Best of food and drink this week | canada.com

?A round-up of some of our favourite recipes and food-related features this week including recipes for Leek and Potato Soup, three Oktoberfest treats and a Ginger Orange Toddy.

Leek and Potato Soup with Roasted Garlic and Blue Cheese

Photograph by Darren Stone, Times Colonist

Eric Akis shares a soup recipe for the garlic lovers. His Leek and Potato Soup with Roasted Garlic and Blue Cheese uses an entire bulb of roasted garlic and Akis suggests serving it with ?some crusty bread and glass of white wine, such as Gew?rztraminer or Riesling.?

Ingredient of the week: apples

Applesauce Spice Cake (photograph courtesy of Hungry Girl por Vida)

We?ve put together a collection of autumnal apple recipes including Easier-Than-Pie Tarte Tatin, Butternut Squash & Apple Soup, and a Ciderhouse Whiskey cocktail.

Seasonal Sips: Orange Ginger Toddy

Photograph by Liv Friis-larsen, Fotolia.com

A classic fall warmer, this simple variation on the hot toddy mixes a whiskey base with spiced orange tea, a slice of fresh orange, and a hit of ginger syrup for sweetness.

Four recipes for Oktoberfest

Vienna Schnitzel with Emmental Spaeztle (photograph by Vito Amati, CP)

Oktoberfest Pogos (photograph by Vito Amati, CP)

Dunkel Duck with Orange Glaze (photograph by Vito Amati, CP)

Celebrate Oktoberfest with German beer, of course, and these four recipes for Bavarian treats from executive chef Michael Cipollo of Bier Markt restaurants in Toronto: Vienna Schnitzel with Emmental Spaeztle, Pogos, Dunkel Duck with Orange Glaze and German Coleslaw.

Baking season: pumpkin

Pumpkin Bread with Dark Chocolate and Walnuts (photograph by Matthew Mead, AP)

Pumpkin Almond Cookies (photograph by California Almonds, Renee Comet/CP)

Two baked goodies featuring the classic fall ingredient, pumpkin: Pumpkin Bread with Dark Chocolate and Walnuts and Pumpkin Almond Cookies.

And to finish, some tasty inspiration from the blog world:

Choctone, chocolate Pantone colour chart (production: Ramses Post-production Aur?lio)

- Choctone, chocolate Pantone colour chart: C for chocolate, N for nuts, H for honey, G for grape (via Creative Boys Club)
- Pretzels for Oktoberfest from Michael Ruhlman
- Na?ama?s Fattoush Recipe from Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi (via 101 Cookbooks)
- First Kitchen: the sharpest tools from Food52
- 150 Classic Recipes from Saveur

Source: http://o.canada.com/2012/10/12/best-of-food-and-drink/

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