Author: Sonja
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The Equivalent to the Communal Family Sweatshirt
Cafés & Croque Monsieur You know that one oversized sweatshirt that is so warm and cozy everyone fights for it, or takes turns wearing it, it just makes you feel wrapped up in a big family hug… but how does that translate to food? Well maybe for your family it’s a perfectly roasted chicken served…
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1-2-3 Ribs
Cafés & Croque Monsieur How to make the best ribs EVER with little to no effort? Whaaaat??? Is that even possible??? YES it is!!! And the answer is your crockpot! I’ve been making them like this for years and they never fail to disappoint (or be “fall off the bone” tender, savoury, sticky deliciousness!!!) Seriously,…
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The Sunday Review
Cafés & Croque Monsieur Summer is here! And it is being felt not only with the weather but also in the ingredients at the market! It is officially lobster season, as well as asparagus season… and if you ask me… those two ingredients make a great combo, as well as a great risotto. RECIPES I…
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The Sunday Review
Cafés & Croque Monsieur This will be called the week of inspiration: From what I read, to the shopping I did, to fellow social media content creators, to the night out at one of our favourite restaurants. Everything just seemed to get the creative juices flowing. And what kind of foodie friend would I be…
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This Little Foodie Went to Market…
Cafés & Croque Monsieur This is the season when every trip to the farmer’s market is different. It’s so inspiring, exhilarating, exciting!!! The colours, the smells, all the gorgeous textures, flavours… ever changing as we go through the season. Bright green asparagus, ruby red rhubarb, strawberries still warm to the touch, ( they always smell…
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Wait… how did I do that?
Cafés & Croque Monsieur A happy accident. Where you just throw a bunch of ingredients together haphazardly and it ends up tasting AMAZING and maybe even being the BEST thing that ever came out of your kitchen! This was me tonight. I was still recovering from a cold, you know when you can finally get…
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You Say Tomato, I Say Tomato
Cafés & Croque Monsieur It’s spring. And I am so looking forward to seeing this beautiful bejeweled ripe fruit in the market. The smell, the colour, the flavour… winter tomatoes (can we even call them tomatoes??? They don’t smell like tomatoes, or taste like tomatoes…) just don’t cut it and leave us yearning for their…
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The Sunday Review
Cafés & Croque Monsieur Sunday posts will consist of a little review of the week at Cafés & Croque Monsieur. Most things will be food related and a few that are just part of the day to day. Most recently, I went to Toronto and Montreal and got to visit a few of my favourite…
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Maple Whisky Doughnuts with Candied Pecans & Bacon
Cafés & Croque Monsieur It’s sugar shack season and time for all things maple! And these sweet and savoury maple whisky doughnuts do not disappoint!!! This is a super easy and quick baked doughnut recipe. But the recipe is elevated with a couple of fun ingredients: whisky salt, and maple whisky. (However if you can’t…
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A Day in the Kitchen: Therapy
Cafés & Croque Monsieur There’s something soothing about the rhythm of chopping, stirring, grating, kneading… on repeat. The gratification that comes from making something from scratch that tastes delicious, the fact that I can feed my loved ones and friends from what I’ve come up with in the kitchen – it’s grounding and anchors me.…