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Toronto Star – December 6, 2006 Foodie gift guide --------------- Wine gifts that delight --------------- Goodies for the foodies --------------- Gifts for the beer drinker --------------- Hooray for the hook

Boston Globe – December 6, 2006 Chocolate makes a sweet career change By Andrea Pyenson, Globe Correspondent --------------- Look Ma, no veggies (except potatoes and corn) By Andrea Pyenson, Globe Correspondent --------------- Spicy tomato sauce Recipe: * Penne alla puttanesca --------------- A homey medley of herbs and beans Recipe: * Ash-e-reshteh (Bean and pasta soup) --------------- Recipes: * Chocolate sauce * Profiteroles * French onion soup * Bulgogi

Toronto Star – November 29, 2006 Feeding the folks BY CYNTHIA DAVID Recipes: * Vegetable Barley Soup * Betty's Gingersnaps * Jam Swirl Muffins --------------- A bitter Pils to swallow BY JOSH RUBIN --------------- It's quince season BY AMY PATAKI --------------- Wines suitable for soirees BY GORDON STIMMELL --------------- This book really is one of the best Susan Sampson reviews The 150 Best American Recipes: Indispensable Dishes From Legendary Chefs and Undiscovered Cooks. --------------- Chickpea soup warms the soul BY JENNIFER BAIN Recipe: * Red Lentil-Chickpea Soup

Boston Globe – November 29, 2006 Six simple rules for better, more satisfying wine drinking By Stephen Meuse, Globe Correspondent --------------- Out of Africa Chef Marcus Samuelsson returns to his roots By Alison Arnett, Globe Staff For more information: * To Boston-area Africans, native foods taste like home Recipes: * Mango couscous * Piri piri * Shrimp piri piri --------------- Sedaris dishes laughs with tips By Jonathan Levitt, Globe Correspondent --------------- Rich flavor makes this one to savor Recipe: * Cheesecake with smoked salmon

Boston Globe -- November 22, 2006 Thanksgiving Recipe Guide This guide includes links to over 50 recipes ranging from old favorites like roast turkey and mashed potatoes to new ideas like baked penne with squash, eggplant, and mushrooms and scallion-flecked Gruyere biscuits.

Toronto Star – November 22, 2006 Stuffing your face Competitive eaters bust a gut for cash, glory and kicks BY JON FILSON --------------- Get these while they last BY GORDON STIMMELL --------------- The magic of modern science BY SUSAN SAMPSON --------------- A stockpile of soup BY JENNIFER BAIN Recipe: * Roasted Parsnip & Roasted Garlic Bisque

Toronto Star – November 15, 2006 Cuisiner avec Ricardo In Quebec, he's a household name with a television cooking show, magazine and cookbook. Now Ricardo is translating everything into English so he can meet the rest of Canada BY JENNIFER BAIN Recipes: * Spare Ribs in White Beer Sauce * Boiled Eggs, Revisited * Choco-Espresso Risotto --------------- The tomato is prince's domain BY SUSAN SAMPSON --------------- Reality intrudes on winery's dream BY GORDON STIMMELL --------------- A beer fit for an empress BY JOSH RUBIN --------------- Chef shakes up flavour BY SUSAN SAMPSON

Boston Globe – November 15, 2006 Be prepared — and hungry Boy Scout Troop 160 holds an annual outdoor cooking event that fires up kids and parents By Emily Shartin, Globe Correspondent --------------- Strike the right balance between bottle, meal --------------- Wines for the bird * Two whites that can stand up to the bird * Two sleek and stylish reds * A pair to knock them out --------------- A basket of biscuits hot from the oven Recipe: * Scallion-flecked Gruyere biscuits --------------- A family recipe Recipe: * Stuffed cabbage rolls --------------- Taking a shot at a Southern classic By Clea Simon, Globe Correspondent Recipes: * Bourbon pecan pie * Pecan pie --------------- Knobby, misshapen, but lovely to eat By Diana Burrell, Globe Correspondent Recipes: * Quince tart * Tart pastry

Boston Globe – November 8, 2006 Moonlighting Sampling late-night fare after work By Jonathan Levitt, Globe Correspondent --------------- Banana bread Recipe: * Chocolate-chip walnut banana bread --------------- From soup to pie, squash makes cold-weather entertaining easy By Marlissa Briggett, Globe Correspondent Recipe: * Buttercup squash soup --------------- Recipe: * Sweet potato buttermilk pie

Toronto Star – November 8, 2006 Suburban smorg BY KIM HONEY --------------- Oakville guy has a nutty idea BY JOSH RUBIN --------------- The allure of quirky gadgets BY JENNIFER BAIN --------------- Virgin Vines and mature reds BY GORDON STIMMELL --------------- Don't stop cooking with cheese BY JENNIFER BAIN Recipes: * Spicy Roasted Broccoli * Spaghetti With Smoked Mozzarella and Prosciutto * Banana Katsu

