Vancouver Food Writer, Photographer and Product Reviewer
Recently I picked up these spicy Oishi Prawn Crackers for a live taste test. They were only 99 cents and I have been curious about some of the treats at Chong Lee that I walk by all the time. So how did this spice wimp do with this treat? I will say they are spicy! […]
I had a whole bunch of sad onions that I wanted to caramelize but it is so freakin’ hot! I did not want to cook them on the stovetop and even though I have had terrific success making them in my Crockpot, I was curious to see if you could make them in a pressure […]
The following is a sponsored post for Doritos but the opinions, as always, are 100% mine! Congratulation Marina! You won! Please note: contest is now closed! Good luck everyone! I received one of the COOLEST mystery packages from Doritos! I got a #DontFearTheHeat Adventure Kit when I agreed to be a part of the Doritos Inferno […]
Oh the things you can whip up with leftover this and that! Feel free to watch the tutorial and listen to the overly dramatic music I added to it. (Long stupid story.) The Recipe Put the following in a food processor: 1/4 cup refried black beans, 1/3 cup cream cheese, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp smoked […]
I had kept hearing about gourmet gum so when I saw Project 7’s Birthday Cake Gourmet Gum at my Superstore, I had to check it out. You can watch my live taste test here. You will see, I was quite shocked with the flavour! For $1.79 I got 12 pieces of gum in a small package with a tearable […]
I am so excited to announce that I invested in CanadianStudio Photo Studio Continuous 2-Head Umbrella Lighting Light Black/White/Green High Key Muslin Backdrop Stand Kit! I love (and prefer) to work with natural light but man, life on the west coast can be DARK! I also would like to use more of my apartment as a […]
I have been hearing about the awesomeness of Miss Vickie’s new Sour Cream & Caramelized Onion Potato Chips for a while now, wishing I could try them. My friend Jennifer on the island had mentioned they were completely addictive. That was it. I went on the hunt. London Drugs? No. 7-11? No… I finally found them at […]
My sisters and I do a show called stART: Creating As We Go and this latest episode was shot in my kitchen! You get to see a totally epic giggle fest this episode too! A Ridler sisters classic. I talk a lot about the challenges of shooting foodie photos in my kitchen and how I make the […]
Family Ties to Beef My great-grandfather on my mom’s side of the family was a butcher in Jelgava, Latvia. My Auntie Laima told me that my grandma actually left school for a while to work at the butcher shop and learned a ton about cooking with meat. My mom said that her grandfather would just shake […]
A friend of mine on Facebook mentioned she used her Instant Pot for a ton of things lately, including pierogies! I was fascinated so I had to try it myself. The Video I put together a minute video on how easy it is to cook frozen pierogies in my Instant Pot. Photo Tutorial But I know a lot of people […]
