Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork) 2 lb pork shoulder 1 cup hosin ½ cup ground bean paste ½ cup ketchup ¼ tsp five spice ½ tsp sesame oil 1 tbsp light soy 1 tbsp dark soy Bao 1 cup warm water 3 tbsp sugar 1 pack dry yeast 3 ¼ cup all-purpose flour 3 tbsp […]
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Acadian Seafood Chowder
Yields 4-6 servings Ingredients 1 medium sized onion, chopped 4-5 oz butter 1 lb fresh haddock fillets 500ml chicken broth 4-5 oz white wine 3-4 pinches ground black pepper 3-4 tbsp fish fumet 6-8 oz scallops 6-8 oz lobster meat 6-8 oz whipping cream (can be subbed for flour and water, or tapioca flour for […]
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Skinny Green
Ingredients large handful of spinach large handful of kale ½ lemon 1 apple 1-inch cube peeled ginger 6 celery stalks 1 English cucumber few sprigs of parsley Method Wash and chop ingredients before running them through your juicer or blender. Essential nutrients include potassium—an important mineral that can lower blood pressure—fibre, magnesium and vitamin C. The […]
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Shaker Lemon Ice Cream with Blueberry Topping
Makes about 2 litres when frozen Ingredients 1 whole lemon 1 cup sugar (organic cane) 2 tbsp butter 1 ½ tbsp flour 2 whole eggs pinch of salt ¾ cup lemon juice 2 cup whole milk 2 cups whipping cream 2/3 cup sugar 3 tbsp cream cheese Blueberry Topping 2 cups wild blueberries 1 ¼ […]
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The Manitoba Connection
Remember Goon? About a minor-league hockey team from Halifax with a hard-hitting enforcer? It’s been three years since the movie played for audiences around the country and the world, but what Haligonians may recall is that the movie wasn’t filmed in Halifax, but rather as far away from the ocean as you can get: the […]
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Moussaka
Makes 24 pieces in a 12×18 in pan. Half ingredients for a smaller pan. Ingredients 1 cup canola oil 8 potatoes, cut width into circles, ¼-inch thick 3 eggplants, cut into ¼-inch strips 6 large zucchini, cut into ¼-inch strips 2 onions,diced 4 lbs lean hamburger small juice glass red wine small juice glass tomato […]
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Chocolate Stout Cupcakes
Makes 12 cupcakes Ingredients 2 cups Garrison Martello Stout 2 cups unsalted butter 1 ½ cups unsweetened cocoa powder 4 cups all-purpose flour 4 cups white granulated sugar 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 ½ tsp salt 4 large eggs 1 1/3 cups sour cream Method Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and butter baking pans. Bring […]
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Fight or flight
Christopher Ball of Mahone Bay believes Nova Scotia couldn’t be more perfect. A five-time winner of the Best Cinematography at the Atlantic Film Festival, he loves the ocean, the wilderness, everything the Nova Scotian lifestyle has to offer. Still, he says, he will have to leave if the province’s slashing of its film tax credit […]
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Gluten- and Dairy-Free Chocolate Mint Cake
Ingredients 1 19-oz can of black beans, drained and rinsed 5 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp mint extract ½ tsp salt ¼ cup sugar 6 tbsp of coconut oil ½-cup honey 8 tbsp cocoa 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda Chocolate Butter Cream 3 ½ cups of confectioner’s sugar ¾ cup […]
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Fluffy Tofu and Chicken Tsukune
Ingredients 1 cake of firm tofu 100g ground chicken ½ small grated onion chopped green onion cilantro 2 oz chopped boiled green beans 1 egg 2 tsp sugar 2 tsp soy sauce 2 tsp corn starch 2 tsp grated ginger 1 tsp chicken stock Sauce 4 tsp sake 3 tsp soy sauce 3 tsp sugar 2 tsp mirin Method Put […]
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Gluten-Free Lobster Linguine with Mussels
Ingredients 250g gluten-free linguini (about half of a standard 500g package) 2 tbsp butter 3 finely chopped garlic cloves 2 finely chopped shallots ½ tsp dried chili flakes 2 cups white wine 1 cup heavy cream, 35% (optional if you are dairy-free) 1 lb locally sourced mussels 1 live lobster (1 or 1 ½ lb) […]
