This was the first year ever that my grown son did not spend Christmas with us. I knew that it had to happen eventually but there was virtually no way to prepare myself for his absence. We’ve spent Christmases away before but we’ve always gone as a family, so having that…
Lately, there’s been much ‘to do’ about sponsored posts in the blogosphere. Recent articles written by Marcy Massura ( How the Blogger Killed Herself Off) and Dianne Jacob (It’s Official: Readers Don’t like Sponsored Posts) have been at the forefront of the discussion and I agree with many of the…
I was sent a Bellini Kitchen Master to test out for a lengthy time period. After various trials and tribulations I decided to go all out and put the machine to the ultimate test…Lemon Meringue Pie! This recipe would use the BKM for all three components; pastry, lemon custard, and…
When the Bellini Kitchen Master arrived on my doorstep I was eager to get going and try out its many features and functions. It has a 2L bowl steaming set so it can work as a steamer and rice cooker. In addition, the super sharp blades are great for chopping,…
Photo by Carmen Leung The Modern kitchen contains many gadgets to make life easier and prepare the family dinner quicker. KitchenAid mixers to whip cream and cake batters into submission and blenders to whip up that morning smoothie. Slow cookers for healthy meals after a long day and rice cookers…
I usually try to stay out of Chocolatiers but on a recent visit to the Willow Park shops (where I invariably spend lots of money in several gourmet shops) I wandered into Cococo (aka Bernard Callebaut) in search of some white chocolate chips. Kid number two had noticed I bought…
I’m not a native Calgarian so I just don’t get Stampede. I don’t get how people can eat deep fried ‘anything’..(including oreos and butter) or beef on a bun for weeks on end or even pancakes and sausage for breakfast every single day of Stampede. Sure there’s got to be…
Despite the more than cheesy reference to the Shania Twain song “Man, I feel like a woman!” I really do feel like a farmer. It’s day 3 of the Biosnacky 10 Day Sprouting Challenge and my little seeds are well on their way to being edible. When I initially set…
I’ve been a member of Food Bloggers of Canada for a couple of months now. I found out about FBC by reading a fellow Calgarian’s blog sometime after FBC had their first annual Bloggers Conference. I think there are many benefits to being a member. One of which is easy…
Fiddle heads are the edible uncurled shoots of several fern species. They are found in early Spring in several parts of the world and are eaten in North America, Northern France, India, Indonesia and Japan (to name a few). Fiddleheads can not be cultivated and so remain a true ‘harbinger’…