Rising Up

While I love my electric bread maker for it’s ease of use and for the decent quality of items that come out, I must admit, doing things by hand always produces better results.
For instance–pizza dough.
While the … Read more

Herbivore

I am not a herbivore. I could eat steak every day. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than tearing into a grilled piece of meat alongside a mighty red wine to match.
While that may be my idea of an … Read more

For Simplicity Sake

When it comes to recipes, I quite enjoy the ones that have multiple steps and many ingredients as often the longer I get to cook in the kitchen, the happier I am.
When I come across ones … Read more

Walking the Plank

With the weather in Winnipeg being so darned nice right now, a lot of people here are thinking about barbecuing and rightly so as warm weather and plenty of sunshine somehow make food taste even better.
With … Read more

Surprise Surprise

For the most part, seeing what is in other people’s shopping carts is a depressing exercise for me as someone who loves food.
I don’t know their circumstances or diet/lifestyle, but still when I peer into those metal … Read more

Concentrating Flavour

Not too long ago, I was waxing poetic about garden tomatoes, y’know, the varieties, the satisfaction of growing them yourself and of course, the flavour. Not soon after I finished writing that blog, I became possessed with thoughts … Read more

The Meat of the Matter

I am, unequivocally, a die-hard carnivore. While my diet does vary greatly from one meal to the next, the majority of protein I consume comes in the form of meat, be it chicken, pork or … Read more

Go Big or Go Home

For those living outside of the province of Manitoba and to some of those who are inside it, tonight is the big Winnipeg Wine Fest Gala dinner and honestly, it’s one event I look forward … Read more

You Say Tomato . . .

I would say without a doubt, the thing I honestly look forward to each and every summer are tomatoes fresh from my garden. Just typing that out has made me drool. One thing I … Read more