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Gorm Ailig Tart

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The inclusion of Gorm Ailig, a raw ewe milk cheese, creates a tart with a twist More »

Gorm Ailig Butter

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This unique blue cheese butter made with Gorm Ailig, a raw ewe milk cheese, can be frozen and used in pasta, on steak or even in a lamb burger. If you don’t have Gorm Ailig, use Roqueforte or Danish Blue. More »

Fox Hill Quark Cheesecake with Strawberry Cranberry Compote

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This rich, but not too rich, cheesecake features local quark cheese instead of the more traditional cream cheese More »

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Gorm Ailig and Pears

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The cheese adds to the richness of this squash soup. More »

Roasted Garlic Aligot

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Aligot is a French dish of potatoes, garlic and cheese. These are no ordinary mashed potatoes! More »

Jalapeño Poppers

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This is a fun way to use jalapeño peppers. They have a cheesy zing!  More »

Oven-dried Tomato, Local Herb and Cheese Gnocchi

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The gnocchi features two local cheeses: quark, plus Old Growler Gouda from That Dutchman’s Farm. More »

Pulled Lamb Shoulder Po’boy with Lauchie’s Tomme

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Lauchie’s Tomme, a raw ewe milk cheese with a lovely nutty finish, is named after cheese maker Ron’s son Lauchlan. For a sharp twist, add fresh chilies, coriander and lemon zest to the lamb.   More »

Dashi

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Dashi is a building block of Japanese cuisine. Traditionally, it’s made with kombu and katsuo-bushi, or dried bonito (tuna) flakes. But today, most Japanese households buy instant packages of dashi. A vegetarian version, also known as kombu-jiru, omits the bonito, using umami-rich shiitake mushrooms instead, helping give the soup more depth of flavour. More »

Miso Soup

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Often served in Japanese restaurants alongside a meal, miso is eaten at various points of the day in its country of origin—even for breakfast. You can add almost anything to the soup, but seaweed seems to be an ever-present and stalwart ingredient. The seaweed in this case is usually wakame, although hijiki can be used [...] More »

Seaweed Salad

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The great thing about a seaweed salad is that you can use almost any type of seaweed to provide contrasts in textures and flavours. Although the recipe asks only for wakame, hijiki works well, as does a little dulse for crunch. If a salad made entirely of seaweed seems a bit much for you, this [...] More »

Seaweed Fries with Soy Mayonnaise

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The “fries” in this dish are actually made from choux pastry, the same one used in making cream and cheese puffs. This recipe is for the more adventurous, but is worth the extra effort and the ‘wow’ factor it brings to the table. More »

Seaweed Pie

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In the 1980s, a certain company produced a commercial where two kids from Toronto gasp in shock when their grandfather announces that they will have seaweed pie for dessert. Well, for those of you who wondered what it was, Goldie Gillis’s recipe will clear things up. “We get this started before they go to the [...] More »