Check out that plate of dolmas over at All Things Dolce as Sands writes about Lebanese friends and the great feast they’ve prepared. She also makes some “esplanade” lasagna, pimps TasteTO (thanks very much!), and talks about a water-themed photo project she’ll be taking part in.

James Chatto of Toronto Life titles his entry for the week Many Small Treats, as he talks about single-estate beef, chef Anne Yarymowich’s ginger cookies and Tony Aspler’s Grapes for Humanity fund-raiser dinner. In the wine world, David Lawrason of Toronto Life scopes out some awesome chablis.

Jasmine at Confessions of a Cardamom Addict had her hands full this week with the final round-up of this month’s “Sugar High Friday”. Holy crap, that’s a lot of entries - 59, to be exact. With a theme of “sweet seduction”, maybe it really is true that most women would rather eat chocolate than have sex.

Chocolate is the theme over at Cream Puffs in Venice where Ivonne is trying to gather people to lobby the powers that be to create World Chocolate Day. (Silly me, I thought every day was World Chocolate Day!) She bakes up a flourless chocolate cake as part of a competition, and posts the results.

Candy of Desserts By Candy celebrates Lunar New Year by reviewing Hot Pot King in Markham, while The Domestic Goddess writes about desserts made with bananas and offers a recipe for banana split brownies. Goulash is on the menu at Blog From OUR Kitchen, not to mention Chicken Livers, as part of Weekend Herb Blogging.

At Do You Know the Muffin Man, they’re whipping up Strawberry Balsamic Chocolates (yum!!), Strawberry Almond Bundt Cake (do I sense a theme here?), and Applesauce Cake.

Ever wondered what it would be like to try and cook tasty meals while suffering from lots of allergies and food sensitivities? Tracy of Fear and Loathing in the Kitchen takes readers on a tour of her freezer, cupboards and pantry to try and explain exactly what it is she eats. This is an excellent guide for anyone trying to switch to a gluten-free diet.

At Hooked on Heat, Meena begins a series on Indian food, with one-pot wonders such as coconut fish curry (I think I might need some of that!), and cooking with cumin. She also reviews Grazing by Julie Van Rosendall.

I’m personally not a huge fan of the theory behind molecular gastronomy (I like my food to be as close to its natural state as possible), but at Hungry in Hogtown, they do manage to come up with some dishes that pique even my crunchy granola interest. Like the liquid mango ravioli with coconut foam and toasted rice.

The Nutritionista cooks up some parsnip soup that reminds her of her grandfather, and Pots and Pans makes some awesome-looking Belgian beer stew with biscuits, as well as quick asian noodles.

Ruth at Once Upon a Feast recounts her entry for Weekend Herb Blogging - herb oat bread. She’s also creating her own roundup with Presto Pasta Nights. And finally, as part of February being soup month (Who knew? Not me. Glad I made bouillabaisse last night.) she posts a recipe for chicken soup with dilled matzo balls.

At Save Your Fork, I check out a baking mix for organic chocolate chip cookies - pleah, gritty! There’s also a round up of my weird and wonderful food finds at the Lunar New Year festival, and finally a reprint of my Well Fed Network review of Steve Almond’s book CandyFreak, in which I attend a bizarre candy fair and share some cotton candy with the author.

And last but not least, at sweet pleasure: plasir sucré, Sam offers up a trio of mini parfaits, her entry for Sugar High Fridays, and tonka pots du crème, made from the tonka bean. No, I’ve never heard of tonka beans before either - see what you learn on the intarwebs?

Dolma photo courtesy Lisa Sanguedolce of All Things Dolce.
Dragon Beard Candy photo courtesy Sheryl Kirby of Save Your Fork.