Lord knows I try to be humble, but I tell you this: I make awesome pizza dough. It doesn’t look pretty in that picture above, but believe me when I tell you, it is perfection. Michael has been singing Rise Up by Parachute Club to my ball of dough while we wait for the yeast…

OH COME ON!!!!!  How am I supposed to reduce in size when Purdy’s Chocolates create things like this? That’s a rhetorical question you kind-hearted readers. I know how. Himalayan Pink Salt Caramels are made for those days when your hormones are flying and you want something sweet AND salty AND creamy AND chocolaty AND chewy….

I am a marketing person’s dream come true. If I get excited about a product or service because I was dazzled by a slick web page, a positive review, or word-of-mouth recommendation, it’s as if I lose my ability to process facts, rational thinking, the idea of “need” vs “I want”, and forget about all…

It’s almost perfect. Another Friday night in beautiful Victoria. I’m watching the sunset over the inner harbour, listening to people having fun underneath my window as they go to and fro.  After work, I headed off to the Bengal Lounge in the beautiful Empress Hotel. I started with a Lighthouse Race Rocks: I have always…

It’s not very often Michael makes a requests for his meals. He knows better. I create what I like in the kitchen, and he eats it. Simple. But this morning, he asked for a smoothie, and I demurely complied to my husbands wishes. Here it is, our Sunday smoothie. Nothing more than whirring up frozen…

What can make vegetables irresistible? Cook them with bacon!!!  Today I was inspired to cook up this dish as a result of getting jostled around the blogosphere and finding myself at Jamie Oliver’s website. I was intrigued by his recipe, Braised Red Cabbage with Apple, Bacon and Balsamic Vinegar. First thought “bacon”, second thought, “a…

Amazing how a love of all things food is detrimental to weight loss. Well, I had a bit of an epiphany and realize that maybe I can continue to be a Food Blogger and still enjoy my food. Vegetable food. Which is good and delicious and nutritious food. It just requires a bit of refrigerator…

Hugs and love to all, xo

Nothing like a Palm Sunday service in a big old cathedral, followed by a walk in a garden bursting with Spring-time bulbs to feel lighthearted and happy. Michael and I have been coming out to Victoria since about 1986, every year, sometimes several times a year. In all those years I managed to shun the…