Toronto Star – October 25, 2006 New crop of farmers What happens when a chef from Toronto marries and starts pursuing a rural passion? BY AMY BROWN-BOWERS --------------- Grocers plan for crisis BY SUSAN SAMPSON --------------- Cask days were here once again BY JOSH RUBIN --------------- A symphony of wine flavours BY GORDON STIMMELL

Boston Globe – October 25, 2006 Plonkapalooza A second annual wine tasting ranks the top bottles available for $10 or less. European vineyards again dominate, but South African whites and reds surprise. By Stephen Meuse, Globe Correspondent For more information: * The starting point: the 50 nominated wines --------------- Seasons --------------- A dark, spicy cake is full of fall flavor Recipe: * Spiced pumpkin cake with maple-bourbon glaze --------------- For novices, it's one forgiving cookie Recipe: * Basic sugar cookie dough

Toronto Star – October 18, 2006 Demystifying the wine list BY GORDON STIMMELL For more information: * A deconstructed wine list (PDF) -------------- A kitchen that really works BY JENNIFER BAIN Recipes: * Egg Noodles With Brown Butter and Feta * Chicken Livers With Onions + Grapes * Mexican Chicken + Rice --------------- The strong stuff BY JOSH RUBIN --------------- Loving liver BY AMY PATAKI Recipe: * Green Pea Soup With Liver Dumplings

Boston Globe – October 18, 2006 Back for seconds Meet the contestants who will heat up another season of 'Top Chef' By Devra First, Globe Staff --------------- Simple dough is easy as pie Recipe: * Mushroom quiche with no-roll crust * Variations --------------- Donut muffins: Two great tastes in one confection Recipe: * Donut muffins --------------- For lazy weekends Recipe: * Maple walnut scones --------------- Sharing the pleasures of real sushi By Debra Samuels, Globe Correspondent

Toronto Star – October 11, 2006 The crying gam BY SUSAN SAMPSON For more information: * Solutions available for smelly problems * How to chop an onion * Getting to know the onion family (PDF) * Read it and weep * Onion soup's on Onion recipes: * Charred Red Onion Salad With Prosciutto and Parmesan * Herbed Vidalia Tea Sandwiches * Spaghetti With Green Onion Sauce --------------- Rookie farmers get herbal BY PAUL DALBY --------------- Trash talkin' wines BY GORDON STIMMELL --------------- Pot pie gets a tastelift BY JENNIFER BAIN Recipe: * Ancho Chicken Pot Pie With Cornbread Topping

Boston Globe – October 11, 2006 Fasting and feasting A meal with family and friends is the traditional end to the day during Ramadan By Omar Sacirbey, Globe Correspondent Recipes: * Fish benechin * Red lentil soup * Sheer khurma * Fruit chaat --------------- He's in the optimistic foodie camp By Alison Arnett, Globe Staff --------------- Jambalaya: Something to stew over Recipe: * Jambalaya --------------- Recipe: * Creamy fiddleheads and mushrooms --------------- Chock full of chewy charm Recipe: * Loaded butter cookies with chocolate, fruit , and nuts --------------- Recipe: * Herbed oven fries --------------- Sushi at home Recipe: * Roll-your-own sushi

Toronto Star – October 4, 2006 Be wise in your seafood choices BY STUART LAIDLAW --------------- Sweet on sweet potatoes BY JENNIFER BAIN Recipes: * Gingered Ontario Sweet Potatoes & Apple Cider * Ontario Sweet Potato Oat Bran Muffins * Curried Ontario Sweet Potato Soup --------------- In the market for inspiration BY SUSAN SAMPSON Recipes: * Lamb Popsicles With Fenugreek Cream Sauce * Tamarind Beef Tenderloin With Black Cumin Gravy --------------- Bird likes big chill BY SUSAN SAMPSON Instructions: * Turkey Cooked From Frozen --------------- The taste of autumn BY JENNIFER BAIN Recipes: * Molasses-Glazed Turkey Breast & Squash * Horseradish-Spiked Beet Salad With Fried Capers * Ontario Sweet Potato & Corn Soup * Cranberry-Oat Cereal Bars

Boston Globe – October 4, 2006 They herd it through the grapevine Three companies helm a local movement back to distributing boutique wines By Stephen Meuse, Globe Correspondent --------------- This salad balances flavors and hues Recipe: * Salt-roasted beets --------------- Oktoberfest brings in the season By Ann Cortissoz, Globe Staff --------------- A crowd pleaser * Swiss chard and mozzarella calzones --------------- They re-create recipes from history By Cathy Huyghe, Globe Correspondent Recipes: * Mrs. Fleisher's almond cake * Chocolate graham toffee fingers --------------- Preserving recipes from Nana's kitchen By Jane Dornbusch, Globe Correspondent Recipe: * Marinara sauce

