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What Goes Around…
All gourmands aren’t this round, but we do tend to be this satisfied I write about the passion I have for food – its tastes and textures, the variations that come with different spices or cultural...
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… Comes Around
this is part 2 of my earlier post, What Goes Around… where I offer a way out of the “food guilt” that we foodies may feel amidst the mass production of a plethora of foods and the slippery slope...
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Need an excuse to get together? This weekend is it!
I know, you can all hardly wait, as it has finally arrived and soon we will be able to celebrate with the usual food and drink that accompanies the whole event… Great ideas from the folks at...
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The Taste of Good Times
We just got back from vacation, and now that I am home under grey skies again, with the heat turned up and my tan quickly fading, I am trying anything to keep the memories of the holiday alive. The...
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Birthdays are for celebrating
Today would have been my Dad’s 70th birthday. He is gone now, but if he was around I think he would have hoped to have a big celebration for what he called the start of his New Year. Birthday parties...
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Many Happy Returns to a best friend
It’s birthday season in my world it seems. I just wrote a post remembering my Dad’s birthday. Now I have another day of note worth mentioning, so I hope you’ll indulge me, and my loved ones. Today is...
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Kudos to the girls – in the kitchen and out
Today is International Women’s Day, and since women are such a big part of food and the kitchen it seemed only fitting I pay tribute. There are many women in my life who have helped and inspire me...
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Old friends, new memories
I am in jolly old England, visiting a friend for her 25th wedding anniversary along with her daughter’s (and my Goddaughter’s) 21st birthday. We have known each other for almost 30 years, and one of...
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Spring Tips
I’m in the UK visiting friends; we have not only enjoyed great food and drink but we are also “solving the problems of the world”, so to speak. I thought I would share some of our wisdom with you… We...
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Haggis, neeps & tatties
I am sending my column this week from Scotland, where we are busy sampling local fare. Today we were in Stirling where we spent a few very interesting hours at Stirling Castle, a pivotal spot in many...
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Auld Time cookery
As I write, the Scottish countryside is quizzing by the train window and my head is filled with tales of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, James V and other kings of Scotland. We learned about a...
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From Humble Beginnings
When I travel I love to gather recipes and even just ideas for food combinations. When I lived in France, I gathered so many ideas I turned them into a cookbook, in large part inspired by a friend I...
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Learning S’more about ourselves
We like to put things, and people into categories. It seems we can be defined by just about any preference or value and food is no different. Are you a vegetarian, or into the Paleo diet? Maybe you...
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Navel gazing and other patriotic activities for Canada Day
Today is the day we celebrate being Canadians. For 146 years we have existed as our own country, having come into our own from our British roots as a colony. We love to gather with friends and loved...
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Where did the summer go?
WOW! I wish there had been time in the day to post all the food I ate this summer. I just never seemed to slow down enough to get something recorded. I have to get better at short posts, I guess. There...
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Recipe Testing – you win some, you lose some
So I decided to try some recipes that I saw in my surfing this week… I must admit, I still do more surfing in good old-fashioned print than I do online, but nonetheless there is lots to sift through....
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Apples Galore
It’s harvest season in the Okanagan and apples are the feature at the moment. I asked my husband Martin to weigh in this week, as he is a chef and a big fan of apples. He even offers his recipe for...
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A Night on the Town … All by myself
I’m on the road, working. It’s nice to have the chance to experience different places and sample the local gourmand fare, but dining out alone has its drawbacks. Lack of conversation is one of them,...
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Nasty habits – all by myself
Tonight I’m in Rossland, a ski bum town in winter and a mountain bike Mecca in summer. This time of year it’s just the friendly locals and me, who liked the look of the funky B & B here better than...
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Happy Birthday to me!
I wrote this in the movie theatre while waiting for my popcorn on my birthday a few days ago. There was no wifi to get it to post. I hope you will still enjoy the sentiment Today is my birthday. I...
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