Each Tuesday, Savour Winnipeg features a new brew that’s either seasonal or the latest libation to hit the shelves. This week, we’re loving Trois Pistoles. Quebec is to Canadian Beer what Belgium is to Europe and Unibroue is infamous for its abbey inspired styles. Dark brown colour, Trois Pistoles pours cloudy with a rich lacy […]
Archive | February, 2012
Recipe: Maple Cream Pie
As a nod to Festival du Voyageur, Randy Reynolds of Beaujena’s Bistro featured this Maple Cream Pie on the menu last February. Now he’s sharing it with Savour Winnipeg’s readers. “As I recall, Marion Warhaft (for what its worth) described it as ‘sublime,’” says Reynolds. Ingredients: Pastry shell: 1 cup flour, pinch of salt 1Tbs […]
Wine: Caribou
Bottled in Montreal, Caribou is an authentic Quebec fortified wine said to be of Aboriginal origin. Legend has it, the drink was a mix of Carrbou blood and bush whisky. To make it more palatable, red wine substituted the blood and brandy and maple syrup later entered the equation. Caribou is now traditional served during […]
Beer: Blanche de Chambly
Each Tuesday, Savour Winnipeg features a new brew that’s either seasonal or the latest libation to hit the shelves. This week, we’re loving Unibroue’s Blance de Chambly. The first refermented white beer brewed according to Belgian tradition in North America Blanche de Chambly presents pale golden in the glass. Slightly cloudy, it maintains a creamy […]
Recipe: Tourtiere du Shack
Bon Appétit magazine had an awesome spread on Martin Picard of Montreal’s Au Pied de Cochon including this recipe for the classic French-Canadian meat pie Tourtiere. Ingredients Crust 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups (4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2″ cubes 1 teaspoon kosher salt Filling 1 1/2 cups low-salt chicken broth […]
Wine: Warres Tawny Port
Every Wednesday, wine editor Alec Stuart shares a few tasting notes. This week we’re talking about Tawny Port. Being a tawny port, Warres 10 Year Old Otima is lighter in style but is packed full of luscious sweet flavours. I got the typical nuts, honey & dried fruit of a tawny port, but there was […]
Beer: Maudite
Each Tuesday, Savour Winnipeg features a new brew that’s either seasonal or the latest libation to hit the shelves. This week, we’re taking a closer look at Unibroue’s Maudite. This intensely red amber ale pours cloudy and presents a dramatic beige head. Aromas of malt, orange and spice like corriander and clove welcome the nose […]
Recipe: Skillet Style Bannock Bread
Ingredients 1 L (4 cups) all-purpose flour 25 mL (2 tablespoons) baking powder 5 mL (1 teaspoon) sugar 2 mL (1/2 teaspoon) salt 2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) bacon fat or lard 500 ml (2 cups) water or milk Directions In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. In a medium cast-iron frying […]
Wine: Ciao Sangiovese
Every Wednesday, wine editor Alec Stuart shares a few tasting notes. This week it’s Ciao Sangiovese. You won’t see a lot of TetraPak wines on store shelves here. Nor will you see a lot of 1-litre Sangiovese retailing for just over $12 (actually $12.11 at your local MLCC). The Ciao Sangiovese (from the coastal plains of […]
The Peasant Cookery
Many said no to Oui: Bistro and Wine Bar. Not much appears to have changed since this exchange district spot rebranded as Peasant Cookery. Until you taste the food. Wow! Looking out (or in) from the park, where that cube that I love/hate glows in stark contrast to the character of the architecture, it’s hard […]