Food, Travel, and Cooking!
It’s birthday week! A bit of tradition has been created for my birthday over the last few years and that would be a large, perfectly aged, prime rib steak on the bone. My husband takes charge of all the preparations, picks up the steak from the butcher, seasons the steak, barbecues it until it’s a […]
What’s in a name, well…According to the Oxford Dictionary a “tart” could be: 1. A woman who is a bit, shall we say, very forthcoming with her favours. 2. Make oneself look attractive with clothes or makeup, “tart oneself up”. 3. Improve the appearance of “tart up”. 4. Sharp or acid in taste. 5. An […]
Recently I went to a blog I’m following and clicked on a Youtube video called “Florence the Magnificent.” The next thing I knew, I heard Luciano Pavarotti singing “Nessun Dorma” which I adore. He sings it so beautifully I always cry when I hear it. The song was accompanied by photos taken in Florence and […]
Some may think owing a Mercedes or staying in 5-star hotels is luxury…not me! OK maybe driving around in an old Rolls might qualify! But… I have a real thing about snuggling into a bed with clean sheets, it just feels so deliciously decadent! It’s leftover from my childhood. Mom didn’t have a dryer and […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Woo hoo, let’s get out those barbecues! Let’s just pray there is no rain! Our Weber covered kettle barbecues can always we counted on. We’ve gone through a few of them and love how delicious everything turns out. When we purchased our first one, we went out […]
A “guest” blog from our friend Christopher Brown one of the best bakers I’ve ever known. His products were incredible, including award-winning marmalades and it was a big loss to the food scene in Vancouver when Chris located to Japan to open a bakery. A cautionary tale on the best tool for the job being […]
IT’S JUNE! We’ve been waiting all year for the appearance of local strawberries! Those gorgeous, ruby-red all the way through, juicy beauties. They can’t be beat! Fingers crossed for some good, sunny weather to make them sweet and succulent. I’m going to have to admit to being a strawberry snob! We just don’t buy strawberries […]
Roma/Rome, the Eternal City beckons. When planning our 3rd trip to Europe, I busily made loads of notes about sites to see, restaurants to try and so on. In most cases I omitted looking up the addresses for restaurants thinking they would be easy to find! One day we wanted to go to Trattoria da […]
Raise your hand if you don’t like a good pizza. There are pizza “wars” going on in Vancouver lately. Who has the best crust? Who has the best toppings? Ask anyone and they will tell you it is all about the crust. We agree! I think the best pizza I’ve ever had the good fortune […]
When close friends completed the project that they have been working so hard on, it’s such a pleasure to say “Well Done.” We can only give a big “thumbs up” to Burdock & Co. owners Andrea Carlson and her partner Kevin Bismanis. They have created a restaurant that they should be very proud of. […]
