Crispy golden, feel-like-a-kid-again, deliciousness. On a stick! Unmistakable aromas. The promise of fun thick in the air. That glorious place when all caution is thrown to the wind. When childlike abandon happily and completely takes over. You know what I'm talking about. The Carnival. The Annual Exhibition. The County Fair.... Read more →

Earthy, creamy mash of winter veggies riddled with tiny little bites of sharp cheddar. Do you call them rutabagas, turnips or neeps? I grew up in a family where deliciously fantastic food was standard fare. Mom made the ordinary extraordinary. From chilaquiles and cheese enchiladas, to curried shrimp in patty... Read more →

Happy Birthday Courtney!! Both of my boy-men, 30-something kids, always request this childhood favorite for their birthday 'cake'. Way back when, this scrumptious, banana-cream-pie-ish, layered dessert, slightly hinting of cheesecake was a family stand-by, called Sex In A Pan. Then a few years ago, whilst living the Hawaiian dream, up... Read more →

Warm your winter kitchen and your tummy with layers of soft yeasty homemade bread touting fragrant herbs, brazen amounts of melty cheese and oodles of sultry garlic. Brrrrr!!! Okay, who's the joker that plunked the oft cursed prairie weather right here in our usually mild mannered valley? Baby it's COLD... Read more →

Sweet, puckery mouthfuls of lime goodness topped with fluffy, creamy dollops that speak softly of coconut. Yes, please. Sunshine. In your mouth. This un-Key lime pie simply, purely, tastes like sunshine. Florida sunshine, at that. You know that exotic, infamous, edgy kind of sunshine that you only get in Florida?... Read more →

Sweet, gooey, sinfully buttery, quintessentially Canadian, flaky little pastries. Timeless. Seductive. Exuberantly, and with great flair I just crossed one, long-quested item off of my culinary bucket list. I did it!! Wooohooo. These are them!! These scrumptious little goodies are without a doubt, in my estimation, the best butter tarts... Read more →