Recently on stART: Creating As We Go I shared this painting I did of a pig exploring space to find foodie freedom. It was inspired by something my sister Shannon said that got me giggling. A pig in a space ship? How awesome would that be to paint?! But as I was painting it I realized […]
Food In The Air with Jessica Smith
I was so excited to meet with Jessica Smith in Gastown in downtown Vancouver over the weekend! She is a stunningly talented photographer and videographer who runs the Meet Up group StudioNinety9Eats/Food Photography. And she brought treats! Of course we started at the steam clock in Gastown and felt like tourists taking photos of the famous clock. But! Our […]
Star Wars Bossk Brownies
In honour of the new Star Wars movie coming out, I turned to Wookiee Cookies: A Star Wars Cookbook from some fun foodie inspiration. I choose Bossk Brownies. “Bossk was a male Trandoshan bounty hunter and the son of Cradossk who was known for hunting Wookies… Following the Battle of Hoth, Bossk would be called upon by Darth […]
Fun Foodie Weekend!
President’s Choice Holiday Hosting 101 Event
I was one of the lucky people to attend Holiday Hosting 101 Event and Workshop by President’s Choice in downtown Vancouver today. We learned everything from tree decorating to the importance of tall but thin floral arrangements. We also got to taste products from the Holiday Insider’s Report and Collection of course! Our hosts were Chef Andrea Buckett and Kelly Deck of Kelly […]
The Gourmet Club: Baked Fennel with Lamb and Coriander
For the third recipe of The Gourmet Club series I turned once again to La Varenne Pratique for inspiration. And continuation! The reason why I made French Tomato Sauce was so I could use it for this recipe. You could of course just use a regular can of tomato sauce instead but it worked so well in this […]
Mocha Bite Cookies
I have really been enjoying baking cookies for my D&D group and my art class. It is always so much fun to share goodies with others and these ones disappeared… FAST! The Inspiration I really enjoy turning to old recipes for inspiration. This one comes from McCall’s Cookie Collection. When I started gathering the ingredients though […]
Interview with Artist and Foodie Stacey Bru
Reg and I attended Canzine Vancouver, picked up some zines and then went to hang out at Our Town at their Mount Pleasant location for some coffee and treats. I knew immediately that I would like Stacey when I saw her Anxiety Comics Vol. 1 Edition. Her zine reveals the internal dialogue she has with her inner “ghost” who tries […]
Almond Fairy Bites
Pressure Cooker Devilled Chicken
Life has gotten crazy and I have been looking to the past for inspiration. A little bit of comfort with a bit of contemporary flare. I bought this 1974 copy of Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedic Cookbook Completely New Revised Edition at Value Village. It was such a giant treasure trove of retro food, I could not wait […]