Chocolaterie de l’Île d’Orléans

Chocolaterie de l'Ile d'Orléans

Tomiko and I stopped at the Chocolaterie de l’Île d’Orléans on our Quebec Culinary Adventure. Located on the Île d’Orléans, the Chocolaterie de l’Île d’Orléans started making chocolates in 1988 using raw ingredients from the Barry Callebaut Group in Belgium. On our visit, I bought a maple and caramel dark chocolate tartinade spread that Ryan and I will […]

Smoked Mackerel Pate

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 […]

Garlicky Moutabal

Garlicky Moutabal, Kiku Corner

Moutabal is sometimes called baba ganoush. Although both dishes use roasted eggplant as a base, baba ganoush can also have other vegetables, such as tomatoes and onions, added. Moutabal, on the other hand, is just eggplant. Clear plastic containers of hummus and moutabal were everywhere in Saudi Arabia, even in our high school cafeteria. I’ve […]