I’ve worked hard for this blog. I’ve seen it grow for three years now. I went from all the time in the world, no job, taking care of a small town house and a small baby….to l...
It feels like forever since I created a recipe for this blog, my baby. Life has changed so drastically in the past six months that the landscape is like Mars. Nothing remains the same except for the ...
There’s something about watching the creation of a new business. Maybe it’s because it’s a friend of mine, or maybe it’s because I love coffee, but watching the renovation, co...
Those who know me, read this blog or follow me on Twitter might be aware that life has been throwing me a few curve balls in the past few months. I say I’ve been hitting them out of the ballpar...
If you read my last two posts, you’ll know that there has been a very important and life changing thing going on in my life at this time. It’s hard to string into words the emotions that ...
It seems my last post hit a nerve. Maybe it’s that a lot of us are in a place in our lives that is inexplicably complicated. Struggling to haul ourselves out of bed to face the world for galaxi...
A lot goes on behind the scenes of a blog, which is really just a window into someone’s life…or however much of it they wish for you to see. Sometimes I feel like grabbing a megaphone and...
Some people who have been invited to my home for dinner are often intimidated by me, whizzing about the kitchen at a frantic pace preparing nineteen different things at once. Everyone always asks me ...
Cheat days. These words have haunted me for far too long. About eleven years now, if you’re counting. I used to think that every day had to be a regimented, strict eating day and then only on t...
I know what you’re thinking. Where are the guilty desserts, the luscious cream filled cakes covered in gooey frosting? Where are the guilt inducing sauced up meat filled dishes of yore? Where h...
Brew Dog Rip Tide -Twisted Merciless Stout Sweet alcohol and cocoa on the nose. Starts sweet and transforms to a dark chocolate coffee taste. Surge of dark chocolate into the back of your thro...
For a month now, Adrian and I have been joining many others in a photo challenge. You take a photo a day for the whole month based on a set “theme” for that day and you use the hashtag #j...
Abbaye-Abdij du Val-Dieu – Grand Cru Wine like nose. Ripe fruits with alcohol. Malty spicey ripe fruits. Finish is sweet malty. Well balanced. Can’t really tell its 10.5%. Rating: 4/5 Uni...
Winter and salads don’t usually invoke a shared memory. When I think back to foods we used to eat in winter during my childhood, there were mostly big dishes filled with hearty stews, soups, ca...
It’s funny how when the weather turns crummy, most people turn to heavy stews soups and casseroles. They bust out the slow cooker and cook up a big old hunk of beef with a side of potatoes and ...
It all starts with a plan. At first, it’s in your head and you only catch glimpses of it as you sleepily roll around in your warm bed. But then you catch it by tail the with the tips of your fi...
When Elizabeth suggested that I do a round up of my top 10 brews of 2011, I was actually really nervous. I’ve been a beer guy for years, but a lot of people claim the same thing and well, their...
It’s January. For some of us Canadians, that means we are just heading into the depths of winter and all it’s depressing greyness, cold and damp dark days. Fortunately for me, my parents ...
Starting out the year right is part of everyone’s resolutions right? Lose weight, get organized, clean the closet, stop procrastinating, be a better wife/husband/sister/brother/fr iend. We’...
Happy New Year everybody! It’s that time of year again…time to start anew. Time to put away the last of last year’s clutter and start with a clean slate. Around here, the first day ...
As Christmas rapidly steams full speed right at me, my thoughts naturally turn to the food. What’s for dinner? What snacks are we going to be munching on all day? Did I hide the bathroom scale ...
Christmas is full of traditions for most families. Caroling, decorating the house in obscene amounts of lights and garish garlands, tinsel or no tinsel, pet Santa costumes, pictures of screaming chil...
Today begins a new feature on Guilty Kitchen, which Adrian and I have been working on for a few weeks. Well, let’s be honest, since we turned the legal drinking age and could muster a not yet i...
Christmas time is in full swing around our house, and the neighbour’s, and the many other denizens of these northern climes. We’re all gussied up, our stockings are hung by the chimney (e...
Just a quick post to give you some holiday cheer. Here are some of my favourite things right now: Everyone needs a cute apron. Right? Or amazingly chic measuring cups. Business cards should sa...
Until a few weeks ago, I had never made an angel food cake. Whaaaat? I know, right? I have my own chickens, I love sweets, I can bake up a storm and I have never even attempted it. Why? Because to me...
I realized today that I have been so busy putting together our holiday eBook that I have yet to tell you about our stupendous trip to Santa Monica to attend the International Food Bloggers Con...
Hey all you crazy kids. Did you know I’ve been writing a book (an eBook, just to clarify)? Could you tell by the slow addition of any recipes here on the site? Sorry about that…I’ve...
So now I can officially start talking about the holidays right? American Thanksgiving is finally over, everyone and there dog has been out shopping like crazy for Black Friday, us Canadians are wrapp...
I first heard about Bin 4 Burgers on Twitter a month or so prior to their opening. I have to say, the Twitter and Facebook campaign they are using is very modern and is thoroughly working. It has me ...
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