My Kitchen Groove Have you ever lost your groove in the kitchen? Felt like cooking (and cleaning up after) was such a pain in the butt? Maybe there are those amongst us that feel this way all the time but for a food blogger this kind of mood is…odd. My…
My Culinary Travel Bucket List Do you have a travel bucket list? What are the countries that you would love to visit the most? For me, travelling and eating go hand in hand. I’m always planning our trips based on local cuisines and notable restaurants of the region. The most…
You read it here folks! What I am about to give you is THE absolute easiest Sourdough Focaccia Recipe you’ll ever find! Sourdough Fever If you already have been afflicted with the sourdough bug, then read on for one of the best ways to use up that cast off sourdough…
Give that Chicken Satay a Good Marinade Chicken Satay is one of the easiest dinners to make on a hot summer’s night. With a little forethought and planning, you can have the chicken marinating all night long (Lionel Ritchie style) or even just for a few hours in the afternoon.…
Handmade Tortellini is truly a labour of love but there is no better way to enjoy the fruits of your foraging labour. It takes a bit of preparation but the result is so rewarding. Untamed Kootenays at Island Lake Lodge This Spring I was invited out to Island Lake Lodge…
Life is Busy, Eat Simple…Eat Well! Life is busy. Cooking delicious meals and eating healthy when you’re busy is such a pain in the ass…it’s so easy to just hop in the car or pick up the phone to call for delivery. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m…
Foraging has been Around Since the Dawn of Man The first thing I learned when studying the rise of humanity in Archaeology class was that bipedal locomotion made the human condition possible. Walking upright on two legs instead of four enriched our brains and allowed us to view the world…
Cabbage is an Underrated Vegetable It’s true. Cabbage is often the butt of jokes (see what I did there?) Poor old cabbage. I firmly believe that a spotlight really needs to be shone on this cruciferous vegetable. In fact, cruciferous vegetables are a whole category of vegetables that don’t get…
Making Dumplings with a Friend is the Best Way to Learn So many cultures have a dish that requires an amount of dough or other such wrapper to encase a filling of some sort. The Italians have ravioli, the Turks have Manti, the Greeks have spanikopita or dolmades, Ukranians have…
Do You Remember Cuban Lunch? Ever heard of a Cuban Lunch? It was a chocolate confection that was around when I was a kid in the 80’s. Like my hubby, they were made in Winnipeg and mostly distributed throughout Western Canada. There was really nothing special about them since all…
