Dec 1, 2015 | in the kitchen
Welcome to the FOURTH ANNUAL KITCHEN FROLIC COOKIE RECIPE ADVENT CALENDAR! Due to lots of personal things happening lately, this blog has taken a back seat (I promise, things will pick up in the new year!) and I didn’t have the time I needed to put together my...
Oct 13, 2015 | book reviews, bookshelf, reviews
title: Relish author: Lucy Knisley publication date: April 2, 2013 publisher: First Second I’m lucky to have grown up with cooks and bakers, eaters and critics, and meals to remember. My memories were formed in conjunction with my palate, collected along with...
Sep 18, 2015 | beyond the kitchen, events
One of the great things about being a food lover in Toronto is that there are so many food events going on in and around the city (and by “so many” I mean, like, a gajillion). The only problem is that there are great ones, good ones, and bad ones…...
Sep 10, 2015 | beyond the kitchen, infographics
Mmmm… this infographic satisfies my sweet tooth and I love the little historical tidbits for each one. Like, did you know that popsicles were ‘created’ by accident? ~ About Infographic Fridays ~ I love geeky facts. And I love food. So, when you...
Aug 31, 2015 | beyond the kitchen, events
On August 20, Paul and I were part of a group of bloggers invited to the Encore Food with Elegance head office for an Encore Blogger Bites Tasting Event. A full-service caterer, Encore is a family-owned business that was established in 1979 and has catered over 40,000...
Aug 25, 2015 | authors, bookshelf
I recently read Monica’s A Life of Spice and fell in love with her writing (you can read my full review here). Besides being a wonderful food essay writer, Monica also is a published (non-food) author and a cookbook author, and has written for many well-known...
Aug 19, 2015 | book reviews, bookshelf, reviews
title: Cookbook Book author: Annahita Kamali and Florian Böhm publication date: November 3, 2014 publisher: Phaidon Press Recipes in a great cookbook…are the recommendations of one real person that compiled his secrets into a single book…Like a great...
Aug 13, 2015 | gadgets, in the kitchen, reviews
brand: Weber gadget: Q1200 MRSP: $250.00 CAD available for purchase: major retailers across Canada and the US that sell BBQ products, including Home Depot (Canada and US), Lowes Canada, Ontario Gas BBQ, Amazon and Amazon Canada. the first nibble: This past February,...
Jul 31, 2015 | book reviews, bookshelf, reviews
title: A Life of Spice author: Monica Bhide publication date: May 1, 2015 publisher: Createspace The essays in this book showcase how food affects all the areas of our lives: family, friends, children, love, culture, faith, and more. A Life of Spice captures the...
Jul 22, 2015 | our travels, travel, travel info
The first time I visited Hawaii, I was a kid and ate whatever my parents bought me. The second time was our honeymoon and Paul and I ate at some pretty amazing restaurants (House Without A Key, A Pacific Cafe and The Beach House to name a few), but I wasn’t food...
Jul 19, 2015 | our travels, travel
While I work on a more food-related post about our recent trip to Hawaii (#HawaiiFrolic 2015) I thought I’d share some of the photos I took with my phone while we zipped around Oahu and Maui. Enjoy! hawaiian scampi from Geste Waikiki Beach, Oahu steamed pork...
Jul 3, 2015 | our travels, travel
Last year Paul and I headed back to Hawaii for our 10 year anniversary and had a wonderful time re-connecting with Oahu and Kauai (the islands where we spent our honeymoon). We ate at a lot of great places and made a point of trying to sample as much of the local food...
Jun 29, 2015 | in the kitchen, products, reviews
Honey. What can I say about this sweet, golden food treasure. And seriously, it’s a TREASURE. Honey is not only a wonderful sweetener that’s good on toast, in tea, drizzled on dessert and a myriad of other delicious uses, but it is simply AMAZING. Many...
Jun 26, 2015 | beyond the kitchen, infographics
It’s no secret that I love desserts. I also love making desserts, but during the week, that almost never happens because I’m just too busy. After a long day at work, most of the time I just want quick, simple solutions for both dinner and dessert. So this...
Jun 15, 2015 | authors, bookshelf
I first discovered Barry’s amazing blog, Rock Recipes, through the Food Bloggers of Canada community (of which we’re both members). When I heard that Barry was publishing a cookbook, it immediately went onto my wishlist. I wasn’t disappointed. I...
