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The Birthday Gift I Didn’t Know I Needed
My birthday took place during a camping trip this week. Getting away with a couple of friends and their dogs (even if one did eat my hat) and staying in a cabin near the lake was everything I hoped it would be. I’ve never really been into big whoop-dee-do birthday...
Seasonal Eating: Garden Greens and Herbs
Asparagus season is done, rhubarb is chest high, flowers are in full bloom and tables at farmers' markets are overflowing with beautiful produce. Suddenly, it's summer. This morning on CBC Edmonton A.M., I spoke with Tara McCarthy about garden greens. You can listen...
Alberta Bakeries – AMA Insider Spring 2021
After researching ice cream for my last AMA article, I was tasked with writing about bakeries. The struggle, oh, the struggle. It was no surprise to find that Alberta is stocked with wonderful places to find pastries and cakes and cinnamon buns and eclairs and...
Alberta Seasonal Eating: Asparagus
The next few months on CBC radio will have me focusing on seasonal eating and all the good foods to celebrate at farmers markets. Eating food that is harvested in season means you get the best flavour, texture and nutritional content of that fruit or vegetable. It...
Alberta Ice Cream – AMA Insider Spring 2021
It's always fun to write for AMA Insider, especially when the topic is about food— like ice cream and bakeries and farmers markets. Earlier in June, I wrote an article about where to go fo the coolest cool treats in the province; places like the iconic Big Moo in...
Travel Through Food: Colombia
Arepas, patacones, bandeja paisa—these are foods of Colombia that I spoke about in my latest Travel Through Food segment this morning on CBC Edmonton A.M. The audio link can be found here. For visuals and more info, read on: In 2015, my time in Colombia was spent in...
Travel Through Food: St. John’s, NL
May 23 to 30th is tourism week in Canada and if you've spent any time on social media, you may have noticed tourism boards across the country posting photos of enticing destinations within their jurisdictions. Fifteen months of COVID-related travel restrictions have...
Travel Through Food: Italy
I could've spent 8 hours—not 8 minutes—talking about Italy on my latest Travel Through Food segment for CBC Edmonton A.M. If you've been to Italy, you understand. For those who love food and haven't been to Italy, once it's safe to travel again, get your ticket and...
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo 2021 with Tres Carnales
Every year, on May 5, people flock to restaurants and patios to consume copious amounts of tacos and tequila in celebration of a notable achievement in Mexican history. For years after gaining independence in 1810, the people of Mexico remained embroiled in battles....
Travel Through Food: New Mexico
It was spring, 2018. I was at the tail end of writing Maps, Markets and Matzo Ball Soup, the book about Chef Gail Hall's life, and I was tired. I was also doing the online dating thing right around then, and I was tired from that, and all it encompassed, too. I needed...
Travel The World at Edmonton’s Bountiful Market
For the past couple of months, my Friday morning segments on CBC Edmonton AM have focused on travelling through food. I've talked about Spain, Prague, Ireland and Vietnam. This post is not connected with CBC; it's about realizing that when it comes to food,...
An Empty House
Contrary to what you see on Pinterest, you don't need to spend a lot on furniture and accessories to build an at-home workspace. Spare the framed prints, the fuzzy pillows and expensive desk. All you need is a lawn chair, a stool for your coffee cup and a laundry...