Enjoy a bowl of freshness with some superstar ingredients! Lettuce is at its best in spring, but there is not much other than herbs and...

A classic bagel sandwich revisited in the Snowy Mountains with some local smoked trout! My favourite sandwich in Québec was a classic...

Preserved lemons in salt are incredibly simple to prepare and absolutely delightful! I have always loved food and drinks with lemon, but...

A taste of Canada and Australia in one little stewpot! What makes this braised meat stew unique to us is the fusion of flavours of both...

Québec’s unique traditional meat spread, an essential element for a Sugar Shack-style brunch! Pork cretons homemade in Australia with...

A Québec traditional pudding cake made with love and maple syrup. Pouding Chômeur dessert • Photography © Bottle and Brush Studio 2020 Pouding Chômeur (unemployed pudding cake) was created during the Great Depression in Québec. This recipe has different variations, and the original and most affordable ones are made with flour, butter, egg, milk and brown sugar. It is sooo delicious, and the best ones are definitely made with pure maple syrup , and always served in sugar shack

Discover the Québec tourtières , an ancestral meat pie dish always found on our holiday tables . A classic festive "tourtières" with tomato ketchup • Photography © Bottle and Brush Studio 2024 To smell and taste the distinct flavour of traditional Québec tourtières is something that brings Québécois expatriates all over the world straight back home, filled with memories. What always comes to my mind is a white Christmas, my family, and our holiday buffets where meat pies wer

A wholesome, quick, and meat-free version of the old Canadian lumberjack favourite . Homemade pea soup • Photography © Bottle and Brush Studio 2021 Here is a soup recipe inspired by a traditional, nourishing dish that sustained the first French Canadian settlers during the early years of colonisation. Today, this soup is most often served at sugar (maple) shack brunches, though many still enjoy preparing these old, comforting recipes at home. Made with yellow split peas, its

Bring apple flavour to your slow-cooked pulled pork with your favourite locally made cider! I always like flavouring a recipe by using a...

Curious about Jerusalem Artichokes? Try a little soup recipe, perfect for a first-timer! To taste and “test” the Jerusalem Artichoke...

Warm up your meals with the colours of autumn and seasonal flavours. Risotto served in a pumpkin bowl • Photography © Bottle and Brush...

Here’s a great way to save your unripened green tomatoes at the end of the season. Green tomatoes are the unripened fruit with many uses....

A quick way to use all those little tomatoes popping out from the garden at the speed of light! When the garden is overflowing with...

There is no better way to preserve abundant zucchinis than some good jars of pickles! Any backyard veggie growers know that all varieties...

Inspired by the French Canadian traditional “Pouding Chômeur”, made with frozen berries. Berry sweet version of the Canadian "Pouding chômeur" • Photography © Bottle and Brush Studio 2020 “Pouding” means pudding, and “chômeur” means unemployed worker. “ Pouding chômeur ” is a Québec traditional dessert created during the Great Depression and was initially made with affordable ingredients like flour, butter, milk and brown sugar. This pudding cake is a sweet, syrupy sauce topp

The exquisite flavour of birch syrup will leave you craving more of this marinated pork! Trees and forests have always inspired me, and...

This Australian native greens and bush tomato scone is absolutely delicious and a real winner! Warrigal Greens is a wild spinach native...

The taste of a summer garden captured in a jar of homemade seasoning! This salt blend is a homemade version of the old “herbamare”. With...

Make these maple and spiced nuts the highlight of your party snack platter. Here is a superb snack recipe that most people go “nuts” with...

An excellent way to preserve fresh culinary herbs, inspired by the Québec “Herbes Salées”. The term “herbes salées” (salted herbs) comes...