February 23, 2018
So, we are in South America. It has been on my travel radar for a long time and finally now I am here. The flight to Buenos Aires from Miami was 9 h long but went quickly, thanks in large part to onboard movies and a kindle with a few good books. We landed in the Buenos Aires international airport and had a driver waiting to whisk us to our rented apartment in the Recoleta... View Article
February 19, 2018
Road trip report to Merida continued from here. Breakfast at Mansion Merida Breakfast the next morning at the Mansion Merida was a luxurious event included with the cost of the stay. You can choose where and when you wish to have it served, including your room, the restaurant, in the courtyard or anywhere else that’s reasonable inside the hotel. There was no question for me where I was going to have breakfast: right outside my... View Article
February 17, 2018
Merida is the largest city in the Yucatan peninsula and we venture there at least once during our stay. This time we had another reason to go: we were invited to stay a few days at a beautiful hacienda south of Merida and we combined that stay with a couple of nights in Merida. Mansion Merida on the Park There are a lot of beautiful places to stay at in Merida and I had... View Article
February 15, 2018
On our first night in Valladolid we settled on going for dinner at a hotel I was to check out, The Zentik Boutique Hotel. After wandering around town for the better part of the day we went back to our hotel El Meson del Marques, made reservations at the Zentik Project for 8:00 pm and enjoyed the sunset from our rooftop patio. When it came time to leave for dinner it was completely dark outside. We... View Article
February 9, 2018
I woke up in a comfortable bed with crisp linen and propped myself up on the soft, large pillows. Light was streaming in through an open window, gently illuminating the magnificent room. Everything about this room is on a grand scale. The old wooden doors and windows, the tall, heavy armoire, the soaring ceiling and the spacious, elegant bathroom, all reminiscent of colonial style of past era, yet luxurious in a very contemporary way. We... View Article
February 8, 2018
Yucatan road Trip Day 2 Report After spending a couple of nights in Merida we were ready to continue our road trip heading north in the Yucatan peninsula toward the gulf coast (Gulf of Mexico) to Las Coloradas. I have read about the pink lagoon for some time now and was looking forward to experience it first hand. Las Coloradas is a small and remote fishing village nestled between the gulf and the Rio Lagartos biosphere... View Article
February 7, 2018
Road trip report day 1 After beaching it for a few weeks with day trips here and there and exploring the hotel and food scene in and around Tulum I am ready to go on a longer road trip and explore the more remote Yucatan. First on my agenda this year was a trip to Las Coloradas, a pink lagoon near a salt production factory in the north Yucatan along the gulf coast. Las Coloradas... View Article
January 20, 2018
The word Tulum conjurs up images of secluded beaches, sleepy village, magical sunsets and delicious Yucatan food. A few years ago it was a remote destination that attracted mega stars of the entertainment and fashion industries seeking anonymity in less accessible destinations. Although busier than it used to be, Tulum still maintains its beauty and the beach is unparalleled. Tulum preserves it’s unique character because it is “off the grid”, so to speak. Hotels must... View Article
June 28, 2017
If there was one dish that is my signature summer food it would be a potato salad. I make a lot of potato salads in season using whatever I have on hand or what I find at the market that is fresh and interesting. With my gals home for the weekend eating a couple of dinners at home was a given. One dinner was more “formal” with plated dishes that stretched over a few courses,... View Article
June 3, 2017
If you have a food processor you can whip these vegetarian burger patties in no time. Push the flavour up a notch with hot chilli sauce and add texture with crunchy vegetables and nuts. Serve as burgers with the usual trimmings, or simply as patties with the tahini sauce and a salad. Ingredients: 2 cups cooked chickpeas or 1 can organic chickpeas 2 scant cups oatmeal 1/2 an onion, chopped 1 teaspoon cumin 1 egg... View Article
May 11, 2017
I recently attended a cooking class at the Lake House Store in Kelowna. This is one of my favourite stores in town and much of my cookware and kitchen gadgets come from there, not the least a Kitchenaid, Vitamix, Fissler pressure cooker, Le Creuset, Nesspresso coffee maker (for my husband) and more, none of which I would do without. The state of the art kitchen is surprisingly spacious, hidden during the week by beautiful merchandise displayed on... View Article
April 29, 2017
Here is a fun way to serve a caesar style salad that you can eat with your hands. The inner leaves of romaine are wrapped together with a semi circle of rice paper creating a parcel that you can grab and dip into the dressing. Kind of fun and different. The recipe is adapted from master chef Michel Richard’s Happy in the Kitchen cookbook, a large format book full of beautiful recipes and delicious foods... View Article
