Category: Foodie Goodie

Last month Neil and I went out to see Chef Michael Smith talk about life, food and his latest book: Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen. We’ve both followed the Canadian chef since the days of his Chef at Large show, and on this (now rare) night we were actually out without Isaac, his message was poignant: … Continue reading Cooking, Presence and Cock Sauce

My lands it has been practically a lifetime since I shared something non-baby-centric on this blog. No longer! I am finally finding time to cook again, and this particular recipe is an awfully good one for summer. We love carrot cake ’round these parts, but it’s been a bit too warm to turn on the … Continue reading Slow-Cooker Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Honey Drizzle

Do you have a life list? Mine’s not formally written down anywhere (self, get on that!), but I do have a mental list of things I want to do someday. And I got to check off a long-standing item on our trip to Chicago last September. Dine at Alinea. I first learned about the restaurant … Continue reading Alinea

UPDATE! Inger McCrae, half the equation of the Campfire Grill Smokin’ BBQ commented on this post mere hours after it went up, and gave us excellent directions, and even better BBQ! Full review coming tomorrow, but you should seriously go. It’s awesome. Neil and I loves us some good, good BBQ. I won’t go so … Continue reading The Campfire Grill Doesn’t Want Me to Visit

A lot of locals are (rightfully) all worked up this week over news that a dog-sledding operation in Whistler had one of their employees shoot 100 dogs, because business was too slow to need all the animals. Out of the buzz from this story has come a dialogue about why we’re outraged by how these … Continue reading Got Milk?

As I was making dinner with my brother & sister-in-law the other night, it occurred to me I haven’t shared anything foodie here in a little while. And this, my friends, is a good ‘un! When we did our cooking classes in Thailand, one of the dishes we learned was a steamed banana cake. It … Continue reading Bananarama

It’s of course the time of year when retailers are going mad pimping their wares, and the fine folks at TASSIMO are no exception. I’m no longer the prolific blogger I once was, but thanks to a give-two-get-one promo, I ended up with a TASSIMO of my very own, courtesy of the fine Miss Colleen … Continue reading Java Jive

When Jen mentioned she and Brandon were making a temporary move to Louisiana in the new year, I left a comment pledging my undying love for New Orleans, and implored her to visit if they’d be near the city. So of course, she asked for any recommendations of places to go and things to see. … Continue reading Eating NOLA

Blog posts I started to write and (thankfully) didn’t publish today: • Why I think you might be an idiot • Here, let me beat you down with logic • I don’t care that humans are inherently illogical, I WILL DROWN YOU IN REASON ANYHOW What can I say, I have a wickedly sore shoulder … Continue reading Meat-head

As Neil and I get more and more into sourcing alternate avenues for food that distance us from the industrial agricultural machine, opportunities keep cropping up that we’d never have thought of. The latest: our very own hog! We’ve been looking around for some sources for purchasing an ethically-raised pig, but the local suppliers we’ve … Continue reading Project Pigpen

Last night, in honour of my 29th year, we finally FINALLY went to Vij’s. I can’t say “I don’t know why we waited so long” because I know precisely why I’d never been there – the actual matter of “waiting so long.” Vij’s doesn’t take reservations. They open promptly at 5:30pm and it’s first come-first … Continue reading Restaurant Review – Vij’s