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YEGfood: What is in Store for 2024
This morning on CBC Edmonton A.M., I talked about what the year ahead will bring for the Edmonton food scene. Food in Stores Expect high costs, still, I'm sorry to report, so, if you've never planted a garden or canned fruit or pickled vegetables, consider doing all...
Food for the 2023 Festive Season
Holiday season food offerings often tend to be meat-forward, calorie-laden and time-consuming to prepare. This morning on Edmonton A.M., I served up four delicious vegetarian-friendly, easy-to-assemble dishes. 1. Dot's Nuts & Bolts - I love this snack mix because...
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 available as of...
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 miss that...
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
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 Meuwly's,...
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, and...
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...
Seasonal Eating: Cabbage, Kale and Brussels Sprouts
This morning on CBC Edmonton AM, we talked about three in-season Brassicas: cabbage, kale and Brussels sprouts. I'll post a link to that segment as soon as the audio file becomes available. It took me years to warm up to these characters, especially cabbage and...