Yesterday was World Nutella Day and I struggled a little while to figure out what new Nutella recipe to try because you know, I love Nutella and have made numerous recipes with it. I turned to my Facebook page for help. My friends Michelle and Lisa have been encouraging me to try making my first […]
Recipe Review of Dine & Dish Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
My friend Wayne (hey Wayne!) messaged me about this recipe by Dine & Dish for Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins and I was intrigued! Not just because I have been meaning to make this type of muffin but because she uses the egg whites to help with leavening them. The foodie scientist in me was intrigued so […]
Anna Olson’s Indian Naan
This is my final recipe test for Anna Olson‘s cookbook Bake with Anna Olson. Next will be a cookbook review. I choose her Indian naan recipe because it looks so simple, I did not believe it could be that easy so this would be a good final test. “Once you see how easy it is to make authentic naan from […]
The Delicious Miss Dahl’s Tom Kha Soup/Thai Coconut Soup
My hibernation and holiday recovery is complete! Time to get back into the kitchen and make something new. I turned to The Delicious Miss Dahl for inspiration with her Tom Kha Soup which is a Thai Coconut Soup. The Inspiration During the holidays I lost myself in a marathon of Sophie Dahl‘s cooking show on […]
Anna Olson’s Easy Poppy Seed Bagel Bites
When I went to see Anna Olson at The Gourmet Warehouse where she promoted her cookbook Bake With Anna Olson, she spoke about her grandmother’s bagel bites and how popular they were in her household. It was, of course, one of the first recipes I wanted to try. I have been a little nervous to take on bagels but […]
Food Network Magazine’s French Onion Pesto
With the heat of the summer still attacking Vancouver, I decided to try some of Food Network Magazine‘s recipes for pestos. I started with Lemon Zucchini which pleasantly surprised me. There are many to choose from that use kale or are definitely not Italian-inspired like the Vietnamese or West African recipes but I wanted something […]
Food Network Magazine’s Lemon Zucchini Pesto
I have been looking for some foodie inspiration lately for summer dishes and so I turned to Food Network Magazine. Look at that ice cream cake on the cover of the July/August 2016 issue! How could I resist? The Inspiration The best part of purchasing the magazine was discovering the 50 Pestos insert that was inside. Summer […]
First Visit to Storm Crow Alehouse on Broadway
We have just been dying to go to the new Storm Crow location since it opened. We love the Storm Crow Tavern on Commercial and now there is a Storm Crow Alehouse at 1619 Broadway. We had heard about their Dungeon Burger which is completely random and based on your D20 rolls: “Imma let you finish, […]
The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book Smoky Red Curry Chicken Thighs
I was so excited to discover The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book: 500 Easy Recipes for Every Machine, Both Stovetop and Electric by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarborough that when I found out about it, I wrote them immediately for a copy to review! Please note that even though this dish was made in a pressure cooker you can […]
President’s Choice Gluten-Free Buttermilk Pancake Recipe
In my continued efforts to be a PC Lifestyle Ambassador to help Canadians learn more about how to be a “free” foodie, I decided to trying making President Choice‘s recipe for gluten-free buttermilk pancakes with their PC Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour Blend. I also found out that there is also a PC Gluten-Free Original Pancake Mix that my long-time friend […]