Cycling is one of the few sports that I enjoy. Though Toronto lacks the bicycle culture of the enlightened European cities, Meinhilde and I have found some great urban paths. We are excited to show you some of these trails here on Kiku Corner!
Author: Meinhilde
Cthulhu Bumbleberry Pie
Ontario strawberries are now in season, and since Ryan has been wanting to make his own pie for quite a while now, he made this Cthulhu bumbleberry pie over the weekend. Somehow he had found the Cthulhu Pie by Sandy Yoo, and of course he had to recreate it. The pie crust was a pâte […]
Happy Hour: Tequila Lime Gingerale
Our aunt made these delicious tequila lime gingerale cocktails for us when we visited her on Toronto Island for the yacht club sail past. She had just returned from Mexico with a bag of juicy Mexican limes, and we used up her whole stash when mixing up these drinks for whoever was passing by. I’m not really […]
Saudi Fruit Juice
Our family ordered this Saudi fruit juice whenever we went out for shawarmas – the classic fast food we ate in Saudi Arabia. Now shawarmas are commonplace in Canada, but when we moved to Riyadh in 1996, they were brand new to us. The shawarmas were only SR 5 (less than $2.00) each, and are a […]
Smoked Mackerel Pate
When I used to eat meat, I loved smoked mackerel. There was a fishmonger in the town near our Oma’s village who would sell freshly smoked fish, still warm from the smoker. Buttery soft mackerel and Schillerlocken (dogfish) were my favourites, just eaten plain or on pieces of bread or crackers. I don’t eat fish any […]