I had the great pleasure last weekend, of attending a local business opening. The place is called “The London Chef” and is owned and operated by the amazingly talented Dan Hayes and his equally wonderful wife, Micayla. Having been involved the food industry in this town for almost 10 years, in one way or another, […]
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Today is Thanksgiving…well, maybe it was yesterday actually. Here in Canada, sometimes holidays fall on Sunday and then the following day is given as a statutory holiday, giving people a choice in which day they want to celebrate on. We decided that the Monday would be our day of thanks. Today I will be in
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The time has come to give up my kitchen. Not that I’m complaining anymore. Usually, when we have company over and people offer to help me, the words barely register before I politely decline their friendly “interference”. I am a lone wolf in the kitchen, manically preparing any number of dishes in record time and
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It’s been a few days. I’ve been in a food coma, and I’ve just woken up for a brief spell to tell you all about it before I dive back into another round tonight. Birthdays were always about food. Just like most holidays around the world, at least part of the celebration is centered on
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I’m still not much for words right now, so I will leave you with a dish that I consider “ultimate” comfort food. To me, comfort food fits into two main categories, pub food like wings, burgers and fries and one dish meals, easily made at home. This is an at home variety. It can be
Mexican food. What do those words conjure up for you? To me it means avocados, corn tortillas, limes, salt, tequila and meat. I’ve never really had a bad experience with Mexican food, save for all those awful hangovers from tequila. Even on trips to Mexico, I’ve never been disappointed. I think the only time may
Weekends are meant for laziness. I don’t mean you should do nothing, but the fast pace of the week has come to an end, and now it’s time to take it easy. Watching movies with the kids, baking a huge batch of chocolate cookies “just in case”, meandering around stores in search of nothing in
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I love pasta. I love it’s heartiness, it’s simplicity, the many wonderful shapes it comes in. What I don’t love is the sheer amount of calories involved in a typical serving. It’s enormous, it’s ridiculous, it’s really a shame. When I was a kid (Mom, Dad, this is not a criticism, merely a fact.), when
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The October 2009 Daring Cooks’ challenge was brought to us by Jaden of the blog Steamy Kitchen. The recipes are from her new cookbook, The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook. Welcome to my very first attempt at a Daring Cook’s Challenge! Although I joined a couple of months ago, we were so busy with child care and
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This was a request from The Husband. We both love Chinese food, but it’s very expensive and with our appetites, we could easily spend $60 on dinner for the two of us. Well, that’s just not in the budget, folks. But homemade wonton soup is! With a little bit of effort and a little bit