Winterlicious: January 28 to February 10 2011

Reservations for this year’s Winterlicious started on January 13.  In total, 150 restaurants are participating this time around, including many returning eateries such as the Rosedale Diner, The Drake Hotel and Lai Toh Heen.  Once again, the prix fixe menus are between $15 and $25 for lunch and $25 and $45 for dinner.  For more information […]

Dynasty: A Little Trendier, But Otherwise No Changes

Dynasty Chinese Cuisine has reopened on Yorkville Avenue, just west of Bay Street.  The location, formerly held by True, an organic/locovore restaurant, was closed, leaving it available for Dynasty to take over last month.  The rstaurant has been at Yorkville and Bay since December 17.  The new location is definitely trendier-looking (they pretty much kept most of True’s decor, right […]

The Holiday Party: Getting Creative with Appetizers and Sandwiches

Meghna Lamore Ah, the wonders of holiday entertaining. The family, the friends. The sparkly decorations, the tree ornaments. The endless lists, the stress. Most of us host some sort of holiday gathering, whether it be a full-blown party on a single date rescued from everyone’s calendars or a family celebration four days long. Regardless of […]

Quick Veggie-Filled Turkey Meat Sauce

Ingredients: 1/2 lb extra lean ground turkey 2 onions, chopped Approximately 12-15 pieces of sliced mushrooms 1 cup of frozen vegetables   1. In a lightly greased pot, add chop onions and let it disolve 2. Add ground turkey and cook until it is more or less brown 3. Add mushrooms and continue cooking 4. […]

Asian Inspired Steak Strips and Veggies

Ingredients: Striploin Grilling Steaks Asparagus Peppers Minced Garlic 1. Trim fat and cut steak into strips of approximately 1 to 2″ in width. 2. Marinate beef with minced garlic and a bit of terriyaki or soya sauce.  Refrigerate for approximately one hour. 3.  Chop of ends of asparagus and lay them on baking dish or rack. 4. […]

Breadcrumb Crusted Chicken Breasts

This is a very easy recipe that I based out of a healthy eating cookbook.   There isn’t much prep needed, nor does it take a great deal of time.  Ingredients needed: Fat-free yogurt Garlic Salt Chicken breasts 1. In a bowl, mix half a cup of fat-free yogurt with two cloves of garlic and a […]