Dec 2, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, products
Well, it’s that time of year again – have you started your holiday gift shopping? I have (sort of). Although I try to start early every year, I’m always end up in a last-minute gift-buying frenzy. It seems like every person on my shopping list is...
Nov 24, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, books, bookshelf, events
For the past 19 years, Taste Canada has promoted Canadian culinary writing by recognizing the best of the year with the Taste Canada Awards. As a cookbook lover and a proud Canadian, I think it’s so important for us to support the wonderful writing talent we...
Nov 21, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, books, bookshelf, events
This year, Taste Canada received 150 submissions (96 books and 54 food blogs) and awarded 22 winners with a Gold or Silver Award. You can read about my experience of the Red Carpet and Reception here. The 2016 Taste Canada Award recipients: Disclosure: This is not a...
Nov 12, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, books, bookshelf, events
If you’ve checked out my blog before, then you probably already know that I kind of adore cookbooks. ADORE. So, imagine my shock when I was asked to be a Blogger Ambassador for this year’s Taste Canada Awards! I’ll be covering the red carpet, Gala...
Oct 28, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, infographics, new posts - travel, travel, travel infographics
One of my favourite ways to eat when we travel is to try the local street foods. It’s (usually) cheap, mobile and there’s such a great variety. Check out this fun infographic illustrating just some of the great local street food around the world. ~ About...
Oct 24, 2016 | eat like a local, travel
Milton is a small town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. It’s about 40km west of Downtown Toronto and on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment. And of course, Milton is where my little sis, Suzy, lives!...
Oct 14, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, books, bookshelf, infographics
On Tuesday I blogged about the upcoming Taste Canada Awards and featured the 2016 shortlisted English cookbooks. So I thought it was appropriate that today’s Infographic Friday featured an infographic about the Taste Canada Awards! ~ About Infographic Fridays ~...
Oct 11, 2016 | books, bookshelf
For the past 19 years, Taste Canada has promoted Canadian-authored culinary writing by showcasing and recognizing the best of the year with the Taste Canada Awards. This year, Taste Canada received 150 submissions (96 books and 54 food blogs) and will be awarding 22...
Sep 23, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, infographics
Ok, let’s face it. No matter how much we try to eat healthy and cook at home, sometimes, just sometimes… we can’t help but give in to a fast food craving. Well, why not try to create some of your favourite fast food tastes at home? This infographic...
Sep 19, 2016 | eat like a local, travel
Washington, DC, formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as “Washington”, “the District”, or simply “D.C.”, is the capital of the United States of America. The centers of all three branches of the federal...
Sep 16, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, infographics
This one is kind of interesting, an a historic food way. It’s an infographic discussing how Ancient Romans ate – you know, when they’re not binging in crazy all-you-can-eat stuff-all-the-animals-in-one type banquets. ~ About Infographic Fridays ~ I...
Sep 12, 2016 | book reviews, bookshelf, new posts - bookshelf, reviews
title: Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken author: by Monica Bhide publication date: September 13, 2016 publisher: Bodes Well Publishing Before I dive into this review, I have to put a bit of disclaimer here: I adore Monica Bhide. We ‘met’ via Twitter...
Sep 9, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, infographics, new posts - beyond the kitchen
Ramen. It’s so versatile and one of my favourite noodle dishes to make. There’s just so many different combinations. Check out this fun ‘Ramen Cheat Sheet” that I was sent – it has lots of great ideas on how to put together your next...
Sep 6, 2016 | books, bookshelf
Fall is a wonderful time in the cookbook world – the holiday season is just around the corner and publishers start pushing out the big hitters to get ready for the gift-giving frenzy, but seriously, this Fall? Hold on to your wallets people, because...
Jul 25, 2016 | book reviews, bookshelf, reviews
title: Stars So Sweet author: Tara Dairman publication date: July 19, 2016 publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers When Tara emailed to say her publisher was sending me a copy of Stars So Sweet to review, I must say, I had a major case of the...
