from Three Times a Day Here’s a classic dish that is so simple to prepare: there are no frills and nothing complicated, just a few ingredients. I’ve attempted to reinvent classic beef tartare on many occasions, only to be disappointed. So, I finally heeded the classic adage “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” I […]

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Three Times a Day was born of out of shared passions: Marilou’s for cooking and the art of entertaining and Alexandre Champagne’s for photography. Quebec pop sensation Marilou always loved food and cooking but suffered from anorexia for six years in her late teens and early twenties. Marilou created a blog (Trois fois par jour) as

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In A Conspiracy of Chickens: A Memoir, David Waltner-Toews takes readers on a delightful and thought-provoking journey through the lens of his experiences with a flock of chickens. Far from a traditional memoir, this book combines humor, science, and the author’s unique perspective to craft an engaging narrative that transcends the boundaries of conventional storytelling.

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from A Conspiracy of Chickens I love making pastry, so many of my recipes involve pies. Pies for eggs or chicken include different kinds of quiches, pumpkin pie (3 eggs) and chicken pot pie. In the first year we got so many eggs I made a lot of quiches (Broccoli, Asparagus, Spinach). Pastry Ingredients 2

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In this wide-ranging memoir David Waltner-Toews shares not only his joys and misadventures with the chickens, but also reflects our history and relationship with chickens, with the urban animals surrounding us and with the ecosystem that contains us all. Funny, wise and thought-provoking, A Conspiracy of Chickens is a book that takes chickens seriously and asks the

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Spencer Watts is a Canadian chef renowned for his energetic persona and culinary expertise. Growing up in British Columbia, he was inspired by the region’s abundant fresh ingredients, which ignited his passion for cooking. He began his culinary journey in high school, participating in competitions, and later graduate the top of his class from the

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from Comfort Food This recipe has all the right things you need to make a flavourful and rich bowl of comforting soup: aromatic vegetables, good quality dairy, stock, spices, and even bacon. What makes this soup a little out of the ordinary is beer and lots of cheese. The deep nutty flavour from the beer

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Chef Spencer Watts takes the very best of classic comfort food dishes and adds globally influenced flavours to make each dish new again. This new approach to comfort foods includes something for every kind of cook — some recipes are easy to follow, some more ambitious — all are delicious! Using readily available ingredients, Spencer

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Niki Jabbour’s Growing Under Cover: Techniques for a More Productive, Weather-Resistant, Pest-Free Vegetable Garden is an insightful guide that empowers gardeners to enhance their vegetable yields through the strategic use of protective covers. This book delves into methods that mitigate the challenges posed by unpredictable weather and persistent pests. https://savvygardening.com/ Jabbour begins by elucidating the

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from Growing Under Cover Each fall, I plant lots of garlic in at least one of my raised beds. I grow a lot, so I don’t have to buy any over the winter. I use garlic in a great deal of recipes, so it’s convenient to just go down to the garage, where it’s stored,

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