What a great week it’s been in the food world blogosphere - this post shares all my great finds of the day. Our to-try list has grown exponentially!

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Ward’s back from New York, but too tired to cook, so we’re having Japanese take-out. Eating: hamachi handroll. /li>
Yogurt that tastes like cake - have to try this. I’m not a huge fan of yogurt but I always think I should eat it. If it’s like cake … I might eat more of it!
To try […]

Eating: an Asian cilantro, cucumber and tofu salad my mom put together.

To try: Roasted Garlic & Rosemary Sourdough Rolls. These look irresistable.
To try: Roasted Eggplant with Gruyere. Another interesting flavor combo, with lots of garlic.
To try: Baked Music-Paper Bread with Rosemary. Love the name! A nice cracker-y looking bread.
How to get the most juice from limes and lemons (video).

To try: Shrimp de Jonghe. This one looks amazing, shrimp and tons of garlic. You really can’t go wrong with that combo.
Obama Video: A Mother’s Promise. Beautiful!
Mmmm … lemon caper butter. We can think of lots of things to pair this with (especially now that Ward’s discovered he likes capers after all!)
Another corn […]

To try: Homemade Marshmallows! They’ve got to be better for you than storebought, right? Our youngest loves marshmallows, so this definitely goes on the to-try list.
Dan Ackroyd on wine: We’ve tried the Sauvignon Blanc and it wasn’t too bad.
To try: Chicken-fried ribs. Uses panko crumbs as the coating. Definitely looks good.
To try: Jerk-Roasted sweet […]

We’re celebrating! Today Ward found himself on the last page of his “cooking notebook”. This is the notebook he started back in February, when he first discovered he really liked cooking. Since then, he’s carted this notebook around with him everywhere - it contains his shopping lists, names and page numbers of recipes he’s making […]

Interview with Marcella Hazan - I love interviews with cookbook authors and chefs.
Elvis scones - bacon, banana & peanut butter. Not sure about trying this but it’s interesting.
Top 100 Japanese Foods to Try - it will definitely be fun going through this list!

To try: Wild Mushroom Pizza with caramelized onions, fontina & rosemary
To try: Vegetarian Jamaican Patties! I love the beef ones, and these sound like a great vegetarian alternative.
To try: Shrimp in Ginger Butter sauce. French meets Asian, and shrimp is such a big hit around here always.
Resource: A Visual Guide to Apples - […]

This looks interesting: $3.59 caviar at IKEA
Asian comfort food around here: Fried egg on rice with soy sauce and sesame oil
On the wish list: chalkboard wine glasses (holiday party season coming soon!)
October soon, Canadian Thanksgiving! We’re debating brining the turkey this year.
Kids’ request: homemade pizza. Always fun, lots of olives, anchovies & garlic. […]

On wish list: Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China. We have their Home Baking and Seductions of Rice, both really great reads.
Reading: Wild, Wild East, Recipes & Stories from Vietnam, Bobby Chinn. It’s a great blend of personal stories and recipes.
Dinner tonight: The Julia Burger and Spicy Bean Sprouts.

To try: Summer Corn Chowder. Every time we drive by a farmer’s stand selling corn on the side of the road, I think we really should try some of the fun looking corn recipes we’ve been looking at. This one looks really good.

The perfect tea for cookbook- reading: Celestial Seasonings’ Decaf Mint Green Tea. #
To try: Salmon Tartare on Potato Crisps

To try: Linguine with Crab and Chili, from Serious Eats
Cookbook buying binge! The New Steak, The Weekend Baker and Dish a Day: 365 Recipes.

Leftovers for lunch: souvlaki hirina w/cucumber & mint yogurt sauce & risotto w/sausage and white onions #
To try: Garlic-Rosemary Mushrooms, from Eating Well

On the stove: fava bean stew with garlic, from last month’s Saveur (souvlakia being prepared right now, too!) #
We’ve been reading the Australian delicious mag, and wondering why Canada doesn’t have a food mag? (or are we missing something here?) #
I am humbled by this fava bean stew. It was quite incredible. #

Tonight’s meal: sesame seared tuna w/mango and wasabi sauce, coconut brown rice (rice dish from Saveur) #
Slept in today, had coffee in bed and coconut buns … mmm… great start to the day #