Boston Globe – September 27, 2006 At Kripalu, they really know how to stretch a meal By Cathy Huyghe, Globe Correspondent --------------- A sicilian antipasto Recipe: * Marinated zucchini slices --------------- Its topping makes it tops Recipe: * Cinnamon coffee cake --------------- SALT: * Dessert doesn't have to be simply sweet * There's a process to reduction * Some experimentation adds flavor to specialty seasonings --------------- Slow and spicy wins the raves By Jane Dornbusch, Globe Correspondent Recipe: * Domoda (Gambian peanut stew)

Boston Globe – September 20, 2006 In search of a childhood memory Lydia Shire is on a mission to re-create Bailey's butterscotch sauce By Alison Arnett, Globe Staff To share your memories or post a recipe: * Do you remember Bailey's? Recipe: * Butterscotch sauce --------------- Whatever the tradition, a sweet new year By Lisa Zwirn, Globe Correspondent Recipe: * Moroccan fish and vegetable casserole ( chraime ) --------------- Following outbreak, spinach is off the menu By Alison Arnett, Globe Staff --------------- Sweeten the year Recipe: * Honey cake --------------- Fresh sardines --------------- When life gives you apples, make pie By Noreen Cargill, Globe Correspondent Recipe: * Apple pie

Toronto Star – September 20, 2006 Women cook to own beat New wave of top female chefs commanding their kitchens with daring and dignity BY JOANNA SMITH --------------- Eating to the beat BY SUSAN SAMPSON & JENNIFER BAIN Recipes: * Monsoon Crab Cakes With Miso Aioli * Four Seasons Spaghettini With Truffle Foam * Toba Fig & Onion Jam --------------- A bottle of joe? BY JOSH RUBIN --------------- A taste of honey BY SUSAN SAMPSON Rosh Hashanah recipe: * Honeyed Applesauce --------------- Cheating allowed BY AMY PATAKI Recipe: * Cheater's Cassoulet --------------- Tale of two tastings BY GORDON STIMMELL

Toronto Star – September 13, 2006 Home canning 101 Want to preserve summer? A chef tells you how BY ERIC VELLEND --------------- The Trailer Perk Boy He transports gourmet coffee to a wasteland of boring brews BY PAUL DALBY --------------- Viva Italia vinos with value BY GORDON STIMMELL --------------- Tiny, sweet fruit will satisfy BY SUSAN SAMPSON

Boston Globe – September 13, 2006 A market becomes a meeting place Farmers and neighbors gather in Brattleboro By Jonathan Levitt, Globe Correspondent Recipe: * Meat-stuffed peppers --------------- Wings: the ultimate finger food By Kristina Nies, Globe Correspondent Recipe: * Buffalo wings For more information: * Where the wings are --------------- Growing ginger adds snap to this NE farm By Emily Schwab, Globe Correspondent Recipes: * Gingery sugar snaps * Fresh ginger tea --------------- Add grains of common sense to dinner By Lisa Zwirn, Globe Correspondent Recipe: * Grilled vegetable and barley salad --------------- This Vermont vacation revolves around cooking By Jessica Thomson, Globe Correspondent Recipe: * Arugula and pear salad with mascarpone and toasted walnuts --------------- For better or worse, not like Mom used to make By T. Susan Chang, Globe Correspondent Revioew of: Stonewall Kitchen Favorites: Delicious Recipes to Share With Family and Friends Every Day, By Jonathan King, Jim Stott, and Kathy Gunst, Clarkson Potter, 288 pp., $32.50 Recipe: * Bacon & chive biscuits

Toronto Star – September 6, 2006 School's back in for cooks BY RUTH VALANCIUS Check out this annual list of Ontario cooking classes. --------------- Ontarians enjoy an earful BY JENNIFER BAIN Recipes: * Cumin Salted Cobs * Mexican Street Corn * Minted Quinoa With Corn & Green Onions --------------- Ontario's abuzz with Bees BY GORDON STIMMELL --------------- 100 sweet years at Cadbury Adams Canada BY SUSAN SAMPSON For more information: * Tidbits from the chocolate factory --------------- Apropos of nothing, a nutritious lentil dish BY JENNIFER BAIN Recipe: * Curried Lentil Purée

Boston Globe – September 6, 2006 The best thing since sliced bread New shop meets needs of sandwich aficionados By Alison Arnett, Globe Staff --------------- Competition cooks up at a 4-H county fair Food and Fun Club members put their kitchen skills to the test By Debra Samuels, Globe Correspondent Recipes: * Chocolate peanut butter munchies * Sweet pickle relish --------------- Crudités add a crunch By Lise Stern, Globe Correspondent Recipe: * Crudités --------------- Beef is thin but flavor is robust Recipe: * London broil with spicy roasted salsa --------------- Supper for a warm evening Recipe: * Cold sesame chicken