Travel
Enjoy an Edible Escapes weekend in #Chicago this October with my friend Liane Faulder
There are some cities you just don’t want to miss and Chicago is one of them. I’ve had the pleasure of travelling there three times in the last two years and so when my friend Liane Faulder said it was top of her bucket list, I designed a great trip for her to lead with […]
MoreHave a #lionheart and #nevergiveup – good themes for 2017
I don’t go to many movies. I find most of them too violent or crass for my well being but, I went to Lion recently and it moved me and motivated me to write this blog. The main character in Lion, a small boy named Saroo, gets stuck on an empty deadheading train and ends […]
MoreTaking a little time out at #TalusLodge
It’s good to have life goals. One of my favourites is to go to a different back country lodge in the Canadian Rockies every year. This year it was Talus Lodge. To reach the lodge you take a helicopter from Canmore and fly about 100 kilometres due west. It takes about 15 minutes, goes by […]
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#IYP2016 – Lentils -Another reason why I love #India so much – check out @ChefMichaelSmith as #LentilHunter in #Gujarat
Thanks to my friend Suzie Szmolyan Morrow for sharing this video with me so I can share it with you. When I look at what Lentil Hunter chef Michael Smith finds on the table in Gujarat, I see the vivid food of my mentor Noorbanu Nimji and the recipes in our cookbook – A Spicy […]
MoreW5 – a series of questions about @cookitraw @albertaculinary – the WHY and HOW to cook with #rawAlberta inspired recipes for my October @AlbertaatNoon food column
I love to ask the people I meet, What is Alberta’s food? Inevitably the answer is, Beef – of course. I bring this up because I think it illuminates our lack of knowledge of our food heritage. Beef is not an original Alberta species. It is an exotic import. It was brought to Alberta from Scotland […]
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