Hold the Ketchup, an NFB gem from 1977
“4 million people came to Canada after the war – and that is a lot of different cooking!” In 1977, Albert Kish did an overview of what Canadian newcomers ate, where they shopped,… Continue reading
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Making Grandma Clara’s Poppy Seed Cake with Grandma Hazel and Family
Dan, Cheryl and Grandma Hazel having their first bite of cake When Dan’s great grandmother Clara turned 94, his grandma Hazel and mother Cheryl along with other family members came to celebrate with… Continue reading
Evette Mashaal’s Massafan cookies, straight from Baghdad!
Evette Mashaal lived in Baghdad until she was thirteen. While walking in the streets her long, blondish hair had to be braided so as not to attract too much attention. Before migrating to… Continue reading
Here is Episode 1!
Episode 1 of ‘Dishing Up the Past’ is ready! Visit this page to see the video, get the recipes, and read more about Gilberte Cohen-Scali, our first featured cook. A big thank you… Continue reading
Le Mood Cooking Workshop with PREVIEW!
Limud (v.) to study, to learn (hebrew) Study (v.) “application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge” As we love to acquire new skills, to share new stories and to enjoy some… Continue reading
Fall into Simplicity and Easy Cookies Recipe
Autumn might mean, for many, leaves of trees changing: shades of orange, red or yellow; hot chocolate simmering on the stove waiting to be coated with cinnamon; or pumpkin pies baking in the… Continue reading
Foods that Remind Us of Home #1 – White Rice with Tahdig (Crust)
We recently asked out facebook group what dishes reminded them of home. Leila is of Iraqi-Iranian descent. When she was studying abroad she would often make rice, persian-style, with a thick crust at… Continue reading
Talking About My Grandmother on RCI
Earlier this week, Carmen Kilkenny interviewed me for the RCI (Radio Canada International) website about the Roots & Recipes project and specifically about the video that I made with my grandmother Rachel Safdie 2… Continue reading
CBC Daybreak
We chatted with Raji Sohal from CBC’s Daybreak on Tuesday, August 22nd. Some of the interview ended up in the podcast version. We’ll be checking in with Raji again in the upcoming months… Continue reading