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A Glass in Hand
Jul 14, 20196 min read
Barcelona or bust
Tapas, Flamenco and Sangria I haven’t been on holidays since February this year That may seem like a short time to many people, but for...
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A Glass in Hand
Jun 26, 20192 min read
Make this cake for dessert tonight
Early Summer Rhubarb Cake This is a cake I make every year. Rhubarb is one of my favourite things to bake with and it grows like crazy....
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A Glass in Hand
Jun 17, 20193 min read
So you want to plan a dinner party
How to relieve some of the stress of having people over Planning a dinner party can go from fun to stressful in 5 minutes. From guests...
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A Glass in Hand
May 21, 20193 min read
Wine you should be drinking
Assyrtiko Okay, so firstly I’m going to talk about Greek wine today. I’m going to talk about Assyrtiko and Santorini and you’re going to...
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A Glass in Hand
May 7, 20193 min read
Spring Suds
What’s new this season in the world of malt and barley? I am happy to finally say, spring is here and summer is closer than ever before....
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A Glass in Hand
Apr 30, 20194 min read
Oven Temperatures
What temperature do I even roast this thing at? How many times have you turned on your oven and put the temperature too low on what...
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A Glass in Hand
Mar 28, 20193 min read
What should I eat for dinner?
It's Thursday night and I have no idea what to make When I speak to most people about making dinner, I get a common theme. People are...
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A Glass in Hand
Mar 18, 20192 min read
the grape of the week
Firstly I want to start off with a bit of some basic information that I get asked about a lot. It may also be something that you are...
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A Glass in Hand
Mar 1, 20193 min read
Paris
Navigating your way through one of the biggest and greatest cities of Europe The number one thing I say to people who are thinking of...
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A Glass in Hand
Dec 10, 20182 min read
Baci di Dama
A cookie native to northern Italy, which I loved to eat while living there This is a recipe that is very close to my heart. It is one...
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A Glass in Hand
Nov 26, 20182 min read
Calgary
The city I used to call boring has now won my heart A couple of years ago my brother moved to Calgary for a job. He met a lovely girl and...
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A Glass in Hand
Nov 26, 20182 min read
Does adding fat really make things better?
The simple answer to that question is YES Fat is the answer to most questions in the cooking world. From why your baking tastes so good...
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A Glass in Hand
Nov 26, 20182 min read
Wines of Portugal
Learning and sipping your way through the country This past Saturday I did an introductory course to the wines of Portugal at IWEG (the...
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A Glass in Hand
Nov 16, 20182 min read
Dark brews
Getting into the the darker styles of beer Last night it snowed. Only two days ago there were leaves on the ground and people were raking...
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A Glass in Hand
Nov 6, 20182 min read
Cooking with Squid Ink
If you haven’t had black pasta, I don’t know what you’re doing with your life. Yes you may think it’s gross to make noodles out of a...
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A Glass in Hand
Nov 6, 20181 min read
A little bit of red always does some good
How food and wine became my passion. Life is better with wine and food. That is a known fact. Read any book about ancient Greece or Rome...
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