Profile of Cynthia Stone

Biography

Cynthia is a writer, editor and teacher in St. John's. Her weekly column Everyday Kitchen appears Saturday on the Food & Drink page, in the Lifestyles section

All articles of Cynthia Stone

• Kitchens play key role in life and art
  Mary Pratt’s 50-year retrospective opened recently at The Rooms. Reporters asked her why she chose kitchen scenes as subjects and she said ...
• Dinner for mom
  Everyone has someone who teaches and nurtures and loves and leaves a trail of good examples. It might be your mom … probably is your mom … but ...
• Cooking with kids
  A week or so ago, my great-niece asked for help with her school project on England. We found recipes typical of that country, then thought about ...
• Flowers and sunshine
  Yeah, I know … we can have our nastiest weather this time of year and any glimpses of sun we’ve had must be cherished but not dwelled upon.As an ...
• The smell of spring
  No, not flowers—although there are a few sneaking out of the ground here and there. I’m talking about the shed warriors firing up their grills ...
• It’s spring — take it outside
  What a tease spring is. We wake up in the rain or snow, go to work, then by the time the coffee is ready sunshine is pouring in the window. It’s ...
• Cooking around spring renovations
  I’m living out of boxes waiting to move — again. Cooking has not been my top priority this past few weeks and I’m sick of it. So, with the few ...
• It doesn’t have to be turkey
  Whether you celebrate Easter or not, chances are you’re enjoying a long holiday weekend and this is a great time for the year’s first big family ...
• Leafing around
  Quick breads and loaves are a great way for new bakers to gain confidence in the kitchen, and the simplest possible answer for experienced cooks ...
• St. Patrick’s Day favourites
  I’m not Irish, but being from this province I consider myself adopted into the clan for celebrating purposes tomorrow. Even if you are a firm ...
• Lose an hour, gain a season
  You can live with losing an hour tonight because, apart from rolling up the rim, taking the clocks down and resetting them is a signal that we ...
• Salt cod joys
  I’m trying to empty a deep freeze and things are being unearthed that I’d forgotten I’d ever bought. This morning it was a freezer bag full of ...
• Experimenting with hazelnuts
  Pecans, peanuts and walnuts are all common baking ingredients for cookies and cakes. Maybe I haven't spent enough time experimenting with ...
• The big dig
  I’m getting ready to move and you know what that means. The freezer has to be cleared out. I started a few weeks ago and I’ve been making great ...
• For a crowd-pleaser, you can’t knock gnocchi
  Sometimes it seems like everyone in the entire world has turned into a foodie. Then I take it on the chin for not coming up with new ways to ...
• Investing in a warmer February
  It’s a snowy winter but we’re heading into the shortest month and just a tiny investment of effort in the kitchen is all you need to heat up from ...
• Alone in the kitchen
  People stop me in grocery aisles and while I’m putting gas in the car and in lineups at the coffee shop, and just about anywhere else I happen to ...
• Shovelling snow and watching hockey
  Do you feel really Canadian lately? We’ve had no choice but to drag out every shovel in the shed in the past week, and even non-fans are getting ...
• Poor kitchen cousins
  All kinds of belt tightening to go on this year. If you’ve already started, best of luck; if you’re just considering how to activate those ...
• Satisfying meat-free meals
  I know what it’s called when you feel lousy the morning after you’ve drunk a little too much, but what do you have after you’ve eaten more than ...
• Finger food countdown
  If you’re planning a get-together tonight, it’s not too late for some delicious last-minute menu additions. If the big time is to be Monday and ...
• Last-minute kitchen gifting
  We're in the home stretch and if you just remembered someone who didn't make it to your shopping list in time, it's not too late to make them ...
• Last-minute kitchen gifting
  We’re in the home stretch and if you just remembered someone who didn’t make it to your shopping list in time, it’s not too late to make them ...
• Planning ahead for holiday feasting
  The only way to avoid that last-minute panic during the upcoming holiday season is planning ahead. Whether you are trying to tie up loose ends at ...
• By popular demand
  If you’ve ever lost a favourite recipe then you know why people ask me to scour my files for that perfect party dish, or that one dessert that ...
• Brown and buttery
  You may think from the title that this column is about savoury fried dishes, but if you take the brown butter out of the frying pan and ...
• Not your ordinary fruitcake
  As the fall passes I start to consider whether I’m going to make fruitcakes from my tried-and-true recipe collection or spend a couple of days ...
• Let cookie season begin
  As the arguments rage as to whether it is too early for decorations and carols, cookie club members have already begun to pore over their most ...
• Spice up your life
  Last week we talked about herbs and I promised to follow up with spices, so here we are. You already know the difference between them, but just ...
• All about herbs
  I probably get more questions about cooking with herbs and spices than all other topics combined. There’s no magic answer to your kitchen ...