Interviews
The beauty that surrounds us / Interview with Kim Thúy
A writer for many years, Kim Thúy has also been a lawyer, restaurant owner, interpreter, seamstress, sharing her life between Québec and the rest of the world, where travels become stories. Born in Vietnam, she arrived in Granby at the age of 10 and has been lulled by the beauty...
The beauty that surrounds us / Interview with Kim Thúy
A writer for many years, Kim Thúy has also been a lawyer, restaurant owner, interpreter, seamstress, sharing her life between Québec and the rest of the world, where travels become stories. Born in Vietnam, she arrived in Granby at the age of 10 and has been lulled by the beauty...
Strøm news
A new era redefines our balance
Two issues of Strøm Magazine have been published since the beginning of this unprecedented period which has changed the way of living around the world. In the last edition, we reflected upon the collective issues that the crisis has brought to light: the place of seniors, marginalized communities and women...
A new era redefines our balance
Two issues of Strøm Magazine have been published since the beginning of this unprecedented period which has changed the way of living around the world. In the last edition, we reflected upon the collective issues that the crisis has brought to light: the place of seniors, marginalized communities and women...
Strøm news
The Essence of a Mother in the Eye of Strøm Community
HONOUR YOUR ROOTS – To celebrate Mother’s Day, we invited our community to get to the heart of their family stories by sharing the most precious elements of their maternal heritage. Some told a story or expressed gratitude, others highlighted values, a personality trait, a unique skill, or a cultural...
The Essence of a Mother in the Eye of Strøm Community
HONOUR YOUR ROOTS – To celebrate Mother’s Day, we invited our community to get to the heart of their family stories by sharing the most precious elements of their maternal heritage. Some told a story or expressed gratitude, others highlighted values, a personality trait, a unique skill, or a cultural...
Gourmet Discoveries
Matcha Tarts
GINGER MARMALADE / SUMMER FLOWERS AND STRAWBERRIES INGREDIENTS Dough 1 ¾ cups flour ½ cup ground almonds ¼ cup + 2 tbsp. powdered sugar ½ tsp. baking powder 1 ½ cups cooled butter 2 eggs 1 lemon, grated zest Chocolate and matcha ganache 200 g white chocolate 2 gelatin sheets...
Matcha Tarts
GINGER MARMALADE / SUMMER FLOWERS AND STRAWBERRIES INGREDIENTS Dough 1 ¾ cups flour ½ cup ground almonds ¼ cup + 2 tbsp. powdered sugar ½ tsp. baking powder 1 ½ cups cooled butter 2 eggs 1 lemon, grated zest Chocolate and matcha ganache 200 g white chocolate 2 gelatin sheets...
Gourmet Discoveries
Cold Cucumber Soup | The art of presentation
MELON / JALAPEÑO / SNOW CRAB AND GLASSWORT CROSTINI THE ART OF PRESENTATION — The expression “we eat with our eyes” is anything but a cliché. For me, the presentation of a dish is more than an art; it’s a mode of expression. Driven by emotions, passion, and know-how, this...
Cold Cucumber Soup | The art of presentation
MELON / JALAPEÑO / SNOW CRAB AND GLASSWORT CROSTINI THE ART OF PRESENTATION — The expression “we eat with our eyes” is anything but a cliché. For me, the presentation of a dish is more than an art; it’s a mode of expression. Driven by emotions, passion, and know-how, this...
Holistic health
Micromeditations | To Be Practised Alone or with Children
MEDITATION — There are a thousand and one ways to meditate. Here are eight for those who don’t always have time but would like to enjoy the benefits of this ancient practice and even teach it to children. N°1: DREAM MEDITATION 10 minutes Set out in search of your dreams...
Micromeditations | To Be Practised Alone or with Children
MEDITATION — There are a thousand and one ways to meditate. Here are eight for those who don’t always have time but would like to enjoy the benefits of this ancient practice and even teach it to children. N°1: DREAM MEDITATION 10 minutes Set out in search of your dreams...
Gourmet Discoveries
28-day alcohol-free cocktail
Nordic Mule To end the alcohol-free month on a good note, our executive chef Raphaël Podlasiewicz revisits the classic Moscow mule in a spicy mocktail version! Flavoured with caraway and wintergreen and prepared with non-alcoholic gin, this Nordic drink is perfect to be enjoyed outdoors after a winter hike or...
28-day alcohol-free cocktail
Nordic Mule To end the alcohol-free month on a good note, our executive chef Raphaël Podlasiewicz revisits the classic Moscow mule in a spicy mocktail version! Flavoured with caraway and wintergreen and prepared with non-alcoholic gin, this Nordic drink is perfect to be enjoyed outdoors after a winter hike or...
Gourmet Discoveries
Kys / Kiss in Danish
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, our executive chef Raphaël Podlasiewicz has created a both floral and delicate cocktail with a pleasant fizz. Made with Québec sparkling wine and wild rose syrup, it is enjoyed with all the senses and is even better when savoured with your loved one. This...
