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

• Pure gold
  While many places in the world experience their nastiest weather this time of year, we often enjoy a pleasant fall to ease us into the winter. ...
• Torture-free lunches
  Summer has barely started and it’s nearly over. That’s plenty to induce depression, never mind having to think about packing lunches every day ...
• Good cod, Part 2
  The ink wasn’t dry on last Saturday’s column when I started getting calls from everyone I know for cod recipes. I even got a few pictures in the ...
• Good cod
  Some friends are home from away for a couple of weeks and they’ve been lucky enough to snag an invite aboard a boat that is, apparently, a cod ...
• A cook’s summer bucket list
  What a trying summer it’s been. With the sunny minutes outnumbered about ten to one by RDF, the highlights reel from my weekends will largely ...
• Regatta nibblers
  You can think of our upcoming holiday as nothing more than a nuisance, two Mondays in one week, unless you turn it into a fiesta. What better way ...
• Thai up the loose ends
  It’s easy to achieve an exotic note with the addition of a Thai flavour to just about any recipe in your collection. Over the years, I’ve shared ...
• All dressed up and ready to go
  We can measure our summer in hours, so there’s no time to spare.Anything fresh from the earth that delivers maximum pleasure with minimal fuss ...
• Summon the sun
  Our ability to celebrate every single ray of sunshine that penetrates the cold, salty clouds makes our ocean outpost livable. We throw off our ...
• Birthday party menu
  We have so much to celebrate in this country—the hockey is over, no election for at least a couple of years, no hurricanes in the forecast and ...
• Flyer fodder: recipes for what’s on sale
  As I perused the grocery flyers last week, I was amazed at the disproportionate number of marked down prepared foods versus fresh. The average ...
• When the kids are home alone
  Another school year almost gone, and the what-will-I-make-for-lunch stress is about to be replaced with the what-will-I-leave-them-to-eat stress. ...
• East meets west
  Whether you are a die-hard hockey fan or can’t bear the thought of winter sports in June, there is no getting away from an event that electrifies ...
• The trout that didn’t get away
  You ate the best of it at the campsite, then the second best on the barbecue last week, but if you were lucky, maybe you have a meal or two of ...
• Good things come in small packages
  Hard to believe the first camping weekend of the year is upon us. Whether you are a fan of sleeping in a tent and cooking on a Coleman stove, or ...
• On top of the lobster
  A friend’s recent 50th birthday turned into a great excuse to scarf the best thing to come out of the water in spring — lobster.There’s not much ...
• After the party’s over
  What did you celebrate recently? Did you get elected to Parliament? Did you get married and drive away in an Aston Martin? Or did you finally get ...
• Is it over yet?
  As I write this morning, I am trying to ignore the few errant snowflakes kissing my kitchen window, and the wee stubborn patch of grey ice ...
• A spring holiday feast
  The first excuse of the year to put a big bird or ham or roast beef or leg of lamb in the oven calls for some thought. But if you’re still ...
• Fishy Friday
  A little spring cleaning in my freezer uncovered a couple of pieces of cod that I should have dealt with during the winter. It was wrapped well — ...
• Sugar and spice
  Suddenly the bakeries are full of sweet yeasty treats. We all love them, but they are reserved for this season and maybe that’s what makes them ...
• Out like a lamb
  Many of my parents’ generation don’t like lamb because it reminds them of growing up in a time when mutton was poor people’s meat.They slathered ...
• New vegetable favourites
  I have the worst case of spring fever ever. I wish I could say I was pining for it, but the truth is I need to get on with some serious green ...
• Rrrrrrroll out the recipes
  Who would ever have guessed that March in Canada would become coffee season? Apart from the rim-rolling, there’s at least one chain giving it ...
• Pancakes, pancakes and more pancakes
  What do you think of putting coins in your pancakes Tuesday night? I think it might be overrated — giving your kids air time for their cellphones ...
• Righteous risottos
  If you’re a cooking show fan, then you know there isn’t a TV chef who does not have his or her favourite risotto recipe. Go to any fancy ...
• Chili for a chilly day
  The snow might have been late coming this year, but you’d never say it from the view out my kitchen window. I’ve been two weeks picking at the ...
• Cinnamon sweethearts
  Instead of marking this Valentine’s Day with chocolate, I propose a celebration with cinnamon. Can you think of a better candidate for a global ...
• No parties in sight
  We are in the darkest stretch of the year. The only excuse on our horizon for a big blowout is that first summer barbecue.OK, depending on your ...
• Veggie rules
  This is the perfect time of year to break out that vegetarian cookbook in the back of your kitchen cupboard. The leftover holiday bloats, ...