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Island potatoes (baby potatoes with coconut flakes and yellow spices)

November 11, 2014

The days are definitely getting shorter. It is barely 5:00 pm and already dark outside. A little frustrating if you want to photograph food under natural light as there is none. The view from our rooftop abode is quite spectacular though. The little bit of silver in the sky is reflected in the lake, forming two silver strips with the dark mountains in between and wild looking clouds here and there. Can’t have everything. The... View Article

Easy Fall Apple Cake

November 9, 2014

After travelling for several weeks it is good to be home and in my kitchen again. It’s even good to be back at my desk with the two computer monitors that provide plenty of “real estate” to roam over. I have been trying to get my travel posts published as I had some wonderful experience that I thought you may enjoy reading about. As I said before, traveling is an education, it opens your mind,... View Article

Montreal – Going Green with Melissa Simard’s Round Table Tours

November 8, 2014

What do you think of when you hear “Montreal”? Poutine? bagels? smoked meat sandwiches (pastrami’s cousin)? Not so fast. There is a new trend in the Montreal’s food scene that focuses on sustainable approach to the production and consumption of foods. Not that the bagels and smoked meat aren’t there, but more and more businesses and dining establishments are dedicated to high-end plant based gastronomy producing interesting and healthy foods made from ingredients grown locally in... View Article

Grilled eggplant with pomegranates – Cooking with Orly in Tel Aviv

November 5, 2014

I recently spent a couple of weeks in Israel  and needless to say food was on my mind. Although I was there for a different reason, I managed to squeeze in as many food experiences as I could, and one of these experiences included a food tour and cooking class with Orly in Tel Aviv. I found Orly’s website Cook In Israel through an online search and checked the references on Trip Advisor. Her tour... View Article

An Israel excursion – Hummus and pita

October 23, 2014

I just returned from a short excursion to Israel. It’s a long way from Western Canada where I live and I don’t usually make such a long trip for just a couple of weeks. Circumstances this time dictated that I had to be there on a short notice and in Montreal soon after for another event so two weeks it was. I was not travelling to explore food this time but in Israel (and with... View Article

Green Salad with Apples, Goat Cheese and Honey Vinaigrette

October 19, 2014

A beautiful salad is a work of art. The colours, textures, composition and flavours are appealing to both the eye and the palate. Whether you serve it on individual plates or pile it on a large platter for guests to helps themselves, always consider these elements when composing your creation. When dressing a salad, less is more. You don’t want to overwhelm the greens with too much dressing, too strong flavours, too much acid or... View Article

BC Wine Information Society Sensory Centre

September 26, 2014

On Wednesday this week I was among more than one hundred guests from the culinary and wine industry here in the Okanagan invited to celebrated the official opening of the BC Wine Information Society  Sensory Centre at the Okanagan College Penticton campus. The $650K centre was built thanks to a grant of $300K by the Wine Information Society that was matched by the Jim Pattison Foundation and was built at no cost to the college.... View Article

Sunshine Farm Tomato Festival and Sunshine Farms recipe for pickeld cherry tomatoes

September 13, 2014

It’s not every day that I am invited to an organic tomato farm so when the opportunity presented itself to purchase tickets, I immediately did. This year Sunshine Farms hosted their first Tomato Festival on their farm, offering space to 50 guests of which I was lucky to be one. Both Val of More Than Burnt Toast and I, who never miss a good culinary opportunity, packed our cameras and hats and set out to... View Article

BC Pinot Noir Celebration – “purity and weightlessness” in a bottle

September 6, 2014

  Do you know the Hans Christian Andersen’s story of the Princess and the Pea? That’s the story of Pinot Noir. An aristocratic grape, requiring royal treatment in the vineyard and the winery. Nothing short of an aristocrat could be as sensitive as Pinot Noir. However, when provided with the right growing environment and handled with care, it can produce some of the best wines in the world. Pinot Noir is an ancient grape whose... View Article

Salmorejo – the gazpacho from Andalucia

August 31, 2014

Traveling is an education. It’s more than visiting historical sites and driving through beautiful new landscapes. It challenges our assumptions and provides context for our education. When we engage with the world around us we broaden our horizon, become culturally competent. If we are receptive, we may shed preconceived ideas about cultures and people and open our minds to other perspectives. Visiting foreign lands used to be an integral part of a person’s education and... View Article

Read this: Summer 2014 and Rosemary Lemonade Recipe

August 30, 2014

Every now and then I post links to articles that I find interesting, this time with a bonus recipe for an herb lemonade. See below. The Atlantic: The Importance of eating together The Huffington Post The Best Cookbooks written by bloggers: from Manger by Mimi Thorisson to Not Without Salt by Ashley Rodriguez book Date Night In (about dating her husband, kinda cute). Dinner, a love story:   How To Be a Good Dinner Guest: 41 Rules. Remodelista: Picnic?... View Article

Tisane – herb tea from your garden, and ordering herb tea in Spain

August 30, 2014

I was told off (gently) by the waiters in Spain. While traveling around this beautiful country for a couple of months recently I needed to get off the caffein train. We ate out a lot and lingered in cafes every day and the caffein was starting to get to me. I thought I’d change to herbal tea. Easy? not so fast. I annoyed many waiters in the beginning trying to order “camomile tea”. I soon... View Article