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 […]
Unboxing of CanadianStudio Photography Studio Kit
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 […]
Product Review of Miss Vickie’s Sour Cream & Caramelized Onion Potato Chips
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 […]
stART & Food Photography
Canada Beef’s Bistro Beef and Beer Stew
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 […]
Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Pierogies
SmartFood’s Jalapeño & Cheddar Popcorn
SmartFood has a new flavour out! It is Jalapeño & Cheddar Popcorn. They totally spoiled me by sending me not only their new flavour but just about every other flavour they make too and it is all so delicious… The handwritten note included said that it is for my “me time” #SmartStash. Yesterday I did […]
Fun Foodie Weekend!
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 […]