Q. With Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in sight, what are we most excited to be cooking and eating? . A. Let’s be sensible and start with dessert… If you’re on the hunt for Thanksgiving pie recipes, check out the 1944 ‘Canadian Favourites Cook Book’ – ‘favourite recipes submitted by housewives across

Q. Happy Hobbit Day! September 22nd is for hobbitses as it marks both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’ birthdays. So: take off your shoes, grab a cloak and a girdle, and let’s get celebrating. In honour of Tolkien’s hobbits, it is only fair that we eat second breakfasts all week. But,

Q. The September crisp is most definitely in the air. What are your favourite foods for a chilly fall day? . A. To get us ready for fall, Statistics Canada asked a September 2025 sampling for their favourite fall flavours. What did they find? Favourite Fall Flavours i.   Maple

Q. Wedding season continues apace. What are the most popular wedding cake flavours? Has dried-out fruit cake, cursed with nuts and topped with grout, finally had its day? . A. Let’s hear it for wedding cake we’d rather eat than stuff in our handbags. According to 2024 Brides Magazine, the

Q. Happy National Ice-Cream Day. Meanwhile, it’s hot, and the freezer is low on sweet delights. What kind of ice-cream are Canadians ordering to their doorsteps? . A. Uber Eats analyzed their Canadian ice-cream sales data from July 2024 to July 2025. And what did they find? Top 5 Canadian

Q. How is it that Bach came to write a cantata about coffee? . A. Johann Sebastian Bach, as it turns out, was mad about coffee. The BBC reports that he would drink up to 30 cups a day 👀. This at a time in the 18th Century when King

Q. We see Salvia Rosmarinus, or rosemary, feature in centuries of historic note, superstition, and potion-making. What special qualities have people ascribed to this savory, beautifully fragrant herb? . A. Joseph is said to have used rosemary in lining Jesus’ manger to help fend off insects. Rosemary potions were uniquely

Q. A ‘plum job’ is an excellent job. For some, this might mean high prestige. For others, this is a job where one can make a whole lot of bank without having to work so hard. How did plums find themselves in gilded easy street? . A. The expression ‘a

Q. We’re not all poutine and Nanaimo Bars. Which fruits and vegetables do Canadians favour? . A. To get a sense of what’s on our rainbow plate, Leger 360 polled 1,587 Canadians in 2020. Participants were asked which fruits and vegetables they had eaten in the past year. Which of

Q. Are you besotted with a particular  type of food? Is there a name for that? . A. Carnophile Loves meat Foodophile We’re not picky. Loves food in general Frigophile Loves frozen things. Includes frozen desserts Javaphile Loves coffee Mycophile Loves mushrooms Oenophile Loves wine Paniphile Loves bread Turophile Loves