http://www.ruthscanteen.com Welcome to Ruth Gangbar's website! Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:11:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Winter blahs call for colour (and tasty nutrition) on the plate, and "lots of water, and stretching". I'll add more birdwatching, and more travel to that list, too. Bring on the New Year ! The aroma of supper roasting is also a convenient way to warm the house until the wood ... http://www.ruthscanteen.com/2012/01/a-warming-steak-salad-with-onion-petals/ There are a few shots I food styled recently with photographer Jim Norton and prop stylist Martine Blackhurst of Rustica. Art Director Vicki Hornsby assigned a fabulous colour palatte to this story, and I love the teal, blues and metallic touches that made these {always} delicious recipes by Jane Rodmell cookbook author, All ... http://www.ruthscanteen.com/2011/12/eat-your-winter-veg/ open drawers  #2 where: a photography studio, Toronto what I’d cook for snacks if I was there now: spicy chipotle guacamole or pico de gallo dips (to go with their organic nacho chips)  or anything with a few arugala leaves, double-smoked bacon, chorizo sausage or melty cheesey (to top the their crackers ... http://www.ruthscanteen.com/2011/11/snack-stash/ Todays rain was the perfect excuse NOT to catch up on yardwork. Instead, I headed over to 66 Gilead Distillery for an astonishing vodka sampling that included their Canadian Pine Vodka, Whole Wheat Vodka, and Rye Vodka... all made on site. Read the full story about the distillery in the current issue ... http://www.ruthscanteen.com/2011/11/pine-vodka-with-an-apple-tart-finish/ Recently I made a little time to do some "creative work" with Ronald Tsang, a young and talented photographer here in T.O. Remebering the challenges of getting into this business of food photography, it's great to help enthusiastic, creative people with real talent, like Ron. I really liked these images, due ... http://www.ruthscanteen.com/2011/11/fishing-with-ron/ Aigo Bouido, also known as Garlic Soup      Vicki's Veggies Blue Ribbon-winning Garlic I'ver been procrastinating for a day or two now for the chore I'm really not looking forward to....cleaning sweetbreads for a recipe we're photographing this week. I'm sure they'll be delicious, but alas, they sure look some ... http://www.ruthscanteen.com/2011/11/sweetbreads-by-any-other-name/ Here are some images that speak of the season at hand, from a feature I styled last December 2010 with James Tse, for the current  Holiday issue of Food & Drink, available now in your favourite liquor stores ! That snowy bliss seen through the window was the real deal...at ... http://www.ruthscanteen.com/2011/11/a-dash-of-xmas/ I carry this little pouch in my tool box, stuffed with a handful of zesters and peelers that I use often...plus a few rarely used butter curlers and melon ballers. These work in a range of applications, like for removing citrus zest in different thicknesses for garnishes. The peelers are also ... http://www.ruthscanteen.com/2011/11/peeled-and-zested/ As I close down the Nook for another rental season, I'm reflecting on the fascinating guests I've had this year. And thankful, too, for friends I've bartered cottage time for their amazing artwork. Most recently, that would be illustrator Carl Wiens. (I'll tell you soon about Wendy Trusler, her Voices ... http://www.ruthscanteen.com/2011/10/carl-wiens/ I was so pleased to find the food as delicious as the exhuerance of the decor, at South Indian Dosa Mahal 416-516-7701, located at 1262 Bloor St W, closed Sundays and Holidays. Celebrating it's 25th Anniversary in business, the colour here is PINK PINK PINK! which I actually LOVED on yet another ... http://www.ruthscanteen.com/2011/10/lunch-thali/