Happy Gourmand
A Salad By Any Other Name...
As things heat up I am encouraged to see the garden grow, and know that soon we will have our own veggies from the garden. Salad is a staple at our house during...
Watch For Smoke Stacks!
She says: Well, I am just the precursor to the main event this week, so I will be brief. As someone who is more the moral support for the BBQ-er in the...
Are You My Mother?
She says: I was thinking this week about how to write something that would be an ode to my mother, and it turned out to be a difficult concept, because I really...
Sunshine On Cloudy Day
It has been cloudy quite a bit lately, and at our house things have been hectic, so in that environment of course it is easy to get stressed and down. We all...
The Good Things in Life
She says: Do you ever have those times when things just seem to go right, and that proverbial Murphy fellow is nowhere to be found? Well, last weekend I had one...
Coffee Break
Perhaps it is the slow coming of spring and my need for a bit of extra warmth, but I have been thinking a lot about coffee lately. With my ever-curious brain...
The Joys of Eating Alone?
Martin is away cooking for friends and family in Montreal this week, so I am writing solo. I am eating solo too, and that prompted me to use that as the topic...
April Fool’s Fish
She says: This Sunday is April Fool’s Day and I bet you thought we were going to talk about “foolish food” like pigs in a blanket or mud pie (both...
Do I Have to Eat That?
She says: One of the best things I remember as a kid during Spring Break was the availability of food. Without the regimen of a school schedule, you had the...
School Break
He says: Last week I gave a cooking class to 10 kids, aged 7 to 11 years old, as part of the after-school program for South Kelowna Elementary School. I...
Changing of the Guard
Spring has definitely sprung in our part of the world, and every day there is a new reminder of the splendor to come as the sun shines longer and the air warms...
Spring Ahead!
She says: This weekend we will be changing our clocks over to Daylight Saving Time, a bit earlier in the year than usual, but I don’t think many of us will...
Why Are Carrots Purple?
She says: I have been looking at the garden seed catalogues trying to plan out what we will grow this year in our wonderful garden, but it seems every year the...
The winner is…
She says: We talk often about how everyday in life should be enjoyed and it is important to make the most of every moment. Sometimes, this means not taking...
Fat Tuesday Is Fine By Me!
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 make...
Losing Our Heritage
Last weekend I cooked for a group of 60 people, and one of the things on the menu were Hungarian sausages which I have always bought from Reiner Sausage, the...
Expensive Food Can Be Fun!
He Says: Nothing against our good Canadian Alberta beef, but I had the chance to cook some Kobe Beef last weekend and I have to say it was a fun experience. The...
Any Excuse to Get Together
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...
Comfort Foods
Let’s Hear it for Comfort Food! As I write this, Martin is making one of his cherished grilled cheese sandwiches, using an old iron to ensure the bread gets...
Lose Weight and Eat Good Food
She says: I guess I am rocking the boat here, but that is a boring title. Hopefully you enjoy our column enough on a regular basis that you are still reading,...