Ginsugirl

Location:

Canada

Blog:

http://No turkey this thanksgiving, we're having a ham.

Best meal I ever ate:

The very first time I tasted Foie Gras. Forced (by my boss, no less) to try it, even though I thought I'd hate it. Simple wild blueberry gastrique, seared off perfectly. What made it so awe inspiring was the surprise at how much I loved it. It was a true "where have you been all my life?" moment.

My current drink of choice:

Beer, Cider, Grace Grapefruit pop, cheap Argentine reds

I really wish I could:

Draw or paint great pictures of my family

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Any variation of Nicoise for picnics; anything in flaky pastry (filo, puff, etc), risotto, or a nice, simple roast for dinner parties. When the sports nuts come over to watch the game, it's always perogies.

My favorite comfort food:

Freshly baked bread, especially my Mum's

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Opus on Prince Arthur, Grappa, Mashu Mashu, Dhaba, Eden

My most tattered cookbooks:

My great-grandmother's North Bay Hotel Cookbook, ca 1917 (plus lots of clippings). Includes recipes for squirrel and Canada goose! Also an old Government publication called "Economical meals with meat" The only "celebrity" books I pull out and actually use are The Two Fat Ladies and Jamie Oliver's first book