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    Chocolate in Unexpected Places

    Whether you have a love for all things chocolate or are simply looking for something different to try, these recipes are the treat for you. 1. Crostini with Gorgonzola, Pears, and Chocolate These crispy Italian appetizers are sure to melt in the mouth. The unmistakable tang of blue cheese is smoothed by the addition of a slice of chocolate so that even timid eaters will find themselves reaching for a second bite. See Recipe 2. Spinach Salad with Mangos, Dried Cranberries, and Chocolate Vinaigrette Start off any meal with this light and healthy mix of sweet greens. The velvety texture of the spinach is highlighted with a soft cranberry crunch,…

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    Seriously Simple Soup

    A Soup Recipe for Everyone! By Christina Guidoccio Soup season’s not over yet, right? There’s snow on the ground; I’m pretty sure that means soup is a requirement. Whenever I check the fridge and see a motley assortment of vegetables that don’t seem to belong together, I begin setting up the soup-making arsenal: knife, pyrex, blender. No soup I have ever made has tasted the same, but every soup has been delicious! This recipe has infinite possibilities. You don’t like peppers? Cool, don’t put them in. You’re in the mood for spice? You’re in luck—pile it on! Use this recipe as a platform from which you can launch yourself into…

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    The Souper-Bowl Is Here!

    Get your spoons ready for the Leslieville Farmer’s Market Annual Winter Fundraiser! By Stephanie Chow Last year, over 700 pounds of onions were sliced and diced to make 2000 litres of soup for the annual Souper-Bowl Winter Fundraiser, sponsored by the Leslieville Farmer’s Market. The onion-induced tears that were no doubt shed last year were well worth it: they raised over $3000 and are hoping to do it for a third year in 2013 with your help! Bring your appetites this Super Bowl Sunday because Le Papillon on the Park’s Chef Lukas and his team are planning to concoct over one tonne of their delicious french onion soup! If soup’s…

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    Un-pho-gettable!

    Vietnamese Noodle Soups on Gerrard Street East By Daniel Polowin In these long, dark winter months, with frigid temperatures and rampant seasonal cold and flus, there is nothing quite like a big bowl of steaming-hot soup. I have been a soup nut my entire life. For a long period of my childhood, as a picky eater, the only food that would make me happy—not chocolate, ice cream, or pizza—was chicken noodle soup. Now as an adult, I will still have soup nearly every day of the week. Sometimes at restaurants, if the soup is good enough, I will forego the entrée and just double down on the soup. No food…