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THE HEALTHY PLATE: Recipe for "fried" Guinness battered oysters with mustard pickle sauce

THE HEALTHY PLATE: Recipe for "fried" Guinness battered oysters with mustard pickle sauce

In honour of St. Patrick's Day I have packed four Irish ingredients into one tasty little appetizer — oysters, cabbage, Guinness stout and Colman's Mustard.
Proponents of coconut oil like health benefits but take care with saturated fat

Proponents of coconut oil like health benefits but take care with saturated fat

LONDON, Ont. - If you believe everything you read on the Internet, coconut oil is a panacea, recommended for everything from frying your chicken to shaving your legs.
THE AMERICAN TABLE: Recipe for roasted chicken with 40 cloves of garlic and a bacon blanket

THE AMERICAN TABLE: Recipe for roasted chicken with 40 cloves of garlic and a bacon blanket

There is just something about roasted chicken that comforts, nourishes and satisfies like nothing else, especially when the wind is howling and it is cold outside.
COOKING ON DEADLINE: Recipe for open-faced anchovy sandwich with balsamic arugula

COOKING ON DEADLINE: Recipe for open-faced anchovy sandwich with balsamic arugula

Stay with me on this one. We're going to make an open-faced anchovy sandwich. And you're going to love it. Admittedly, that's a tall order for a sandwich that sports an ingredient many people tend to be skittish about.
World-renowned Noma chef Rene Redzepi to address Toronto food symposium Terroir

World-renowned Noma chef Rene Redzepi to address Toronto food symposium Terroir

TORONTO - Rene Redzepi, an award-winning chef whose innovative and groundbreaking approach to cooking has earned his Copenhagen eatery Noma the designation of top restaurant in the world, is coming to Toronto to address a symposium for the hospitalit
Adding a little science to your shopping list? Molecular gastronomy triggers wave of new shops

Adding a little science to your shopping list? Molecular gastronomy triggers wave of new shops

Milk, eggs, cheese, tomatoes, transglutaminase, sodium citrate...
Chefs bowled over by cereal flavours moving into ice cream, pastry, even vodka

Chefs bowled over by cereal flavours moving into ice cream, pastry, even vodka

Breakfast cereal flavours are jumping out of the box. Milk, ice cream, baking mixes and more are getting infused with the flavour of the classic childhood treat. There's even a line of lip balms and a cereal-flavoured vodka.
Dietitians of Canada dishes up shopping tips to save money on healthy foods

Dietitians of Canada dishes up shopping tips to save money on healthy foods

TORONTO - Unpacking and putting away your groceries is one of those boring yet necessary tasks. But if you do it strategically, you can save prep time in the kitchen along with money on your food bill.
THE HEALTHY PLATE: Recipe for Asian steamed clams or mussels with broccoli rabe

THE HEALTHY PLATE: Recipe for Asian steamed clams or mussels with broccoli rabe

I'd love to claim that this wonderful recipe required hours of arduous research and testing (not to mention the expert application of all of my hard-won culinary skills) before I was able to settle on the exact proportions of its ideal ingredients.
'Nobu' honoured at South Beach Wine and Food Festival for his fusion cuisine

'Nobu' honoured at South Beach Wine and Food Festival for his fusion cuisine

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - His name is drawn on the napkins and chop sticks at his more than 30 restaurants around the world, but chef and restaurateur Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa prefers to stay out of the limelight. "Normally I am the chef.