Drive across Canada they said. It will be a great time, they said... When we decided to take jobs back in our home city, we had to decide...

views from the kitchen So...where have all the cooks gone? The answer is, I have no idea and can't even think of where they would be....

Some ideas for your next dinner invitation Last week, my partner and I were invited to go to someone else's house for dinner. Since...

Everyone says that living on the west coast must be great since we have all the mountains close to us and the ocean not far away as well....

I make a breakfast loaf every week. For me it's easy and a good part to add to any breakfast. It's something fast to make and eat on the...

I’ve been reading a lot lately. I find it keeps my mind active and encourages me to dream. I have also been watching too much TV as of...

This is going to be a post about love. Since we are almost approaching the time for love, I'm going to make a love proclamation. I love...

For those of you who grew up with families that never cooked, I’m sorry. This post is going to talk about how nice it is to eat something...

I’m going to start off this post by saying that I like the Holiday season. I’m a fan of the Christmas tree with the lights, the classic...

So I put up my Christmas decorations early this year. I was feeling sad and sorry for myself, so I bought a tiny tree for our house. I...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on a new project at work. It is a food and wine pairing dinner series that changes monthly. I...

Like everyone else out there I love fall. I love cooking soups and eating stews, roasting squash and drinking earthy red wines. It’s hard...

A couple weekends back I decided to get back into the classroom and sign up for a wine sensory masterclass. I was anxious and interested...

If you have ever been to a mountain town, chances are you have had a chance to look into the past. Some of the remnants of the past are...

Some people will ask you what your favourite food is or what was the food that made you want to become a chef? That's an easy answer for...

When you cook, you tend to make a lot of mistakes. Most of cooking is a trial and error experience. Let's say you have a recipe in your...

Moving to a new city has had its ups and downs, especially during a time of a global pandemic. When I first moved here, I found it...

It's been a while since I've posted a recipe. Sometimes when we are busy, we only make food to fill out belly's and forget about making...

When you go to a restaurant and you order a plate of pasta or risotto, do you ever wonder how they get it to taste so good? Most food in...

I grew up learning how to grow food in our backyard. We had a little patch of earth that wasn’t growing grass which we used to grow...