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Author: Liz Campbell

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How très Canadian

March 24, 2011June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell recipes, Tourtiere

Can you name a typically Canadian dish? Because of our immigrant history, it might be anything from roast beef to chow mein! After all, from 1788, when the first Chinese workers came to Canada, every small Canadian town had its local Chinese restaurant and chow mein was as ubiquitous as burgers.

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Products good for the planet

March 24, 2011June 30, 2014 Liz Campbell Heated Chair, Relief Beads, water clock

Three cool new things that will keep you warm, keep you on time and keep others fed

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Looking better through electricity

March 15, 2011June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell Beauty, Microcurrent, skin care

Microcurrent treatments can yield results

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It’s all in the blend

February 25, 2011June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell food, recipes, Smoothies

Instead of reaching for that bag of chips, whip up yourself a smoothie

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The perfect pair

February 25, 2011June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell Chocolate, food, Wine

How finding the right combo of wine and chocolate can lift you out of those winter blahs

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Cook books that keep on giving

December 23, 2010June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell cooking, dining, food, holidays

Say yum to the holidays with these 2010 Canadian Culinary Books Award winners

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Risotto reigns, not pasta

November 23, 2010June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell dining, food, Italian, recipes

Chef Giancarlo is a wizard with risotto and mentions that Italy is the largest producer of rice. When you think about Italy, pasta comes to mind but not anymore. Liz shares recipes from the head chef of Prop restaurant in Forest Hill.

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PROPer pasta in Hillcrest

November 23, 2010June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell dining, food, Italian, Pasta

Food enthusiast Liz Campbell takes a trip to an Italian eatery in Forest Hill to experience a taste for pasta and risotto that seems heavenly.

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Beer and cheese together at last

November 2, 2010June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell Beer, food, recipe

This tasty combo can make you realize that curd isn’t just for wine pairings

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Enjoy fresh, fall abundance

September 22, 2010June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell food, Organic, tour

September is a month of mixed feelings for me. It marks a sad farewell to summer, but it’s also the time of greatest abundance as fruits and vegetables are harvested. And for serious foodies or even those who just like to sample the season’s bounty, Feast of Fields is another good reason to celebrate September’s arrival.

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Wanda’s Pear Cranberry Pie

September 22, 2010June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell food, Pie, recipes

Wanda’s Pie in the Sky bakery/shop/café on Augusta St. in Kensington Market has become a popular lunch spot with vegetarian offerings and Wanda’s famous pies.

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Pack a pleasant picnic

August 12, 2010June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell Picnic, recipe

Dining al fresco is one of the joys of summer. It’s time to revive the art of the picnic.

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Recipe: Cool off with a treat

July 15, 2010June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell ice cream, recipe

On a warm summer evening, what could be tastier than a rich, creamy scoop of ice cream? Most of us buy ice cream, but have you considered making your own?

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Barbecuing adds the flavours of summer

June 10, 2010June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell barbecue, cooking, ribs

Proper preparation can make even tough meat tender.

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Tips to make your cookout a success

June 8, 2010June 8, 2014 Liz Campbell barbecue, food, recipe

Barbecue Success Always preheat the grill before you start so the juices are seared in for a more succulent result.

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Liz Campbell

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Liz Campbell
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN 

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Liz Campbell
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Liz Campbell

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