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Sundried Tomato and Black Olive Palmiers with Anne Willan’s Tapenade

Sundried Tomato and Black Olive Palmiers with Anne Willan’s Tapenade by Darina Kopcok

Sundried Tomato and Black Olive Palmiers with Anne Willan’s TapenadeTwo weeks ago I was lying on a beach in Mexico sipping margaritas and working on the beginnings of my tan. It had been a long time since my body had soaked up any rays, even though I…

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Salted Caramel Apple Tart and Baking by Weight

Salted Caramel Apple Tart and Baking by Weight by Darina Kopcok

Yesterday I was browsing through my recipe index for a realistic look at where I need to focus more of my efforts. Vegetables to be sure. Perhaps more holiday friendly recipes. I was surprised to find that I have posted on so many sweet things. I like desserts, but I’m not fanatical about them. Given a choice, I usually prefer a…

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Languedoc Roussillon: Zucchini Fritters

Languedoc Roussillon: Zucchini Fritters by Darina Kopcok

French cuisine is full of all manner of fritter, sweet and savoury. Not surprising from a country that brought us the beignet. As a fritter and pancake aficionado, I had long been throwing vegetables into a seasoned batter before I began concocting recipes for one of my favourite variations–the zucchini fritter.Some dishes are more…

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Caprese Salad

Caprese Salad by Darina Kopcok

Caprese SaladI love tomatoes. Every year, I can hardly wait for spring because it means not only sunshine and lighter clothes but the varieties of juicy red tomatoes that suddenly take up residence at my local market. When tomatoes are in season, I eat them every dayin one form or another, and I never tire of a Caprese salad–tomatoes…

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Pad Thai, Good and Bad

Pad Thai, Good and Bad by Darina Kopcok

If there is one type of food easy to get wrong, it’s Thai food. Any North American person of Thai descent can tell you this. For example my friend Victoria from Victoria’s Food Secrets, whose Thai mother is a fantastic cook, finds most Thai restaurants in our fair city lacking, while ethnic Europeans like me happily slurp noodles at…

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Bacon, Olive, and Caramelized Onion Tart

Bacon, Olive, and Caramelized Onion Tart by Darina Kopcok

There is something about the tart that has instant appeal. The French know this. Rarely do I visit one of my favorite bistros without someone at the table ordering a slice while the others look on in envy. There is no limit to what you can do with a bit of puff pastry or other similarly buttery dough, a thought that kept niggling at…

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Breakfast Biscuit Sandwiches

Breakfast Biscuit Sandwiches by Darina Kopcok

It’s almost four in the afternoon as I write this and I’m already thinking about breakfast. Specifically, I’m thinking about a biscuit slathered with tartly sweet raspberry jam and unsalted butter, topped with a fried egg and a slice of aged cheddar. It’s my new thing.Breakfast has always held a special place in my heart, whether it…

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Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon and a Happy New Year

Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon and a Happy New Year by Darina Kopcok

I don’t know about you but I can’t believe 2010 has come and gone. It was an exciting, eventful, and yes, even stressful year for me. A year full of changes. I went back to school and embarked on a new career that I love, finding work at a company that I really wanted to work for. Unfortunately, blogging ended up falling by the…

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Marcella Hazan’s Spaghetti Carbonara

Marcella Hazan’s Spaghetti Carbonara by Darina Kopcok

When you live alone and have lived alone for a long time, you develop habits. Some may be borderline strange, others just mind numbing in their repetition. Often, you don’t question these habits. Others make you cringe and think what if the world could see me? Those who know me and my foodie ways think I come home and cook a four…

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Julia Child’s Côtes de Porc Poêlées – Casserole Sautéed Pork Chops

Julia Child’s Côtes de Porc Poêlées – Casserole Sautéed Pork Chops by Darina Kopcok

Julia Child’s Côtes de Porc Poêlées – Casserole Sautéed Pork ChopsNow that it’s autumn again I’ve had an intense desire to get back to cooking with Julia. Nothing says fall to me more than the earthy, robust dishes of French country cooking.…

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