I believe in supporting local communities and charities… it kind of goes along with the whole belief-in-karma thing. I believe that the act of sharing food is sharing a part of one’s life… it’s kind of become the philosophy of this blog. When Phil (@baconhound) asked if we’d take part in the Ronald McDonald House […]

When we started planning our Italy trip, we really didn’t have a clear idea as to where we’d go, what we’d do, or where we’d eat. We only knew of a few areas we REALLY wanted to see – Tuscany, Cinque Terre, and Bologna. In talking this through with our travel agent, she recommended that […]

I work in the South side. In the mornings it is a blessing – 11 minute commute, very little traffic even at 8:15am, no need to pay for or fight to find parking. But around 11:00am, when tweets start rolling in either from the abundance of downtown restaurants listing their lunch specials or from downtown workerbees tweeting the great lunches […]

SUNDAY BRUNCH! After the calorie counting regimen of the past two months, I was craving a hearty brunch plate. I was also itching to cook with some of the fresh garden goodies we had. What I had on hand in the fridge – yummy bacon I’d gotten the day before from Irvings farm, some fingerling potatoes and […]

If you’ve read my blurb in About Me, you would know that I always have tomatoes and my favourite tomatoes are from Gull Valley Greenhouse – they taste like tomatoes should and there’s no going back to blah grocery store ones once you’ve tried these (available at various farmers’ markets in Calgary and Edmonton). But […]

I’m so excited to share my food adventures with everyone. Just getting set up and will be blogging soon so please come back for a visit. xo