PRAIRIE, the cookbook: Now available for pre-order!

PRAIRIE, the cookbook: Now available for pre-order!

Dan and I are so excited to share with you the cover of Prairie, our seasonal ingredient-focused “love letter to the Canadian prairies” cookbook published by Appetite Random House. The book will be on store shelves end of August 2023, but preorder is...
In Memory of Adrienne Pan

In Memory of Adrienne Pan

I am struggling with how to start this post. This weekend, the world lost a beautiful woman far too soon, and today friends, family and colleagues grapple with the reality that Adrienne Pan is gone. It doesn’t seem real and it’s certainly not right. I will...
Comfort Food – Eastern Europe

Comfort Food – Eastern Europe

Today, I express my gratitude to all my friends of Eastern European descent who shared their traditional foods with me over the years as well as to those who taught me how to cook so many wonderful dishes. Happy Orthodox New Year to you and all who celebrate today,...
New Years Eve 2021 – Good Food and Drink

New Years Eve 2021 – Good Food and Drink

This morning on CBC Edmonton AM, I spoke about food and drink for New Year’s Eve. If there’s one night of the year to nibble on premade appetizers or break out the Champagne and the lobster, December 31 is it.  Butcher stores and specialty food shops like...
Comfort Food December 2021- Soups of Latin America

Comfort Food December 2021- Soups of Latin America

A few weeks ago on CBC Edmonton AM, I started a series on comfort food. My first segment was on soups of Latin America. I knew from personal experience that Edmonton has some great Lain American restaurants but it had been a while since I’d been to some of them,...
Comfort and Joy 2021: Christmas Cooking

Comfort and Joy 2021: Christmas Cooking

This morning on CBC Edmonton AM, I spoke with Tara McCarthy about how to alleviate some of the stress when it comes to holiday food and drink: why its better to make homemade cranberry sauce, how to make store-bought eggnog more palatable and why (and how) you should...