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

• Any excuse for a party
  You Halloween party animals who have been planning ghoulish fare for months can move along. Today is for those of us who outgrew this particular ...
• Big, bad zucchini
  Those tiny zucchini in the grocery store are tender and versatile, but don’t dismiss the late-season honkers out of the garden. I was fortunate ...
• Charity season is a busy time for those quick to...
  Fall is charity season. If you’re a baker, you know what I mean — you’re starting to get the calls to donate to auctions and bake sales and ...
• Carrot challenge: Enhance the flavour without...
  I’ve eaten carrots in a lot of places around the world, but none tasted like those just now coming out of our dirt. Kissed by the cooling air and ...
• College kitchens
  My youngest nephew started university this fall. He’s not suffering much hardship, living with his parents and enjoying a well-appointed man cave ...
• High-spirited game
  If you don’t care for moose or caribou, take a look at these recipes anyway — they work perfectly with a cheap cut of beef. If you do enjoy a ...
• Preparing the perfect pickle
  Up until the last few years, this was pickle season at my mother’s house.I am quite sure a great many of you younger readers have never tried ...
• Lunch wars, battle strategies
  I am unqualified to talk about your children’s lunchboxes. This usually doesn’t stop me, of course, especially since the two topics running neck ...
• The last hurrah of summer
  Let’s not mourn the end of summer. It’s been a great run and such a spectacular season deserves a fitting sendoff. Today is about celebrating ...
• Berry good ideas keep coming
  Every year I think there’s no way I can come up with new berry recipes. Then a container comes my way and I can’t stay out of the kitchen.Chilled ...
• Farmer’s market inspiration
  Nothing inspires me like scouting the farmers’ markets. New potatoes, tiny turnips, crimson beets with brilliant greens still attached, slender ...
• Dog days of summer potluck delicacies
  Although we talk about the weather incessantly, it's almost as if we are afraid to plan too far ahead because we've been burned in the past - ...
• The fish on our table
  From all reports, the food fishery has been a rousing success so far this year. I hope you are enjoying your time on the water safely.Perhaps it ...
• Four cheers for Regatta
  Whether you celebrate our strange midweek holiday at Quidi Vidi Lake or plan to take a long weekend and enjoy a get-together in the backyard, ...
• Sunny summer salads
  If there's not another warm day this year I'll be satisfied with our ration of sunshine. Just about every day I've been able to sit outside with ...
• Sunny summer salads
  If there’s not another warm day this year I’ll be satisfied with our ration of sunshine. Just about every day I’ve been able to sit outside with ...
• We can still have fish on the table
  Canada is a drop in the ocean when it comes to the world’s fishery, and Newfoundland and Labrador can’t even claim top province. It’s 20 years ...
• Summer soups
  When I say soup do you think of steaming bowls clasped tightly in frozen hands? Put that out of your mind, because all I want you to consider ...
• Cakes for the whole country
  It’s daunting trying to come up with birthday cakes to satisfy a whole country, but I think I have three options today that cover all the bases. ...
• Kids in the kitchen now that summer vacation is here
  The signs are up all over town — camps for your kids to swim, practise arts and crafts, take nature hikes, or learn taekwando. They sure are ...
• For dads everywhere
  It makes me sad that I don’t have a dad to cook for tomorrow, but I remember how much pleasure a great Father’s Day dinner brought to both my ...
• On the easy side
  Everybody loves to be invited out for a backyard barbecue or family potluck. But the excitement dies down when you see the array of frozen or ...
• Can’t get enough trout
  Maybe it’s because we’ve had such a nice run of weather this spring — we’re all a little shell-shocked — but I have gotten more requests from you ...
• Don't spare the rod
  It’s that season at last. Anglers everywhere are checking out their favourite worm patches, sprucing up their flies and cleaning out the freezer ...
• Long time coming
  With spring more a suggestion than an actual season in this part of the world, it is warm enough to instil hope that summer will arrive. But the ...
• A duet for Mom
  Today’s recipes have only one thing in common. My mom loves them. I don’t know what you’re serving or being served on Mother’s Day but these ...
• Time to scrape the grill
  We’ve had a warm spring, and that means the die-hard grillers have been out for ages. (I know a sprinkle of snow is no deterrent.)For the rest of ...
• How to save a few bucks at home during tax season
  Are you flying high on the wings of a refund, or sinking into the depths of despair because the government still hasn’t taken its cut? I’m right ...
• Missing the boat
  I hated the movie, and I passed on the thousands of hours in television specials over the past week, but there was no way I could avoid getting ...
• Leftover heaven
  Nothing makes better leftovers than baked ham, so if you happened to take my suggestion last weekend, baked the big one and put some away in the ...