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Eric Akis: Sauerkraut a umami-bomb of flavour

Eric Akis: Sauerkraut a umami-bomb of flavour

A reader, Tony, asked me, in short, if good things about sauerkraut outweighed the bad. I’m answering that query in my column today.
Eric Akis: Quebec puts a stamp on sweet treats

Eric Akis: Quebec puts a stamp on sweet treats

Early French settlers brought tarte au sucre to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, and it’s been a dessert staple ever since
Eric Akis: Culture clash makes great sandwich

Eric Akis: Culture clash makes great sandwich

If you enjoy a good sandwich, but need inspiration on how to fill it, marrying tastes from two different cultures could provide it. That’s what happened in Vietnam in the 1950s, when Saigon entrepreneurs Mr. and Mrs.
Eric Akis: Winter fare can be summer treat

Eric Akis: Winter fare can be summer treat

You don’t need cold weather to be your excuse for making meatloaf, try cooking one on the barbecue instead
Eric Akis: Add sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ seafood to sublime chowder

Eric Akis: Add sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ seafood to sublime chowder

If you enjoy corn chowder stocked with potatoes, the best time to make it is right now, when fabulous locally grown corn and potatoes are available. If you want the chowder to be even more sublime, simmer in a mixture of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ seafood.
Eric Akis: Delicious blueberry grunt dessert worthy of recognition from sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Post

Eric Akis: Delicious blueberry grunt dessert worthy of recognition from sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Post

This year, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Post released a food-themed booklet of stamps called Sweet sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½.
Eric Akis: Open a new chapter on your cooking

Eric Akis: Open a new chapter on your cooking

If you’re looking for inspiration on what to cook this summer, I have two cookbooks that will give you a pot full of ideas. As a bonus, both focus on using ingredients the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Food Guide says we should consume regularly — fruit, grains and seeds.
Eric Akis: A Cobb salad with Roquefort for summer

Eric Akis: A Cobb salad with Roquefort for summer

Restaurant owners who offer new dishes never know which ones will become so popular they can never take them off the menu without a customer revolt.
Eric Akis: How to make and use clarified butter

Eric Akis: How to make and use clarified butter

End product can be used in hollandaise sauce or a rich dip for seafood such as lobster
Eric Akis: Go topsy-turvy with Cherry Tomato Tarte Tatin

Eric Akis: Go topsy-turvy with Cherry Tomato Tarte Tatin

If you follow this column, you will know I have a thing for summer tomatoes baked in pastry.