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How To Make Homemade Éclairs For Valentine’s Day

Ever since Toronto bakery Nugateau opened, artisanal éclairs are having a moment. As if fresh off the boat from France, the flavor-packed pastries are luxuriously light and creamy, and come in flavors like Lemon Meringue, Salted Caramel and Persian Pistachio. Best of all, they’re not as complicated to make as they look. We’re…

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Make Easy Homemade Pastries For Valentine’s Day!

Try our flaky, gooey and delicious recipe.

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Homemade Pastries

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Cookbook Spotlight: Montreal Cooks

In this collection of 80 recipes from 40 of Montreal’s most talented chefs — including Derek Dammann of Maison Publique and Colin Perry of Southern barbecue joint Dinette Triple Crown — culinary experts share just how easy it is to bring home the flavors of this vibrant city. Cooking your…

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Best Chicken Noodle Soup Ever

Soups are special at Olive & Gourmando. We put a lot of effort into our soups, because frankly, soup is one of my favorite things to eat. I love it when a surprising garnish elevates a simple soup and alters our preconceived ideas about what that soup should…

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Porchetta

Porchetta is a celebratory spice-stuffed pork roast often served with rapini as a main course or sliced and tucked into sandwiches with roasted bell peppers and salsa verde. For the best flavor – and to save time when hosting – prepare this dish the day before you plan to serve it.

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This Simple Super Bowl Snack Is A Total Winner

Make Kristen Eppich's cheesy Bacon Wraps for game day!

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Trending Now: Bone Broth

On a harsh, wintery day, there’s nothing like a pot simmering away on the stove to turn your house into a cozy refuge. If there’s anything to warm the cockles and please the soul, it’s bone broth. What is bone broth? Commonly confused for stock, it’s actually an intensely flavored soup that…

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Michael Smith’s Meatless Tacos

The year 2016 has been declared the International Year of Pulses by the United Nations to celebrate one of the world’s most important foods: the edible seeds of the legume family (think: beans, peas, chickpeas, and lentils). Sustainable, healthy and delicious, pulses are an excellent source of protein, making them…

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Miso Soba Soup With Tofu & Mushrooms

Umami-rich ingredients like miso paste and soy sauce boost flavor without adding fat in this warm and nourishing soup.

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Cookbook Spotlight: Hot Bread Kitchen

Food editor Kristen Eppich shares the cookbook she’s coveting now. Recipes that are passed down over time are the most reliable kind. So when New York bakery Hot Bread Kitchen published a cookbook, it was at the top of my list. Hot Bread Kitchen isn’t just your…

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Pain Au Lait

White bread has gotten itself a bad name – shorthand for insipid, industrial bread. This classic loaf has lots of soul and flavor and will put white bread back in your good graces. While this dough can be formed into many shapes, we often sell it as a pullman loaf,…

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Grilled Cheese French Toast With Caramelized Peaches

Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez shares a recipe from The Hot Bread Kitchen Cookbook.  My dad loved to cook. He made a mean version of his mother’s chicken soup, including the bird’s scaly feet when he could find them at the butcher. He made delicious chicken schnitzel and even deep fried chicken…

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Peri Peri Chicken Pie

A warm and comforting recipe from Nigel Slater’s new book, A Year Of Good Eating. …

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Ruby Watchco’s Cheddar Cheese Biscuits

Chefs Lynn Crawford and Lora Kirk serve up these flaky bites at their Toronto eatery, Ruby Watchco.