Food & Drink
Christmas without a Santa-size tummy
Dec 6, 2014 / 5:00 am
We all would love to have our cake and look good too (did you see how I manoeuvred that expression?!) However, we know that is unrealistic. Don't worry though... were you afraid I was going to suggest the best way to achieve this is some ab exercise or extreme diet? You should know me better tha
Meet your Makers Series - Monika the Baker
Dec 3, 2014 / 10:27 am
Something truly magical happens when you meet your taste makers. You bring back to your kitchen the love, and respect that the ingredient was created in. You don’t just put that cheese away, but you make sure it has a good spot in your fridge, that it is well wrapped and well cared for.
Christmas is for sharing
Nov 29, 2014 / 5:00 am
She says: I was thinking about a topic for this week, and I remembered that December 6th was the Feast of St. Nicholas, another day that is celebrated amidst the many that make up the festive season. That made me think about the traditions of the holidays and how they got to be…. Do you
Nuttier than a fruitcake
Nov 22, 2014 / 5:00 am
Now that the winds have cooled to icy temperatures and there is the threat of snow on the hills it seems acceptable to speak of Christmas and all its preparations. I know that some stores have had items for sale for almost a month now but I really do think that even a die-hard Yuletide fan knows the
Baker's Balls a.k.a. Goat Cheese Fritters
Nov 20, 2014 / 1:48 pm
One Big Table wanted to reach a little higher, to be a little better, to learn and to share what we have encountered in our Beautiful Valley. And in order to do that we asked for your help: and you responded. My Kickstarter Campaign was successful and now we get to enjoy better equipment to
Gastro sexual
Nov 15, 2014 / 5:00 am
This week I asked my husband The Chef Instead to weigh in on the relationship of men and women in the kitchen. He has some good pointers for men looking to cook up some interest in a lady they like :) Photo: Contributed He Says: This past week I heard the funniest term on
Oktoberfest Grilled Cheese with UB French Gold
Nov 12, 2014 / 3:50 pm
The best way to eat the local star French Gold from Upper Bench?Take it out of your fridge, unwrap it, let it sit at room temperature for 1/2 or so and then put it straight in your mouth. The second best way is the famous Oktoberfest Grilled Cheese by One Big Table! Simple & Delicious
Root Vegetable Scramble
Nov 3, 2014 / 3:19 pm
Welcoming the new season and not only here at the One big Table HQ! That's right, Celeriac is back and this personal favourite made its tasty way in the latest locally inspired and seasonally delicious creation: Root Vegetable Scramble. ROOT VEGETABLE SCRAMBLE 1 Golden Beet ( or red wi
The other 50 shades of grey
Nov 1, 2014 / 5:00 am
That got your attention, didn't it? But this is a family column, so I'm not going to get all kinky. I just wanted to talk about the striking beauty of late fall, and the way the colours of nature can transform a day - one moment can be flat and dreary and the next can be breathtaking in its
Hallowe'en apples!
Oct 25, 2014 / 5:00 am
When I was a kid, that's what we shouted as we went door to door. Because if you shouted, "Trick or Treat!" then the people opening the door could respond with "Trick!" and then we'd have to come up with one. The standard my brother and I had was to sing "Mary had a
Chef's thanks for hunting season
Oct 18, 2014 / 5:00 am
This week I have a guest post from my other half, Chef Martin Laprise. Since we are in the season of harvest and hunting, I thought it offered an interesting perspective...since this past week we had World Food Day in recognition of family farmers and the need for sustainable agriculture I wanted to
Giving thanks for the weirdest things
Oct 11, 2014 / 5:00 am
It's funny, as I get older I find the things I cherish the most from my childhood are those quirky things that I saw as uncool or downright weird when I was a kid. Now I regard them with wistfulness and humour. I long for the days when the biggest worry I had was dealing with the comments from f
Cheers!
Oct 4, 2014 / 5:00 am
We live in a "bread basket", one of those bountiful regions of the world that offers a plethora of food grown within arm's reach without unreasonable effort. In our part of the world we tend not to suffer anyway, but in the harvest season we really do benefit from all the goodies. I kn
Sustainability and responsibility
Sep 27, 2014 / 5:00 am
What good is a great dinner if there is no planet to live on? Photo: Contributed Did I get your attention? I was pondering what to write about this week and happened upon this video put out by National Geographic. It deals with sustainability. We talk about sustainable agriculture and
Indian Summer
Sep 20, 2014 / 5:00 am
As I sit here writing, there is a goldfinch outside the window chirping. He sounds a bit like our dog, Simon, when he has one of his many squeaky toys in his mouth. It's the same demanding "See me!" kind of voice. I wonder if this little fellow is not Mother Nature's PR representat
How to eat your peas & quinoa
Sep 13, 2014 / 6:00 am
Dining Etiquette Part 2 For Part 1, click here I'd like to continue my series on dining etiquette in hopes of getting everyone back on the same page. It seems we have lost the common language of the table and it's no longer clear what message is being transmitted between the
One Big Table - S.3/E.1 - Taccole (Romano Beans)
Sep 8, 2014 / 2:18 pm
http://www.facebook.com/onebigtable This video is about Taccole a.k.a. romano Beans. Meaty and Delicious, they make for a great vegetarian main course or an excellent side. Simple, simple, simple. And delicious. Cook it. Now. It's delicious. Also... In the new seas
Pork Jam
Sep 6, 2014 / 5:00 am
As I write this, Martin is boiling fifteen kilos of plums on our stove…it's the time of year when we get creative with the seemingly endless bounty from the orchard and garden. I thought it only fair that I share our inspiration with you, along with a bit of trivia you might like to pass
The dog days of summer
Aug 30, 2014 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed We have just been through the hottest part of the year, known from ancient times as "the dog days of summer" in honour of Sirius, the Dog Star. It is the brightest star in the sky, so bright that people thought it added to the heat of the season. In July and A
Etiquette - it's not about being a jerk
Aug 16, 2014 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed In the last week I've seen three articles on "what not to do" when dining out, and that made me think... have we really become so self-centered that we don't realize when we are being unreasonable? Since in today's world so many kinds of behaviour