Kys / Kiss in Danish
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, our executive chef Raphaël Podlasiewicz has created a both floral and delicate cocktail with a pleasant fizz. Made with Québec sparkling wine and wild rose syrup, it is enjoyed with all the senses and is even better when savoured with your loved one. This...
Culture
Five Books to Return to the Basics
FROM ONE PAGE TO THE NEXT — There are essential services, and essential workers too—those who were baptized at the height of the crisis as guardian angels. But to whom does this essence belong if not to the whole community? How do we reconnect with it if not by slowing...
Five Books to Return to the Basics
FROM ONE PAGE TO THE NEXT — There are essential services, and essential workers too—those who were baptized at the height of the crisis as guardian angels. But to whom does this essence belong if not to the whole community? How do we reconnect with it if not by slowing...
Gourmet Discoveries
Æble Fizz | Sparkling gin cocktail
AWAKEN YOUR TASTE BUDS — Food autonomy isn’t just about what garnishes our plates, but also what fills our glasses. From the Laurentides to Gaspésie and passing through the Eastern Townships, this sparkling gin fizz encapsulates the know-how of local artisans. Imagine a sweet mixture of apples from our orchards,...
Æble Fizz | Sparkling gin cocktail
AWAKEN YOUR TASTE BUDS — Food autonomy isn’t just about what garnishes our plates, but also what fills our glasses. From the Laurentides to Gaspésie and passing through the Eastern Townships, this sparkling gin fizz encapsulates the know-how of local artisans. Imagine a sweet mixture of apples from our orchards,...
Gourmet Discoveries
A Taste of Quebec
LOCAL TALENTS — No one can deny that, 2020 has had its fair share of surprises for us. Everyone has had to revise their habits, working methods, and priorities in their own way. For many, the notion of time has changed. Certain realities that have thus far been quite anonymous...
A Taste of Quebec
LOCAL TALENTS — No one can deny that, 2020 has had its fair share of surprises for us. Everyone has had to revise their habits, working methods, and priorities in their own way. For many, the notion of time has changed. Certain realities that have thus far been quite anonymous...
Lifestyle
Yoga for two
You have a new interest in yoga and you are excited by the idea of sharing this passion with your loved one or a friend? Here are some poses that are great to practice together and do not require acrobatics.
Yoga for two
You have a new interest in yoga and you are excited by the idea of sharing this passion with your loved one or a friend? Here are some poses that are great to practice together and do not require acrobatics.
Lifestyle
The heart chakra
A balanced heart chakra is the symbol of inner peace, self-love and love for others. It’s healing can help us overcome our limitations and fears. For Valentine’s Day, the celebration of love, here are 5 holistic rituals to open and release the energy of the heart.
The heart chakra
A balanced heart chakra is the symbol of inner peace, self-love and love for others. It’s healing can help us overcome our limitations and fears. For Valentine’s Day, the celebration of love, here are 5 holistic rituals to open and release the energy of the heart.
Holistic health
Massotherapy | an ally against fatigue
When autumn and winter arrive, we sometimes feel more tired or at least a lack of energy. As natural light becomes rarer with the days getting shorter and nature falls asleep quietly, we maintain a frenetic pace of life that is not in tune with the seasons. A lack of...
Massotherapy | an ally against fatigue
When autumn and winter arrive, we sometimes feel more tired or at least a lack of energy. As natural light becomes rarer with the days getting shorter and nature falls asleep quietly, we maintain a frenetic pace of life that is not in tune with the seasons. A lack of...
Holistic health
The benefits of massage therapy
Did you know that addition to offering you a moment of deep relaxation, massage therapy has several active benefits that contribute to improve your physical and mental health? Here are a few good reasons to get a massage this month
The benefits of massage therapy
Did you know that addition to offering you a moment of deep relaxation, massage therapy has several active benefits that contribute to improve your physical and mental health? Here are a few good reasons to get a massage this month
Gourmet Discoveries
Food Self-Sufficiency / Quebec and Its Artisans
OUR LAND — Cooking sweets with Quebec berries, making salads with tomatoes from the fields and herbs from the garden, preparing comforting stews with root vegetables once autumn arrives… Putting homegrown products on the table not only allows us to feast, but it also gives us the feeling of doing...
Food Self-Sufficiency / Quebec and Its Artisans
OUR LAND — Cooking sweets with Quebec berries, making salads with tomatoes from the fields and herbs from the garden, preparing comforting stews with root vegetables once autumn arrives… Putting homegrown products on the table not only allows us to feast, but it also gives us the feeling of doing...
Lifestyle
The Call of Nature
LEAVING THE CITY BEHIND — Who hasn’t dreamed of swapping the “commute, work, sleep” routine for a peaceful and healthy everyday life in a bucolic setting? More and more city dwellers in Quebec are choosing to pack their bags for the country, making it a real-life project. Let’s take a...
The Call of Nature
LEAVING THE CITY BEHIND — Who hasn’t dreamed of swapping the “commute, work, sleep” routine for a peaceful and healthy everyday life in a bucolic setting? More and more city dwellers in Quebec are choosing to pack their bags for the country, making it a real-life project. Let’s take a...
