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Happy Gourmand

Chicks, bunnies & tulips, oh my!

Chicks, bunnies & tulips, oh my!

Apr 7, 2012 / 5:00 am

She says: Well, here we are, already at Easter. It’s good to know that spring is under way, and I feel like it’s time to celebrate and let loose. I...

Foolish food

Foolish food

Mar 31, 2012 / 5:00 am

She Says: April Fool’s Day is coming up this week, and so I thought I would use that as inspiration to be a bit goofy. Perhaps that is in part due to...

Spring has sprung

Spring has sprung

Mar 24, 2012 / 5:00 am

Okay, it’s official. The pussywillows are out, the grass is getting greener and soon the Easter Bunny will hopping down the trail. Snowy mornings...

Special ways to celebrate Spring

Special ways to celebrate Spring

Mar 17, 2012 / 5:00 am

Everyone in the Okanagan has itchy feet, with all this warmer weather and things sprouting up green all over. It’s hard to believe that spring...

My coffee has a mainstream aftertaste

My coffee has a mainstream aftertaste

Mar 10, 2012 / 5:00 am

She says: We talked last week about the idea of food snobs and how the youth of today might be spoiled with all the exotic fusion fare and specialty artisanal...

May I have the next plate please?

May I have the next plate please?

Feb 25, 2012 / 5:00 am

If you are a regular reader of this column, you know that we are big movie fans. Going to a movie once a week is our “date night”. Both of us spent...

Fat Tuesday is fine by me!

Fat Tuesday is fine by me!

Feb 18, 2012 / 5:00 am

Isn’t it interesting that the day proceeding the start of Lent is seen in some places as an all-out binge, as if to signify that one should load up to...

All you need is love

All you need is love

Feb 11, 2012 / 5:00 am

She says: Okay, I suppose this week’s title is less than subtle, but what do you expect for the most commercialized festive occasion of them all?...

Any excuse to get together

Any excuse to get together

Feb 4, 2012 / 5:00 am

I know, you can all hardly wait, as it has finally arrived and soon we will be able to celebrate with the usual food and drink that accompanies the whole...

Cozy up with dessert

Cozy up with dessert

Jan 21, 2012 / 5:00 am

The thermometer is telling us we are in the dead of winter. Perhaps it was the void created after the decadence of Christmas, or maybe it was me thinking of...

Weird and wonderful

Weird and wonderful

Jan 14, 2012 / 5:00 am

In a world where everything has to be sensational to be noticed, it seems food has fallen prey to that same philosophy. So, to ensure that you can all keep up...

Epiphanies – not just while brushing!

Epiphanies – not just while brushing!

Jan 7, 2012 / 5:00 am

Have you ever heard someone say they “had an epiphany” while brushing their teeth? Well, Wikipedia lists the secular meaning of an epiphany as...

The wonder and magic

The wonder and magic

Dec 24, 2011 / 5:00 am

She says: Well, here we are closer to the big day … more Christmas tree lights are shining through the windows and more snow has fallen. There seems to...

I know Santa Claus

I know Santa Claus

Dec 17, 2011 / 5:00 am

Okay, have I got your attention? You probably thought the headline for this week’s column was just another ploy but I really do want to talk about the...

Friendship food

Friendship food

Nov 26, 2011 / 5:00 am

She says: I was in the kitchen at home looking for a treat with my tea and discovered a Baci chocolate, the perfect little nibble. It turned out to be not only...

Comfort food in today's world

Comfort food in today's world

Nov 19, 2011 / 5:00 am

When I was a kid, my favourite comfort food was my Mom’s tuna casserole. It was one of those “soup can” recipes, I think – it had a can...

Time together

Time together

Nov 7, 2011 / 9:00 am

Martin and I just returned from a week away on Vancouver Island. October is the anniversary of when we met, and also when we got engaged so I decided to...

Apples galore!

Apples galore!

Oct 29, 2011 / 5:00 am

She says: Apples are a symbol of so many things – certainly autumn, as they fill the fruit stands by the bin and taste of the fresh crisp fall air;...

Mulberry Street

Mulberry Street

Oct 22, 2011 / 5:00 am

She says: When I was growing up, my Mom read us bedtime stories. I was a big fan of Dr. Seuss, and one of my favourites was “And to think that I saw it...

Turkey isn’t how you spell thanks

Turkey isn’t how you spell thanks

Oct 8, 2011 / 5:00 am

She says: It is not only the harvest season but also that time of year when we are reminded to give thanks for all that we have. Most of us will be enjoying a...

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