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Recipe: Perfect Pear Cocktail

by on December 3, 2012 in Beverages

Culinarium Staffer, Matt, created this recipe last Christmas to celebrate our favourite Ontario Whiskey- Forty Creek Pears are soft and fragrant and complement whiskey well. A little maple syrup gives this cocktail some holiday spice. What you get is a Perfect Pear. Makes 1 cocktail. • 1.5oz Forty Creek whiskey • 1oz Black River Bartlett [...]

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Recipe: Peach Chai Vinaigrette

by on November 21, 2012 in Beverages, Recipes

¼ cup soy oil 2 tbsp cider vinegar 3 tbsp From These Roots peach chai jam salt & pepper to taste Whisk together soy oil, cider, vinegar, jam, salt and pepper to taste. Toss over fresh greens.  Tip: Change it up, substitute wild blueberry or raspberry rosemary jam for the peach jam.

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Recipe: Toronto Manhattan

by on November 21, 2012 in Beverages, Recipes

Culinarium Staffer, Matt developed this recipe to feature his favourite jam. Strange but true. And it tastes fabulous! So much better than those fake flavoured, sickly sweet maraschino cherries typically used in mixing drinks. 2 oz Forty Creek Ontario Rye Whisky ½ oz lemon juice 1 oz From These Roots cherry whisky jam ice In [...]

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Recipe: Rhubarb Syrup

by on June 7, 2011 in Beverages, Recipes

Not into baking your Rhubarb?…then drink it!  Here’s a recipe for an unsweetened Rhubarb Syrup!  Making it this way let’s you control the sweetness.  Mix it with honey or sugar and add it to sparkling water for a refreshing drink. Or pour some in the bottom of a glass and top with sparkling wine for [...]

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Recipe: Cranberry Simple Syrup

by on May 9, 2011 in Beverages, Recipes

We often think of cranberries during the fall and winter holidays, and rarely in the spring.  Here’s a great way of enjoying the tart flavour of cranberries now.  Mix this syrup with soda water for a refreshing drink, or include is as part of a cocktail during your first spring bbq.  Ontario Cran-tini anyone?

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