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Liberty Wine Merchants is aiming to open a store at the old Wazubee’s location near Commercial Dr and 1st Ave, and they need your help. They already have approval from the local business association, but they City…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: commercial dr, neighbourhood, tasting, Wine | 2 Comments »
Commercial Drive is one of the best food shopping neighbourhoods in Vancouver – I know people who come here regularly from other parts of town to take advantage of the prices and the great variety. There are numerous…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: butcher, commercial dr, meat, neighbourhood, organic, ranch, shopping, sustainable, vancouver | 6 Comments »
Last month was my birthday. As always, my lovely husband spoiled me rotten – dinner at Tojo’s, a beautiful Shun chef’s knife and a cooking class at Dirty Apron. He had originally signed me up for the…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: beef, cooking classes, food, lamb, learning, meat, pork, steak, vancouver | 4 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 »
The RimRock Café has been in business since 1987 – so why have I never heard of it? It’s probably because I don’t get up to Whistler very often, but that’s no excuse. Anyway, I received 2 completely unrelated…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Categories: Worship | Tags: meat, prix fixe, restaurant review, Seafood, vancouver, Whistler | 1 Comment »
The next time you find yourself in Venice, think about splurging a little and have dinner at the wonderful Osteria Oliva Nera http://www.osteria-olivanera.com/. There are 2 restaurants, side-by-side, run by a husband…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Friday, August 28th, 2009
Categories: Worship | | 3 Comments »
The topic of Easter dinner came up with some friends a few weeks ago; we were discussing what our family meal had been when we were kids. Some people said turkey, others said ham, I said lamb. I checked my Larousse,…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cured meat, easter, eggs, italian, Pasta, quick, recipe | No Comments »
After 18 years as a vegetarian, I’ve started eating meat again. Why? Mostly, it’s because I love food – I love eating, I love cooking, I love shopping for food. Food for me is definitely one of the…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Denise Boyle, duck, Edan Armstrong, foie-gras, meat, Vegetarian | 3 Comments »
Pad Thai is one of those dishes that I have tried and tried to recreate, but have rarely had much luck with. Even in restaurants here, it’s usually not that great. You realize this especially if you’ve been…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
Categories: Guidance | Tags: pad-thai, recipe, Street Food, thai, Travel, Vegetarian | 15 Comments »
We all know that part of the fun of cooking is being creative – substituting ingredients in your favourite recipes, improving on the original, or in some cases creating a whole new dish in the process. However,…
Posted by: Denise Boyle on Monday, April 9th, 2007
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Breakfast, french-toast, recipe, vegan, Vegetarian | 6 Comments »