Quebecois

Ricardo’s Spiced Pear Cake

Nov 6th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis
Ricardo’s Spiced Pear Cake

Up here in Canada, we have our own franchise of The Food Network…are you ready for the name? Food Network Canada.
Us Canadians get to view [...]

Posted in Almonds, Baking, Cake, Canadiana, Dessert, Flour, Nuts, Quebecois, Recipes, Snacks, Spices, Sweets | 37 comments


Happy Birthday Canada

Jun 30th, 2008 | By Peter Minakis

July 1st is Canada Day or our nation’s birthday. Tomorrow this young country will turn 141 and I’m every bit a proud Canadian as I am Greek.
Canada is a nation of the Native peoples, the French and English majority and the multicultural mosaic that’s made up of all the other ethnicities.
I’m grateful for the opportunity [...]

Posted in Canadiana, Gravy, Potato, Quebecois, Recipe, Side | 44 comments


French Canadian Pea Soup

Jan 14th, 2008 | By Peter Minakis

For those not in the know, Canada is a bilingual country where our two official languages are French and English. Most of the Francophones live in the province of Quebec and some families can trace their roots to the first settlers in North America.
English and French Canadians are similar yet different. I won’t get into [...]

Posted in Legume, Pork, Quebecois, Soup | 20 comments