10 Things You Should Know About Bal Arneson aka Spice Goddess

10 Things You Should Know About Bal Arneson aka Spice Goddess

I feel very for­tu­nate to do what I do and it seems that these days are more inspir­ing than before.  Whether I’m embar­rass­ing myself on …

 

Food photography and Pecha Kucha night

Food photography and Pecha Kucha night

I was very for­tu­nate to be invited to speak at an event called Pecha Kucha night.  The word Pecha Kucha draws from a Japan­ese term …

 

Italy meets West Coast

Italy meets West Coast

The warm sum­mer days have pushed me away from the heav­ier meat dishes into loads of veg­e­tar­ian inspired meals.  This meal isn’t fully veg­e­tar­ian but …

 

Grow your own food

Grow your own food

Like any pas­sion, the more you immerse your­self in it the more it takes hold and guides you for fur­ther expan­sion.  I have always always …

 

steak & beer

steak & beer

I’m not a big meat eater but once in awhile I crave a big, juicy steak…preferably grilled.  Red wine is a usual sus­pect along­side a …

 

Summer crabbing

Summer crabbing

There’s some­thing really great about catch­ing your own food.  Every time I go crab­bing I’m blown away at how some­thing that most peo­ple have to …

 

Summer eating starts today

Summer eating starts today

Sum­mer seems to have started on the west coast of Canada which inspires fresh eat­ing more than ever.  Great meals don’t need to be elaborate …

 

Supper club?

Supper club?

So I’ve been toy­ing with the idea of start­ing back up a sup­per club I did before called the “Tues­day Night din­ners”.  I really love …

 

Chicken and bacon salad — my version

Chicken and bacon salad — my version

So this is a com­bi­na­tion of chop/spring/whatever is avail­able now salad. Again, eat­ing off plat­ters is my favourite way espe­cially when there’s a group of …

 

Vancouver community gardens

Vancouver community gardens

Has any­one had a chance to explore the com­mu­nity gar­dens in Van­cou­ver?  I walk past a few on my way to my favourite cafe and …