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Women Chefs and Restaurateurs – Saturday, September 16 in Calgary. Got tickets?
Whether you just need a little battery charge or a bonfire under your butt – The WCR – Women Chefs and Restaurateurs conference could light the inspirational spark you seek. I attended two years ago here in Calgary and enjoyed the camaraderie and humour. Turns out women that excel in hugely demanding food enterprises are […]
More10 Hot Chocolates To Try During This Year’s @YYCHotChocolate Fest via @AvenueMagazine
One of the best things about Calgary in February is a month long Hot Chocolate Festival that supports Calgary Meals on Wheels. Here’s an article from Avenue Magazine’s Karin Olafson with the details. There’s only 28 days and 103 locations. Let’s start savouring them all. . . . A hot chocolate inspired by a vintage […]
More#Zucchini as the symbol of abundance. Avoiding #foodwaste. My @AlbertaatNoon column for August
It happens. You go away for a few days in August and come back to a zucchini patch that has hatched green baby belugas. Apples cover the lawn like a spilled bag of marbles under your backyard tree. The kitchen table is covered with the peaches that you just had to stop at that roadside stand for. The […]
More@AlbertaFoodTours progress report
Here’s a great video Shaw’s Go TV put together on my food tour company’s expansion. Alberta Food Tours Inc. has three divisions now in Calgary, Canmore and Edmonton. Calgary Food Tours has six different tours every week until November when we’ll go to three indoor tours weekly. Canmore Food Tours is up and running every […]
MoreMy @AlbertaatNoon podcast for June – Growing #food #entrepreneurs in @Alberta
Here’s my Alberta at Noon podcast for June. I’m at the 9:50 mark in the show. Here’s a link to the Chocolate Lentil cookie recipe and if you are a budding food entrepreneur contact Alberta’s Food Processing Development Centre here. I’ll be back on Alberta at Noon July 29 for a half hour call-in show about great food and […]
MoreConfessions of a #fishsnob – This is where I buy my fish – @skipperotto #csf
Since 2010 I’ve purchased a subscription to Skipper Otto’s Community Supported Fishery. This year I signed up again and I can take my share in spot prawns, ling cod, halibut, albacore tuna and many forms and kinds of salmon: candied, canned, smoked, lox, whole or fillets – pink or sockeye. From one father and son operation Skipper […]
More#Sourdough bread – history and methods – my @AlbertaatNoon column for May
Keeping a sourdough starter requires some planning and dedication but for those that love the tangy taste, crumb infiltrated with air pockets and a thin but firm crust, it’s definitely worth the bother. This post will share some of the history and technique involved in building your own sourdough starter.
MoreArmchair #Travel to #India – my favourite #books and #movies about the culture
I feel privileged to travel to India every year. I felt its pull when I began practicing yoga 15 years ago. I wanted to go to the place that taught people to focus on awareness and fully living in this existence. Now that I’ve been a few times, I am increasingly drawn and look forward to each […]
More@InnisfailGrower #EdgarFarms cancels #Alberta Asparagus Festival for 2015
I woke up to find a message from my friend Elna Edgar of Edgar Farms in Innisfail today. She asked if I would share the news that they’ve had to cancel their annual Asparagus Festival which was to be held on May 31, June 7 and 14. I’m sad for my friends. They’re passionate farmers […]
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