble, granola, pecan, Pie on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Although this particular recipe is my own invention, it is based on an idea my mother came up with. And the best part is that it’s more delicious, easier, and more novel than the usual crumble (well, perhaps not after this post – but I’m ok with that). With this dessert, not only do you [...]
The most decadent hot chocolate in existence
Posted in Chocolate, Classic, Comfort Food, Dessert, Drinks, Holidays, Recipe, Winter, tagged Canada, Chocolate, decadent, hot chocolate, milk, Recipe, Winter on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I thought I’d perk the mood up a bit with this hot chocolate recipe, with winter approaching. I, however, will be avoiding the snow altogether in my new home in Sénégal. This situation is definitely a bit ironic: I’m one of the small number of Canadians who loves winter, as long as it is a [...]
