Nov 30, 2012 | in the kitchen
As this is my first holiday season as a food blogger, I wanted to attempt a fun little project that incorporated a few holiday elements, plus help me along with my holiday cooking/baking. So, after playing around with a few ideas, I finally settled on the Cookie...
Nov 26, 2012 | desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
Paul and I both have a soft spot for Hawaii. It was where we spent our honeymoon (two glorious weeks – one on Oahu and one on Kauai) and we hope to go back in a couple of years. Although I wasn’t as food-obsessed back then as I am now, we still did manage...
Nov 18, 2012 | chocolate, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
As we get closer to December, I’ve been doing a lot more baking than usual. Partly because I’ve been trying new recipes ahead of the busy holiday baking blitz, but also because I wanted to try some new cookie recipes for my upcoming Cookie Advent Calendar....
Nov 7, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
I love lemons. I love their scent, their taste and their bright, sunny yellow colour, so it’s definitely one of my favourite ingredients to cook with. It’s even better if a recipe calls for zesting lemons – then the entire kitchen smells heavenly!...
Oct 31, 2012 | beyond the kitchen, events
One of my regrets for not starting a food blog earlier is that I never got to share some of the amazing food we ate during our past trips (Hong Kong, Tokyo, Hawaii, London, Las Vegas, etc). Of course, that just means that we need to travel some more! But seriously,...
Oct 30, 2012 | chicken & poultry, in the kitchen, recipes
Paul and I always have a plan for Thanksgiving leftovers – turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwiches! For a week! LOL. I’m sure there are many of you out there that have similar plans for your leftovers, whether you celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving...
Oct 20, 2012 | beyond the kitchen, infographics
Most people who like food and like to eat are aware of the growing trend of Food Trucks. I think my fascination with food trucks stems from my childhood memories of hearing the musical tinkling of the ice cream truck rollling down the street. But Food Trucks are...
Oct 12, 2012 | desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes
It’s been awhile since I pulled out my babycakes cake pops maker, so I figured Thanksgiving would be a great time to try another recipe. We had two Thanksgiving dinners to hit, so I wanted something that featured pumpkin, but that was easy to make. These...
Oct 5, 2012 | beyond the kitchen, events
(Note: This is the second part of a two-part series about our first TUM. You can read Part 1 here) After finishing our Thanksgiving Pucks, we headed to the back of the venue to a surprisingly short line up for Fidel Gastro’s (@fidelgastros). I had heard a lot about...
Oct 3, 2012 | beyond the kitchen, events
(Note: We had so much fun at September’s TUM that I have A LOT to say about it, so I’ve split this post into 2 parts. Watch for Part 2 coming up in a couple of days!) Thanks to the super generous Jen of foodpr0n, Paul and I got to attend the nighttime Toronto...
Sep 23, 2012 | beyond the kitchen, events
Yesterday, Paul and I headed out to the Ontario Food Terminal to check out the first-ever Fresh Fest event. This was the first time that the Ontario Food Terminal had opened to the public and the aim of the event was to: raise funds for FoodShare Toronto, a non-profit...
Sep 14, 2012 | our travels, travel, travel info
As a kid, I always thought that one of the coolest things about “growing up” would be that I could eat anything I wanted… whenever I wanted. Like ice cream. What kid doesn’t dream about eating ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Although...
Sep 5, 2012 | our travels, travel, travel info
Pizza. Who doesn’t love a good slice of pizza? We sure as heck love it! Friday night is generally “pizza night” and although we vary where we get our pizza from each week, we generally stick to simple toppings, like pepperoni. Once in a while,...
Aug 30, 2012 | beyond the kitchen, events
I’ve been going to the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) for as long as I can remember. I may have missed a few years here and there, but generally, it’s a summertime tradition (albeit a bittersweet one). For my friends outside Toronto, the CNE (aka The...
Aug 28, 2012 | our travels, travel, travel info
Ok, so you’ve seen the Top (non-food) things I saw in Rome, but I know some of you are thinking, “But what about the food?” Even though I blog about food and I think about food A LOT, I was so excited to be heading to Rome for the first time that I...
