Have you got plans for the long weekend? Do they include hosting a BBQ? Be sure to include a stop at Walmart for your party preparation. Walmart’s new Our Finest BBQ collection aims to prove that Canadians can throw a great…

One of my favourite childhood memories is our family dinners at home. My mom was an excellent cook, and dinner was always something delicious to look forward to.

One of the things I often hear from people when I mention that I am a Life Made Delicious Connector is that they assume all of the recipes on LifeMadeDelicious.ca are using pre-packaged mixes. While it’s true that there are a number of recipes on the site that do use a mix as one of [...]

One of my favourite cookbook series has been the books from Janet and Greta Podleski. In fact, their first cookbook, Looneyspoons, was the first cookbook I ever bought. As time continued, they published Crazy Plates and Eat, Shrink & Be Merry, which also reside in my cookbook cupboard. Their latest book, The Looneyspoons Collection is [...]

I’ve been reliving old memories of foods I used to make back in the day lately. It started with my recent Eggs Santiago revival, and has continued on for the past couple of weeks. To be honest, I’ve been having a bit of a stressful time lately, and I seem to be finding some comfort [...]

During my university days I lived with a great group of girls. We were always there for one another, and in times of heartbreak we’d all dress down in sweat pants and head to the amazing bakery down the street….

Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free: the one made for the EA Lunch 2011 Home from Eat Alberta yesterday with so many thank yous to deliver and so much left to say to all who made that day better than any of us (Sharon, Allan, Mack, Su, Ming, Nicole and I)  imagined it would be! Talk [...]

Ten (Twleve) from Italy, mostly DOP’s, and 4 from other places: Oh! What a Tasting! My motherboard crashed after returning from Italy last November, and so my final photos of my haul home we lost. Thankfully, that was all, so there never was a post about the ridiculous and precious finds I packed into our [...]

One of the most difficult adjustments I have had to make when it comes to cooking for my family, is learning how to get around the No Gluten rule for my husband. To be honest, I often make two meals for us – one without gluten and one regular meal with gluten – just because [...]

The Apple Cook Off sponsored by Sobey’s BC Apple Fresh Campaign I truly enjoy the honor of judging food in these kinds of contests. I learn so much about the food and people’s passions through these tastings. NAIT is our revered culinary institute in Edmonton and the work being done here by the staff and [...]

I got back so much more than I ever gave…. It was early August 1981. My youngest daughter was turning one and my eldest had just turned three. Mommy was sitting at the old EPSB personnel office across from where the Brick used to be downtown. Waiting. Waiting. I had excellent interviews in the Spring [...]

Nature’s Green Acres Alfalfa fed Chickens are Finger Lickin’ Good! As a child, fried chicken at home was a regular occurrence. Mom would make it often because her mother raised chickens on the farm so we had gorgeous home grown ones in the deep freeze, and everyone loved it! In the summertime, if there was [...]

I have made these since my first daughter was in Kindergarten for her classmates and every year since. Every holiday, I am drawn to my kitchen and the urge to fill it with children creating culinary delights and forging memories while playing with their food. I do not yet have grandchildren (girls!!), but am fortunate [...]

From Farm to Table in March on the Prairies: Bison Brisket Heaven! Chef Blair Lebsack started his Range Rd Farm dinners last summer which was and unforgettable day in the country for Vanja and myself. Epic.  We weren’t about to miss his first “pop up” in the city at a Clothing Store just off Whyte [...]

What a great idea (until you have to flip back because you missed something).German firm Korefe designed The Real Cookbook (Das Echte und Einzige Kochbuch), a special edition edible cookbook that is made of fresh pasta and can be baked into a lasagna.V…

The Kitchen Magpie, or Super Mommy (in my humble opinion) spearheaded this fundraising event! When Karlynn asked me to be a judge for her latest initiative: The Culinary Arts Cookoff, I was honoured and delighted. Cooking with kids is my raison d’être – well, one of them! After retiring from Edmonton Public Schools after thirty [...]

My three-year-old daughter recently received a cookbook all of her very own, and since that time has fallen into deep love with baking. This past weekend the two of us made a cookie recipe (that was amazingly delicious and will be posted soon), however I was not destined to make just one batch of cookies [...]

If you ever want to treat yourself to the best grilled cheese sandwich possible, you absolutely must ditch the whole wheat bread (which is good but not luscious enough) and dive into some wonderfully soft, thick sliced white bread. Whenever I’m looking to treat myself, I turn to D’Italiano. D’Italiano makes the best commercially available [...]

One of the best parts of grocery shopping for me, is having the time to spot new products at the store. It’s rare that I don’t usually pick up one or two new items each time I shop – I just love to try new foods. Sometimes they’re not great, that’s true, but more often [...]

Join us at NAIT April 14, for an unforgettable day cooking, tasting, and connecting! Tickets are to be on Sale at 8 am this morning, but there have been some technical issues, so head on over to Eat Alberta to see if they have been solved! Register as soon as you can as there are [...]