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Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year!
Author: Cynthia Cheng Mintz
Cynthia Cheng Mintz is the founder and webitor-in-chief of this site and the petite-focused site, Shorty Stories. She has also written for other publications including the Toronto Star and has blogged for The Huffington Post. Her first novel, Aspirations, was published in 2007. Outside of writing, Cynthia researches and advises philanthropic ideas for family funds and foundations and also volunteers.
Recipe: Four Flour Banana Bread
Remember the maple sugar spelt banana bread I made a few years ago? Well, I tweaked it again (since it was based on a recipe I found in a book) and made it with four different types of flour: spelt, rice, amaranth and almond. Result? Super-dooper moist! And it freezes really well, too. Great as […]
New Year’s Eve: How Do YOU Celebrate?
What are your traditions? When I was little, my (late maternal) grandmother would light candles with me. I have NO CLUE where that came from. She told me it was a “tradition” but I don’t know anyone who does it. Maybe it was something she invented, but it wasn’t something I ever asked her. It’s […]
Merry Christmas to All Who Celebrate!
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! No new post today, but we’ll be back with one or two next week!
Baked Eggs is What’s for Dinner!
I like to go meatless at least once a week (though I don’t always get to) and recently, I decided to make baked eggs. This would also make an amazing New Year’s Day brunch dish (if you’re still looking for ideas). Ingredients: 4 egg whites + 2 whole eggs (large) A little more than 1/4 […]
TRUE to Size Diversity: An Inverview with Dale Noelle of TRUE Model Management
Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Dale Noelle, a former model and founder of TRUE Model Management, a New York-based agency representing models of all sizes. Ms. Noelle has been involved with the apparel industry since she was very young. She worked at her father’s clothing factories and later owned her own apparel business […]
(Leftover) BBQ Pork and Onion Socca
In an effort to cut down on “traditional” carbs like wheat flour breads, rice and potatoes, I’ve been scouring the Internet for recipes which contain none of those ingredients. One can only have so much quinoa, after all. When I was looking up recipes for chickpea flour, I came across socca, a flatbread from the […]
Getting into the Game at Wild Burger
Last week, I had the privilege of attending a blogger dinner at Wild Burger, a new 30-seater gastro burgery owned by Suman Roy, a globally renowned chef and Gautam Banerjee. Located in the Eglinton and Mount Pleasant area, Wild Burger is very different from other gourmet burger houses in the city. Rather than a huge […]
Three of the 6 Day Artisans at OOAK Christmas 2014
Not every exhibitor at the One of a Kind Show is there for the entire run. Many are, in fact, only there for part of the show and started their run this past Tuesday. I returned to the OOAK Christmas Show for the second time this season to check a few of them out, including: […]
Pizza and Fish at Buca Yorkville
I recently had the opportunity to have dinner at the newest Buca restaurant, Buca Osteria & Bar. Located at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto’s Yorkville area, this restaurant is different from the King Street locations. Rather than focusing on meat, this restaurant is full of seafood choices (don’t worry, there are non-seafood dishes as […]
