Za'atar is to Middle Eastern cooking what Herbs du Provenance is to Southern French cooking. A spice blend so versatile and so pungent, it's used on meats, vegetables, in rice dishes and (my favourite) Za'atar bread. A savory addition to…
A Food Gypsy original, also the winner of Taste of Home Canada's Burger-Off Contest, The Lamburghini tastes every bit as good and it sounds; now available in the convenient slider size. Originally submitted to Taste of Home Canada's "Burger Off"…
It was a slow start to spring in our little corner of the world. As the last of the rhubarb patch goes to seed, I thought I'd take one more bite with these tasty Rhubarb Muffins. This is the meeting…
Dad is a meat n' potatoes kind of guy. On Father's Day years ago Mom created a burger with all of Dad's favorite proteins which quickly became legend, even appearing on the menu of his local watering hole. "The Ollie…
The Ottawa Bagelshop & Deli, home to wood-fired bagels in the Montreal-style, is our favorite Westboro stop for great deli and a bag of bagels, fresh from the oven. It is impossible for us to walk out of the Bagelshop…
Wino Wednesday, a monthly feature on Food Gypsy highlighting our favorite bottle from the past month of wine swilling. If you love pinot like I love pinot - you're going to love Hitching Post, Cork Dancer 2009. Bottled in…
Boiled Peanuts, Fried Pickles Biscuits & Gravy, Fried Yardbird and Chess Pie, soul food and casual style at Ottawa's Union 613. Lunch with my gal Mary, delicious food, scandalous gossip. I am greatly blessed to have gal pals who indulge me with patience as I…
This week we had the same vegetarian meal, twice in a row - by request rather than coercion. We call that a hit and thus Coco's Curried Naan-za became a new menu item in our house. At home, I am 'Coco', loving partner to the chef in my…
Simple sides make weekday meals so much easier. This is one of our favourites just toss with olive oil, garlic and curry powder, and bang it in the oven and 20 minutes later; Curry Roasted Cauliflower. Cauliflower is one of those…
Lentils are a solid source of clean, plant based protein. This curry you can eat hot, as a stew or cold, blended as a zippy dip. This recipe is simple, fast, low fat and entirely plant based. We're big fans of the lentil in our…
On this Wino Wednesday we tell a tale of vines in the new world and Canada's newest breakout wine region, Prince Edward County. As the winter droned on into what should have been the beginnings of spring, we loaded up for an…
Summer salad season, time for homemade mayo and Caesar salad, avoid upset tummies with a little food safety know how and a bit of kitchen expertise. Tip 1: how to coddle an egg. As a brief follow up to our Grilled Cesar Salad post, we…