Stories

This is a Mediterranean recipe! I learnt this recipe from my mother when I was growing up in Syria. We used to enjoy cooking and eating...

I learned this recipe in my country Syria when I was 16 years old. I like to eat this soup in winter to keep warm and feel cozy. I love...

When I was a high school student, I would go out with my friends every night to restaurants. We would eat seafood pizza and share...

This is such a simple recipe but foolproof. It is special to me because it has been passed down three generations and I can still...

My name is Michael Fincher and I’m a chef originally from Cairo Georgia. I moved to Canada from New York about 15 years ago and I...

I chose Almond Green Beans (as they’re known in my family, though properly they’re called Green Beans Almandine) as it was one of the...

Growing up summers were spent down south in Missouri and Arkansas with family. Memories from that time are rich – afternoons wading...

I chose to share my Spanakopitta recipe, as it’s a recipe I’m always asked for. Everyone loves it. I remember my mom always made it, and...

The recipe I decided to share is my grandma’s recipe for Radio Pudding. When asked why it was called Radio Pudding, my grandma laughed...

I learned how to make Butter Brickle from a friend of mine, and have probably been making it for forty years now. It’s always been a big...

Beef and Green Peppers is the first recipe I learned to make. I did cook before, but it was mostly from a box or throwing meat on the...

I’m not a baker. Not really, at least. But it was the end of the school year, and we were having a special function for it, and I decided...

My favourite recipe is Milktart, which is similar to a custard pie. We often made it as a dessert after a nice Sunday lunch or for tea...

I have always loved to travel, and with that comes an adoration for food from other countries and cultures. I’ve enjoyed homemade rice,...

Shortly after our oldest daughter was born, our family moved to Winnipeg. When we arrived, we didn’t know anyone, but lucky for us there...

In 1996, upon our arrival to Montreal and during our intensive French language course, I met people from all around the world. One of...

Sunday lunch in Jamaica is an event. It is the meal where as many family members as possible gather together to celebrate family, savour...

My name is Johanna Ziegler and I moved to Brockville from Germany in 2010. It has been a great journey and one of the things I love most...

In Tehran’s hot summer day where temperature of +40 Celsius weren’t uncommon, my favourite drink was sekanjebeen. I remember growing the...