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How many pumpkin pie posts are too many? None I say! Especially when it’s Thanksgiving time again in Canada! A few years back I wrote about how I attempted to make pumpkin pie the old fashion way, and in the end…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, October 14th, 2014
Categories: Guidance | Tags: dessert, pie, pumpkin, pumpkin pie, recipe, thanksgiving | 1 Comment »
FUEL will address four sectors of innovation, Design, Technology, Sustainability, AND FOOD!
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
Categories: Guidance | Tags: 2014, Cause + Affect, Chad Brealey, Cheryl Dahle, conference, FUEL, Ryan Sprong, Steven Cox, vancouver | 9 Comments »
Recently I set out on a 30 day health challenge. It was called Whole30. The whole point was to only eat whole foods for 30 days and see how my body reacted. So for 30 days spanning February to March (I sandwiched the…
Posted by: Erin Mussolum on Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Categories: Guidance | Tags: pancakes, plantains, Whole30 | 1 Comment »
The Soviet Union collapsed more than 20 years ago. Yet many of the culinary traditions started in that era are still very much alive. Today I want to share one of Russia’s most beloved recipes, a New Year’s Eve dinner…
Posted by: Elena Yugai on Saturday, December 28th, 2013
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Appetizers, beets, food culture, food history, Russian, Seafood | No Comments »
Koreans in Russia and other former Soviet Republics, or Koryo Saram as they call themselves, are the oldest Korean diaspora in the world, having migrated to Russia from Korea in late 19th century. Their cuisine is a…
Posted by: Elena Yugai on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
Categories: Guidance | Tags: Appetizers, asian, Korean, Salad | 1 Comment »
I was completely hooked the first time I tasted Jaew Bong and knew I had to figure out how to make it at home.
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, May 12th, 2013
Categories: Guidance | Tags: dipping sauce, jaew, jeow, Laos, Luang Prabang, mark busse, recipe | 2 Comments »
Growing up in Ontario, my dad used to come back from wintertime east-coast work trips with a bag of frozen smelt, but I never really understood where they came from (river? ocean? lake?) or why they were so delicious.…
Posted by: Karen Pinchin on Monday, February 11th, 2013
Categories: Guidance | Tags: local food, preserving wild foods, recipe, salted smelt, smelt, sustainable | No Comments »
If you aren’t familiar with Patricia Wells, you should be. She’s the doyenne of bistro cuisine, and runs what I’ve heard is the best cooking school in Provence. She has a pied-à-terre in Paris where…
Posted by: Karen Pinchin on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Categories: Guidance | Tags: best, best cooking school Provence, bistro, cooking classes, cooking school, grape, olive, olive oil, Provence | 1 Comment »
Last week I was sent on assignment to Halifax, Nova Scotia* and stayed with friends. It was a glorious visit, and we made some pretty spectacular food, including a handmade orecchiette served with a…
Posted by: Karen Pinchin on Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Categories: Guidance | | No Comments »
Our latest new contributors are Lauren Mote and Jonathan Chovancek who are the co-owners of Kale & Nori Culinary Arts, and makers of Bittered Sling Extracts. This holiday season a bunch of us asked Jonathan to cook…
Posted by: Lauren Jonathan on Friday, January 4th, 2013
Categories: Guidance | Tags: holidays, Jonathan Chovancek, Kale & Nori, Lauren Mote, recipe, Turchetta, turkey | 1 Comment »
I did something for dinner yesterday that was so brilliant in its future usefulness I couldn’t wait to share it. Not only is it delicious, it’s also extremely quick to make, inexpensive, gluten free, dairy free and…
Posted by: Pailin Chongchitnant on Monday, December 17th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: cauliflower, coconut milk, curry, leftovers, mushroom, potato, roasted vegetables, root vegetables, thai, yellow | 1 Comment »
The last two summers that I’ve been in Edmonton I’ve been lucky enough to be around for The Fry party hosted at my friends Andrew and Fiona’s house. Not knowing what to expect from “The Fry” but just some fried…
Posted by: Sylvia Rigakis on Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: bacon, fried cheese, fried desserts, fried food, fried turkey, fried vegetables, fry, grilling, summer, the big green egg | 1 Comment »
My favourite part of the summer harvest season is eating through all of the different types of fruits. The beginning of summer (whether the Vancouver weather knows it or not) means strawberries in June, to be followed by…
Posted by: Brenda Lowe on Monday, September 3rd, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: almonds, baking, Blueberries, butter, cake, dessert, Fruit, recipe | 3 Comments »
In this first week of my French stage, I’ve learned all kinds of tips and tricks . This ranges from suspending a soupy salad (like bulgur-less tabbouleh) in a tamis (sieve) set over a bowl, so as to preserve the…
Posted by: Karen Pinchin on Thursday, August 30th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: eggplant, Provence, quick meals, recipes | No Comments »
I’m always excited when my friends Denise and Darren come to the lake as that means they are bringing their jaffle iron. When they first told me about it I had no fracking clue what they were talking about until I…
Posted by: Sylvia Rigakis on Sunday, August 5th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: campfire, camping food, jaffle iron, sandwich | 18 Comments »