Whisk: a food blog

• 3-Star Michelin Event + Kicking Tires = Worth a Special Journey

  Not only can Michelin cook tires, they can cook up a great event. {This is part two about my recent trip to South Carolina to taste Michelin-starred food and kick tires. Click here to read part one.} After arriving in Charleston, I was handed the...

• BlogHer and The $100 Question

  I'm participating in the BlogHer $100 question contest today. Go to BlogHer and answer my question for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card from BlogHer. My question: What location in the world does (or would) renew your spirit and invigorate y...

• 3-Star Michelin Event + Recipe for Ceviche = Exceptional

  Tires and food. Sunflower oil and Michelin tires. The two don't seem to be a pairing you would normally consider, but the history of Michelin starts with tires and takes a detour with food and restaurants. Few people realize that the Michelin that ma...

• Food & Wine and QVC KitchenAid Hand Mixer and Cookbook Set Giveaway

  Click here to find out about a great giveaway sponsored by Food & Wine and QVC! Whisk: a food blog This is just a summary. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!

• Third Wall Theatre + Food + Croquet @ Residence of the British High Commissioner

  Huff Estates Chardonnay Duck Rillettes from Piggy Market Smoked Salmon with Maple Dill Mustard Trumpour's Mill Rosé Tonight I attended the First Annual (Go Loco) Croquet Tournament and Party at Earnscliffe, the Residence of the British High Comm...

• Tortilla Soup

  You likely won’t find a recipe for Tortilla Soup in your hand-me-down cookbooks. Tortilla Soup is a fairly recent newcomer to the culinary scene. Popularized in the American Southwest and northern Mexico, this soup is now sought after in far flung...

• Ottawa Byward Market Food Tour

  A few weeks ago I attended the launch of a new food tour of the Byward Market in Ottawa hosted by Paola St. George and Andrée Riffou of C'est Bon Cooking. I wrote about Chef Andrée Riffou in my post about Ravioli who is the mastermind behind t...

• Petite Marmite Henry IV and a ditty

  "Seventy Five Pickles at 15 Roux, (like a street) Half a chicken and knuckles 2 (1 of each knuckle) 300 Carrots? Half turnip, half beans (that means half of 300, each, or 150) A leeky heart half a lemon squeeze ( 1 leek, one heart of celery, half...

• Lemonade in the Shade

  When I was a young child living in Papua New Guinea, we had a lemon tree outside our back door. A lemon tree of very sour lemons. They were round and yellow. The local name for them was “mulis” (moo-lees). One of the daily rituals in muli season,...

• What's in My Fridge...a feature at Cafemom

  Every Friday, Cafemom has a feature called "What's in My Fridge". Well, today you can find out what's in my fridge.  photo from iStockphoto Click here to see more food bloggers and what's in their fridges. Thanks Brianne (wh...

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