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Tomatoes – I guess I’m in love

That’s the only reasonable explanation. I am in love with tomatoes. I say this because I have been nurturing a box of green tomatoes for a week or so now. It sounds weird, doesn’t it. Until a few weeks ago, I had never given green tomatoes a thought. I’ve seen the movie ‘Fried Green Tomatoes,’…

Tomatoes – I guess I’m in love

How-To: Pickles Eh! Tuna Relish Burgers

Pickles Eh! Ripe Cucumber Relish turns a simple can of tuna into a delicious and quick burger. How-To: Pickles Eh! Tuna Relish Burgers Print Recipe Not everyone likes a beef burger. These days there are so many wonderful variations on the burger – salmon, turkey, veggie, black bean… One of my favourites is tuna….

A Grizzly Fondue

What matters to you in a restaurant? Obviously, the food. I mean that’s why you’re there, right? But there are other contributing factors – factors that can sway your decision and lead you to eat a crappy food in a room that looks beautiful, or sit in a dive and eat the best meal of…

The Minimalist Pantry – Cooking in Calgary

Adventure is exciting. You see and do new things, meet new people, and see a new part of the world. While all of that is awesome, there are also anxieties, things you worry about, and fears. Currently I am working in Calgary. I will be here for 3 months. I had a great opportunity to…

The Minimalist Pantry – Cooking in Calgary

Steak Jacuzzi – Adventures in Sous Vide Cooking!

Adventures in Sous Vide Who knew you could cook a steak – cook a steak perfectly, in fact – in a Jacuzzi? Recently, a dear friend of mine I hadn’t seen in ages contacted me to see if I wanted to have a Sous Vide playdate. Not knowing exactly what that meant, I said yes….

Steak Jacuzzi – Adventures in Sous Vide Cooking!

Amy’s Kitchen Year – Thank you Ruth Reichl

The other day I found myself telling a friend she needed to read Ruth Reichl’s book My Kitchen Year. While my friend loves to cook and eat, that wasn’t why I suggested she read it. One fall morning last year I was lying in bed listening to the radio. I love to do that in…