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On our recent drive up to Clinton, BC to visit our lambs at Cutter Ranch we stopped at a roadside store to buy some local produce, dairy, and meat for the weekend. While browsing the shelves, something called birch syrup…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, August 10th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: bc, birch syrup, maple syrup, mark busse, Quesnel, Sweet Tree Ventures | 13 Comments »
If you love to cook, you must go see Julie & Julia. The film opened August 7th, and has been causing quite a stir among culinary adventurers. Meryl Streep’s portrayal of Julia Child is charming, witty, and…
Posted by: Janeen Leynes on Monday, August 10th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Child, cooking, french, Julia, Julie, Movie, Smithsonian | 3 Comments »
Night one: I had been marinating my large (2” thick) pork chop in a marinade I had made earlier. The marinade was made from Salsa, ketchup, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, Chinese 5 spice and the very hot Rick’s Hot…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Sunday, August 9th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: BBQ pork, English Mustard, mash potato, taco | 2 Comments »
Don’t forget that tomorrow, August 8th, is VinoCamp Vancouver 2009, with the first annual CheeseCamp! Various Foodists will be in the crowd at UBC’s Grad Student Centre, likely half-cut on wines from Mark…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, August 7th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cheese, CheeseCamp, event, UBC, vancouver, VinoCamp, Wine | No Comments »
The propensity to photograph my food has become less earnest over the years. Nowadays, I bring the camera out at restaurants that have already won me over after repeat visits, excepting those far-off places that I…
Posted by: Karen Hamilton on Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Alpha Global Sushi & Bar, Bacchanalia, Bistro Sakana, camera, Chocoatl Chocolate Boutique, Karen Hamilton, Parkside, photography, restaurant, TinyBites | 5 Comments »
A few hungry Foodists were recently invited to check out a new tapas-style restaurant opening on Davie called Mis Trucos. As this was a preview event, we got to sample some of Chef Kris Barnholden’s fare before the…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: Davie, Kris Barnholden, mediterranean, Mis Trucos, restaurant, tapas, vancouver | No Comments »
I keep telling people I want to move to Spain, and my friends, knowing I love both cooking and books, keep giving me Spanish cookbooks. At some point I realized that I had amassed several of them and not yet made anything…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | | 7 Comments »
Photo courtesy of Raw Roxy Supplies In adoration of the avocado, surfaces yet another recipe, sourced in reason of attempting to mimic a dessert manifesting a resemblance to dairy & sugar – both of which (as you…
Posted by: Sylvia Zygalo on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: avocado, Blueberries, chocolate, pudding, raw | 2 Comments »
I find Kate Zimmerman’s dismissal of food bloggers and social media not only distasteful, but confusing. What is she on about exactly? Food bloggers? Smart mobile devices? Rude people? BBQ? The stupidity of Twitter…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, bloggers, Coast Restaurant, food, Kate Zimmerman, Twitter | 8 Comments »
Snacking is a distant cousin to eating finely prepared meals and although it is seldom healthy, it is a characteristic of being a foodie that cannot be ignored and it’s something we love to do. When we snack…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: asian, chips, Richmond, snack | 6 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 »
For some people, the oven can appear to be an intimidating beast. Often, it’s easier to remain an armchair cook, salivating over recipes that may never see the light of day in your kitchen. But if making goof ups is…
Posted by: Sharlene on Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: amaretto, cake, chocolate, dessert, mistakes, recovery, trifle | 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 Walters on Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: alchohol, lemon, recipe, sugar, sweet, vodka | 5 Comments »
Photo credit: Steve Mynett It was suggested, almost at the beginning of the Foodists BBQ Bootcamp put on by Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk, that anyone who didn’t feel like they could mix wines in the same glass was…
Posted by: Degan Walters on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: barbecue bootcamp, Barbecue Secrets, BBQ, bbq course, bbqcamp, cedar plank, Foodists, lamb, meat, Rockin' Ronnie Shewchuck | 2 Comments »
When you only have one child everything is a learning curve. So, when I thought it was time for my 21 month old daughter to learn to cook, I really thought she was ready. Pizzas seemed like a good idea. Fun and…
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Monday, July 27th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cooking with children, pizza | 2 Comments »