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Now before you angrily threaten me with a wooden spoon (after all, your banana bread is the best), give this recipe a try. One really can’t go wrong with bananas, chocolate chips, and walnuts. But if you insist…
Posted by: Sharlene Sobrepena on Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: banana bread, recipe | 6 Comments »
Photo Credit: Gruntzooki It’s rhubarb season. Last week at the farmer’s market the guy in front of me loaded up on no less than 11 bundles and I watched anxiously, hoping there would be some left.…
Posted by: Degan Beley on Friday, June 4th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: pie, pudding, recipe, rhubarb, spring | 2 Comments »
I typically never shop at Granville Island Public Market on the weekend because it is jam packed with browsers and tourists. After Spot Prawn Fest, I needed groceries so I reluctantly entered the gourmet vortex of…
Posted by: Melody Fury on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Fiddlehead, potato, Radish, recipe, Spot Prawns | 4 Comments »
It is Sunday morning, one of those rare, sunny January days where brunch plans have been cancelled last minute and I haven’t made it out to do my grocery shopping. A quick glance in my fridge is less than inspiring;…
Posted by: Jules Morgan on Monday, January 18th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: blueberry, Breakfast, muffins, olive oil, recipe | No Comments »
I recently participated in an email recipe exchange. The idea was to send one person a quick and easy recipe involving ingredients you might have on hand, or that would not be difficult to get. In return…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cheese, home cooking, meat, pizza, quick, recipe, Vegetarian | 2 Comments »
Fellow Foodist, Anthony Nicalo invited a houseful of rowdy food lovers to his American Thanksgiving dinner. In preparation for the evening, he slaughtered a 200 lb pig two days prior to feed the hungry guests. We all…
Posted by: Melody Fury on Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: anchovies, appetizer, fennel, polenta, recipe | 6 Comments »
Recently, a friend invited me to a bacon-themed potluck which he dubbed Baconstraveganza. My contribution was a Stilton & Bacon Cheesecake from a recipe I found on Saveur.com. I garnished it with a Spiced Candied…
Posted by: Alexa Clark on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Appetizers, bacon, cheese, recipe, stilton | 5 Comments »
As the leaves start to fall and there is a chill in the air, my mind turns to warm comfort foods to take me through the winter. I feel a warm hug just thinking about my mom’s adobo chicken. I’ve made it…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Monday, October 12th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: adobo, chicken, comfort food, recipe | 2 Comments »
Everybody and their uncle has their special chili recipe, and they all swear theirs is the best. They all claim to have a secret, be it an unexpected ingredient or some special cooking technique. Well, to that I say…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, September 25th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: bullshit, chili, mark busse, moose, recipe | 6 Comments »
My buddy Handsome Rob (not my name for him – not that there’s anything wrong with that) took me salmon fishing out of Sooke on Sunday without much expectation. The big springs had moved through already, and he…
Posted by: Colin Coutts on Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: barbecue, delicious, recipe, salmon | No Comments »
As much as I enjoy spending multiple hours preparing dinner, sometimes that’s not possible and the exploration of the “15 minute dinner” is equally as fun. I was in the middle of making a new (to me)…
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Monday, August 3rd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: dinner, italian, pancetta, parmesan, Pasta, recipe | No Comments »
When it’s this hot out, one of my favorite patio drinks is limoncello with vodka, crushed ice, fresh mint and soda. It’s so refreshing and delicious and goes down just a little too easily. I was thinking about…
Posted by: Degan Beley on Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: alchohol, lemon, recipe, sugar, sweet, vodka | 5 Comments »
2kg Fresh strawberries 24 stalks Rhubarb 4 oz water 250g Caster Sugar 250g Honey 250g Brown Sugar Juice of one lemon 500ml liquid pectin Yield: Sixteen 250ml jars Chop rhubarb and cook til tender with water, caster sugar…
Posted by: Anthony Nicalo on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: canning, jam, jelly, recipe, rhubarb, strawberry | 1 Comment »
I like watermelon. No two ways about it. And when the warm weather arrives and summer is around the corner, I find myself drawn to the cool, juicy, sweet fruit and start experimenting with ways to serve it. Last year I…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, June 12th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: feta, herb, recipe, Salad, summer, watermelon | 3 Comments »
Even though I haven’t lived at home for years, my mouth still waters when I think about the “schtka, schtka, schtka” sound that the pressure cooker made. That meant my mom was making beef tongue. I know,…
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beef tongue, pressure cooker, recipe, tongue | 4 Comments »