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Pesto
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...
A Glass in Hand
Aug 18, 20212 min read


Cooking Fails
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...
A Glass in Hand
Aug 5, 20212 min read


Getting over Struggles
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...
A Glass in Hand
Jul 28, 20212 min read


Summer fruit
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...
A Glass in Hand
Jun 28, 20212 min read


How to not screw up Italian food
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...
A Glass in Hand
Jun 18, 20213 min read


Growing Food Wherever You Can
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...
A Glass in Hand
Jun 5, 20212 min read


What’s new in the Okanagan Valley
One of the reasons why I moved out here, besides getting some of those BC views, was experiencing wine country. I had travelled to the...
A Glass in Hand
May 16, 20212 min read


Moving During a Pandemic
Moving is hard wherever you are going. Whether you are moving from your parents to a new apartment, moving across town or moving across...
A Glass in Hand
Apr 22, 20214 min read


Empty City
I don't go to downtown Toronto very much anymore. I live in the west end of the city and don't really go east of avenue road most weeks....
A Glass in Hand
Mar 21, 20214 min read


Getting to know Spanish Grapes
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about wine. Many things have been happening and time is moving pretty fast for me at the moment. So,...
A Glass in Hand
Mar 15, 20213 min read


Takeout, the New Treat
Back when I was working constantly, I was always dining out. I was on the hunt for new, fun restaurants and the unknown places that the...
A Glass in Hand
Mar 8, 20213 min read


Don't be Afraid of Sprouts
Everyone has one thing they never liked to eat when they were young. It could have been something we were forced into eating and now we...
A Glass in Hand
Mar 1, 20212 min read


Food Memories
What are your first food memories? Can you remember them now, or are they just a fuzzy image in the back of my mind? I think some of our...
A Glass in Hand
Feb 22, 20212 min read


Pizza Obsession
The world's most popular food I think we are all slightly obsessed with pizza. If you have ever been in a group of people and someone...
A Glass in Hand
Feb 15, 20214 min read


My Favourite Cookbooks
When I started collecting cookbooks, I was in my late teens. I remember going to Chapters and walking around the store, touching books...
A Glass in Hand
Feb 9, 20213 min read


What a year for Hospitality
Insights from the girl in the back It’s been a weird year for hospitality. By weird, I mean awful, I mean tough, I mean stressful, I mean...
A Glass in Hand
Feb 2, 20214 min read


Baking to relieve stress
Why does it feel so good to bake something? All you do is mix a few things together and put it in the oven, right? Then why does it feel...
A Glass in Hand
Jan 28, 20212 min read


Gathering Around the Table
Lessons learned from one another In today’s current world, gathering is not permitted and frowned upon. I understand the reason and I...
A Glass in Hand
Jan 20, 20213 min read


Catching up
New month, new recipe Hey friends! Sorry it’s been so long that I have posted something and given you a recipe. It’s been a weird time...
A Glass in Hand
Jan 11, 20212 min read


Pumpkin loaf
Is it a loaf or is it a bread? You could call it a cake, but since there’s no frosting, I’m calling it a loaf. It’s not made with yeast...
A Glass in Hand
Nov 4, 20203 min read
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