Society
Women and the Exercise of Power
THE EMERGENCE OF CHANGE — Women of influence, women of action, radical women, caring women. The start of the new decade has already seen several debates, and political life has been no exception. However, the ascension of figures in search of a better world, who want to raise awareness of...
Women and the Exercise of Power
THE EMERGENCE OF CHANGE — Women of influence, women of action, radical women, caring women. The start of the new decade has already seen several debates, and political life has been no exception. However, the ascension of figures in search of a better world, who want to raise awareness of...
Architecture & Design
Looking to the Future: The Impact of the Health Crisis on the Configuration of Our Spaces
ADAPTING TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW — At a time when the pandemic highlights collective vulnerability and the limits of our environment, the integration of new needs could allow designers, architects, and urban planners to redefine personal, shared, and collective spaces. A revaluation of our environmental achievements becomes necessary when...
Looking to the Future: The Impact of the Health Crisis on the Configuration of Our Spaces
ADAPTING TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW — At a time when the pandemic highlights collective vulnerability and the limits of our environment, the integration of new needs could allow designers, architects, and urban planners to redefine personal, shared, and collective spaces. A revaluation of our environmental achievements becomes necessary when...
Gourmet Discoveries
Gâteau aux carottes et panais
GELÉE D’ARGOUSIER / CRÉMEUX AU CHOCOLAT BLANC / THÉ DU LABRADOR Cette version revisitée du gâteau aux carottes met à l’honneur les saveurs du terroir boréal. Les parfums uniques et hors du commun du thé du Labrador et de l’argousier se mêlent à merveille aux saveurs de l’enfance dans un...
Gâteau aux carottes et panais
GELÉE D’ARGOUSIER / CRÉMEUX AU CHOCOLAT BLANC / THÉ DU LABRADOR Cette version revisitée du gâteau aux carottes met à l’honneur les saveurs du terroir boréal. Les parfums uniques et hors du commun du thé du Labrador et de l’argousier se mêlent à merveille aux saveurs de l’enfance dans un...
Gourmet Discoveries
Oven-Roasted Cheese
NORTHERN BERRIES / LINGONBERRY JELLY / CARAMELIZED PECANS This dish is the perfect excuse to sit outside for a moment of comfort, with a blanket over your shoulders. With its flavours of maple syrup, northern berries and caramelized pecans, it can be shared as an appetizer or as a dessert,...
Oven-Roasted Cheese
NORTHERN BERRIES / LINGONBERRY JELLY / CARAMELIZED PECANS This dish is the perfect excuse to sit outside for a moment of comfort, with a blanket over your shoulders. With its flavours of maple syrup, northern berries and caramelized pecans, it can be shared as an appetizer or as a dessert,...
Gourmet Discoveries
Cuisses de canard confites, laquées au miel et à la lavande
LÉGUMES D’HIVER RÔTIS / CHÈVRE FRAIS / GELÉE DE CAMERISE Mettant à l’honneur les légumes racines et le canard de chez nous, ce plat élégant et savoureux s’invite aux tablées festives et chaleureuses de la saison hivernale. Parfait pour les grandes occasions ou pour ces week-ends au chalet entre amis...
Cuisses de canard confites, laquées au miel et à la lavande
LÉGUMES D’HIVER RÔTIS / CHÈVRE FRAIS / GELÉE DE CAMERISE Mettant à l’honneur les légumes racines et le canard de chez nous, ce plat élégant et savoureux s’invite aux tablées festives et chaleureuses de la saison hivernale. Parfait pour les grandes occasions ou pour ces week-ends au chalet entre amis...
Gourmet Discoveries
Pommes de terre Hasselback
SAUMON FUMÉ À CHAUD / CRÈME SURE / GELÉE D’AIRELLE Cette version gourmande de la traditionnelle pomme de terre rôtie à la suédoise deviendra assurément un classique de votre cuisine hivernale. À déguster en entrée ou en accompagnement d’une pièce de viande. VOIR LA CAPSULE RECETTE Rendement 4 portions |...
Pommes de terre Hasselback
SAUMON FUMÉ À CHAUD / CRÈME SURE / GELÉE D’AIRELLE Cette version gourmande de la traditionnelle pomme de terre rôtie à la suédoise deviendra assurément un classique de votre cuisine hivernale. À déguster en entrée ou en accompagnement d’une pièce de viande. VOIR LA CAPSULE RECETTE Rendement 4 portions |...
Gourmet Discoveries
Sorø / Cocktail à la poire et au thym
Onctueux et tout en finesse, ce cocktail encapsule la douceur des rayons dorés du soleil d’automne. Les parfums herbacés du thym frais se marient tendrement aux notes mielleuses d’une poire mûre tout juste récoltée. Voir la capsule recette Rendement 1 cocktail | Préparation 15 min | Attente 1 h | Cuisson 10...
Sorø / Cocktail à la poire et au thym
Onctueux et tout en finesse, ce cocktail encapsule la douceur des rayons dorés du soleil d’automne. Les parfums herbacés du thym frais se marient tendrement aux notes mielleuses d’une poire mûre tout juste récoltée. Voir la capsule recette Rendement 1 cocktail | Préparation 15 min | Attente 1 h | Cuisson 10...