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Is Montreal Home to Canada’s Best Cuisine?
As you know, Reader’s Digest is on the hunt for Canada’s Most Interesting Town and the entries from city-proud residents have been pouring in!
While the nominations from across the country have been extremely enthusiastic, the number of entries nominating Montreal as home to Canada’s Best Cuisine are currently surpassing the rest!
We want to know, as a popular food enthusiast, which city in Canada do you and your readers believe is home to Canada’s Best Cuisine?
Please feel free to direct your readers to http://www.rd.ca/canada where they can nominate your city as home to Canada’s Best Cuisine!
If you have any questions, please contact Valerie Stachurski Valerie@smittencreative.com or Stephanie Greenall Stephanie@smittencreative.com and we thank you for your support!
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I can’t seem to find the dough recipe for Helen’s cinnamon buns
HI Debra, the recipe is under Helen McKinney’s Homemade Canadian Prairie Cinnamon Buns. You can google all of that or you can put it into the search bar of my site. Inside that recipe, is a link to the dough recipe which is titled Helen McKinney’s Canadian Prairie Homemade Dinner Buns.
Hope this helps and happy baking!
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Valerie
Hi Valerie,
I’m looking for a non-ultra pasteurized milk to make mozzarella cheese.
Any suggestions??? We purchased a cheese making kit a few years ago and used the 3.5 % Homo from Sealtest, with great results, but a month ago, using the same Sealtest the curd disintegrated!!!
Do you know if Glengary Dairy sells non-ultra pasteurized 3.5% Homo milk here in Toronto?
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Lynne
Hi, Lynne
Answered you via email.
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V
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for this recipe and the step by step tutorial…the photos! Wonderful!
AT LAST! I have found the fruitcake my Texas bred grandmother, daughter of Kentucky born folks who settled there before the U.S. Constitution…yet they were “English” and knew it…is this recipe of English origin ? In any event, it is the fruitcake I fondly recall from childhoods here in California….now a 68 year old grandmother, with this recipe finally found (hooray!) I will make it for my brother and grandkids and children and nieces and nephew….”Stained glass window fruitcake” was the name I thought I had made up for the yearly treasure…….it was made each October…two cakes actually. One was opened for Thanksgiving and one “marinated” month longer for Christmas! My grandmother and mother used whole walnuts from the ten trees my parents had on their property and my grandfather shelled huge Brazil nuts to be placed by my grandmother’s careful fingers for artful, lovely cutting. And yes, cut as thinly as possible! I
Dear LK
Thrilled that this recipe found such a personal place in your heart.
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Valerie
I loved your comment ! So happy you “found” a recipe that reminded you of the ones from your childhood ! Great to hear you’re now making it for your family members ! Very sweet story , thanks for sharing !
Thanks, Susan! I am not sure which recipe you are referring to?
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V
I love the smoked rind on many gouda’s. Do you know how to make that or ideas? Thank you – Bonny
HI, Bonny
Actually, you can smoke cheese like you smoke anything else. You can even buy cheese and smoke it. You have to know how to smoke items – in your own smoker for cold smoking. So, you could purchase a smoker, follow the instructions, and do it. There is a lot of information on line about cold smoking or smoking cheese.
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Valerie
Dear Valerie,
Good morning. I have owned and loved my Thermomix or 4 years. I moved from Australia to Banff mid November and had to leave it behind due to the electrical current difference.
I am looking to purchase another TM31. Do you have any of the older model available? Do you know of anyone selling one second hand. Is there a consultant in the Calgary area?
I really miss the machine and know my diet has been severely affected due to not having a Thermomix. I look forward to hearing form you. P.S. The name onthe email account is “Joe Walsh” – set up by my husband however it is my personal email.
Thanks and kind regards,
Suasn
Dear Susan
I have sent you a few emails now, but have not yet heard back from y ou.
Can you please confirm that you have received them?
Sincerely
Valeire
I like the Korean BBQ Satay recipe and the Jerk Chicken Wings.There are so many delicious things to cook in the air fryer and
this has to be a healthier way to cook.I like that very much too!
If you win it, you will really be surprised and enjoy it, I can assure you, Wanda!
Good luck.
Valerie
I need a cracking cookie recipe I lost mine and now I have lots in my freezer. Thank you.
Sorry, Marlene,
What recipe are you referring to?
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Valerie
Valerie,
I just came across your meatball recipe and can’t wait to try it.
Diane
Ottawa, Ontario
Let me know how it goes. I have a few….
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V
I just made your apricot pie
To die for big hit in our family . Can’t wait to try more of your recipes Thank you.
Thank you so much, Fred!
It is comments like these that encourage others to try my recipes and bring credibility to what I do. So many add a comment of facebook, or email me privately but few make the time to write a comment anymore, so GREAT BIG HUG out to you!
Let me know if you try others. The apricot jam is a hit with many, mom’s cinnamon buns, her angel food cake, the seven-layer salad, my crispy ginger beef (so many old old posts and recipe) and all of our holiday treats and sweets.
Cheers
Valerie
Fred – I see your comment is actually not under the pie… Oh well. Thank you! Hopefully, people will find it and so kind of you, again!
I just found your Mom’s Prairie Cinnamon Buns. I am from the Prairies ( east central Alberta) and this reminded me of my own Mom cooking at every holiday and especially at harvest. I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thank you so much.
We’ll be eager to hear your feedback once you have made them.
Big hug
Valerie and Helen
Hi Valerie, I just moved back to Canada and would like to purchase the TM6. I used to own the TM31 in Australia. But had to sell due to the different voltage. Are there any promotions on at the moment?
Looking forward to our time together soon, Kate!
Hello, being Italian I added anise to the recipe. Worked perfectly. Thank you for the step by step pictures.
No idea what recipe you are referring to, Nancy… but would love to know.
I learn so much in my kitchen from my Italian friends!
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Valerie
I have made the shrimp mold so many times and taken ti to so many gatherings that I felt akin to you. I have to warn you, I am an AMERICAN, but a rabid Canada fan. And so embarrassed as to our present leader (NOT). I hope you will not deport me from your subscription service. I vowed to move to Canada if “HE” was elected, but alas, he’s even screwed that up.
Hi Linda!
You sure made me laugh! I LOVE this dip too =- it is a hit with so many – easy to make, YUMMY, and feeds a crowd (depending upon how hungry I am – hahaha)
Thank you so much for chiming in.
Hugs
Valerie