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...