This week’s post comes to you from freelance writer Laura Pellerine. I hope you enjoy her tour of some of Paris’ most iconic cafés. It certainly brought back some wonderful memories for me. In fact, I can almost taste that…
Week 4 ~ Eat More Fruits and Vegetables The goal for this week’s Healthy Every Week Challenge from The Food Network is to eat more fruits and vegetables. Since I already eat plenty of fruit, I decided to focus my attention on…
Week 3: Cook More at Home I almost passed on this week’s Healthy Every Week Challenge from the Food Network since I already cook almost all of my meals at home (unless of course I’m traveling). I love to experiment in…
Week 2: Eat More Whole Grains The goal for Week 2 of the Food Network’s Healthy January Challenge is to eat more whole grains. Well, I’ve decided to eat more popcorn! It’s delicious, nutritious, high in fibre, and one of my all…
I love carrots. I love them roasted in a hot oven with crushed cumin seeds, simmered in orange juice with currants, cinnamon and a touch of honey, or steamed and tossed with butter, garlic, ginger and lime. What I don’t love…
The Food Network is kicking off the New Year with their January Healthy Every Week Challenge and I’m getting in on the fun. This challenge isn’t about dieting or deprivation. (There’s nothing to give up, no restrictions and no killer work-outs!) The…
I had never heard of a cake pop before I saw this kit for sale at the Starbucks kiosk inside my local Safeway store. Cake on a stick? What a fun idea! The kit includes everything you need to make…
My most recent culinary adventure had nothing to do with educating my palate, and everything to do with delighting his… Mojo may not have the most sophisticated palate in the world, but he certainly has a discriminating one. Unfortunately, the…
Each month, Bon Appétit magazine invites its readers to cook its cover recipe, and send in their photos. The editors then select their favourites and post them on their blog. (Bon Appétit also uploads them to a web album on their Facebook…
Have you ever had one of those happy little accidents in the kitchen? Like when you are trying to make one thing, and it turns into something entirely different? But in a good way? Just recently, it happened to me.…