Put a Fork in it by Kristina Groeger

Drake Hotel Watermelon Eating Contest

Kristina Groeger — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:51:12 +0000

I totally forgot to post this little video I made from 86′d last Monday. Check ‘er out!

My Hungover Kitchen (Video)

Kristina Groeger — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:16:10 +0000

A Loving, Cranky, Morning-After Homage to My Drunk Kitchen . (Decidedly funnier, too)

Whole Foods Rap

Kristina Groeger — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:48:01 +0000

DJDave rolls out with this rap video about the trials and tribulations of trying to get into Whole Foods. What a clever little rap! My favourite line is “I’m riding slow in my Prius. All leather, tinted windows, you can’t see us”.

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Kristina Groeger — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:42:44 +0000

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Master Chef Final (Funny)

Kristina Groeger — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:17:13 +0000

This is hilarious!

Bread People

Kristina Groeger — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:54:46 +0000

May I introduce one of my favourite new websites, Bread People.

Bread people is a tumblr blog, using witty play on words combining bread and celebrities such as Robert Dinner Roll (Robert Downey Jr.) & Stevie Wonderbread & Tom Yorke(shirepudding). Check it out!

Quiche Maraîchere w Pumpkin – Cooking with Pumpkin (Series)

Kristina Groeger — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:53:15 +0000

This is part two of my series regarding pumpkins and how to cook an entire one without any waste.

Today I’ve made a vegetable quiche with a few modifications. Maraichere refers to market-fresh produce. I snuck in pumpkin which doesn’t add a lot of flavour, but does add a lot of nutrition (if you’re into that sort of thing). The substitution of yogurt instead of heavy cream gives this dish a nice tartness and smooth texture.

Printable Recipe

Pictured is a basic balsamic reduction. 1/2 cup balsamic vinager, 1/2 cup water, reduced to half.

Pumpkin Cake with Frosting and Olive Oil Roasted Pepitas

Kristina Groeger — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:22:20 +0000

This is part 1 of 4 from “What I did with an entire pumpkin.”

I missed the boat with Halloween this year, which was a giant disappointment. I was busy moving. I didn’t know where any of my things were. No costume, no candy, no ghosts, no fun. This year I’m going to try and mash together Halloween and Christmas in the best Tim Burton fashion.

Pumpkin is the telltale sign of fall. It may be November, but there are plenty of them around. Here’s what I did with the first quarter of the pumpkin:

Printable Recipe

Woodlot Restaurant, 293 Palmerston Ave, Toronto

Kristina Groeger — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:07:54 +0000

Woodlot, Woodlot, Woodlot. All the foodies are talking about Woodlot.

We went last night to this wonderful little restaurant/bakery with very great food and unfortunately dismal internet presence. They have a vegetarian menu and a meatatarian menu, which I think is a fantastic idea. My friend Adam is the barista during the day there, so go check out his handsome face while you buy a coffee and pastry.

The wine list is affordable. They also offer two beers at the $5 price point.

What did I eat? Some tasty, tasty plates.

Click ‘more’ for the food porn photos I quickly and embarrassingly took while hiding my camera under my coat:

Braised lamb tart with Toscano cheese, braised greens, cauliflower cream and arugula.

Smoked whitefish and potato salad with maple mustard, autumn leaves and herbs

12oz West Gray Farms striploin steak with marrow butter, caramelized barley, squash and onions

Roasted haddock gratin with hazelnuts, ham, potato, leeks and cream.

VERY GOOD, GO THERE.

*** Update: Woodlot now has a website: http://www.woodlotrestaurant.com/

Recipe: Authentic Hollywood Fake Blood via @MarkGatiss

Kristina Groeger — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:03:02 +0000

I know it isn’t really ‘food’, but it certainly is edible. Click here for the video.

Mark Gatiss‘ recipe for fake blood:

2 cups of golden syrup (other brands are available)

1 cup of warm water

*whisked

10 tsp red food colouring

10 tbs cornflour (a little bit at a time)

5 tsp blue food colouring

5 tsp yellow food colouring

peppermint to taste

Completely edible and delicious.