Summertime means fresh tomatoes! Finally! Tomatoes that might not look gorgeous, but certainly taste gorgeous! I love fresh tomatoes and, at this time of the year, I’m trying to save that beautiful flavour for the upcoming colder months. Canning or preserving tomatoes in various forms […]

Do your weekend plans include margaritas and Mexican? If they don’t, they should! This Sunday, May 5 is Cinco de Mayo! Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday commemorating the victory by the Mexican Army at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. For many worldwide, […]

  Two weeks ago on the blog, we celebrated National Siblings’ Day with my Sisters’ Satay Sauce! As promised, I’ve rebooted the Sisters’ Satay Sauce and used it with leftover grilled chicken (or roasted chicken) to turn it into a cold Peanut Chicken Noodle Salad. […]

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pecks of pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick? Here is the easy answer: you can pack a pint of pickled peppers (and a little bit extra) using this quick and easy recipe. (And when […]

THIS JUST IN! TRAVEL*FOOD*COOL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!!!!! Details at the bottom of the post! By now, most of you know that I love spicy food. More importantly, I like flavour spice, not just “blow your head off it is soooooo hot” spice. Italian spices are well […]

Let me start off by saying that Dalla Zita is not a secret spot. While it feels like a secret spot, as it may be a touch difficult to find (mostly due to the lack of signage out front), the spot seems to be extremely […]

  As some of you know, my older sister Louise suffers from celiac disease. She is also vegetarian (actually pescatarian, but since I can’t eat fish or shellfish, I stick with vegetarian for her). She has her birthday in August and I thought gazpacho would […]