I love sandwiches and wraps. Yet at the same time, I never make them at home and bring them to work because I can never think of anything good that I want to mash to together in bready/wrappy goodness. Read More
Monthly Archives: August 2011
How Chicken Thighs Changed My Life
Let me start by apologizing to all the vegetarians out there, because you don’t know what you’re missing! I spent the last 10 years buying, cooking and eating chicken breasts Read More
Vancouver Food Cart Round Up Part One
Initially thrilled with the idea of food carts on Vancouver’s streets, it took me a year to actually try anything beyond the obligatory Japadog. I guess it’s because I never have cash, but after discovering that most food carts take plastic I decided to give it a go. Read More
Is Organic a Load of Crap?
Officially, this is a rant. I am sure that organics will save the world from e-coli or botulism or kook-amonga-phobia or what have you – but at what cost? Read More
Turn Food Scraps into Compost
This is just a quick post about a program helping us all by turning food scraps into compost! Starting … Read More
Poutine, Pho and Fine Dining in Ottawa
I was recently on vacation in Ottawa to visit my family and friends, and I of course had to eat as much East-coast dishes as I could. First on my list was obviously a family-sized, greasy and cheesy poutine from my favorite chip-wagon, Fritomania Read More
A New Take on Popsicles
Moni Habib and Cristina Covello are the couple behind Icy Fresh Pops www.icyfreshpops.com, the fresh fruit popsicles that you see at all the farmer’s markets and special events in Vancouver. Read More
Top Chef Dinner Party Challenge
My friends love Top Chef, and to celebrate the finale of the recently aired season of Top Chef Canada we decided to up the ante on our usual dinner party fare. Read More