Smoked Sugar and What Stratford Chefs School Taught Me About Myself

Smoked Sugar and What Stratford Chefs School Taught Me About Myself

This is how much of a sugar addict I am. I drove an hour on a dark, cold, rainy January night just so I could sample smoked sugar. What’s smoked sugar you ask? It’s sugar. That’s been smoked.* As eager as I am to try 

Last-Minute Christmas Gifts

Last-Minute Christmas Gifts

It’s almost noon on the day before Christmas Eve and I’m not finished my shopping. Not by a long shot. I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess  I’m not the only one who needs the born-of-fear adrenaline to face the holiday 

Happy Thanksgiving: How to Carve Poultry

Happy Thanksgiving: How to Carve Poultry

Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends! Since I can’t join you in person and help out  with dinner, I thought I’d share a video that could make your holiday meal run a bit more smoothly — or at least save your good table cloth from 

Leadership and Purpose

Leadership and Purpose

Will my brushes with greatness never cease? First, my friend Dana is a judge on The Food Network’s Recipe to Riches, then Super Jess included me in her Doughnut Bonanza, and today my husband launches his very own book — Leadership and Purpose: A History 

Delicious Food Show Winner

Delicious Food Show Winner

I set ’em up. You delivered ’em. Punch lines, that is. Last week I asked you to come up with a great one-liner using the October 5th trivia I provided. The winner gets two tickets to the Delicious Food Show (courtesy Three Farmers Camelina Oil) 

Nine years and counting

Nine years and counting

October 5th is a very important day. On this day: Monty Python made its debut on BBC (1969) Harry Chapin released Cat’s in the Cradle (1975) Bob Geldof was born (1951) Rodney Dangerfield died (2004) But most importantly, on October 5, 2002 Andrew and I 

Three Farmers Camelina Oil Winners

Three Farmers Camelina Oil Winners

You commented. You tweeted. You came up with some innovative and hunger-inducing ways to use Camelina oil. Me? Turned to Random.Org and selected three winners, totally without bias. It took three whole button clicks. I’m exhausted! So a big congratulations and a bottle of Three 

The Custom Pantry

The Custom Pantry

Look past my freshly harvested garlic and the stone fruit hogging the counter. See all those boxes lurking in the background? They were expropriating my dining table under the pretence of helping me organize the pantry. Or The Prototype, as I now call it. From last 

Happy Canada Day (belated) and 4th of July (early)

Happy Canada Day (belated) and 4th of July (early)

Yesterday, I’d meant to wish everyone a Happy Canada Day (or Dominion Day, in the case of my husband). But that didn’t happen. I blame the carbs. The day started with pancakes and waffles on the patio — with just enough protein to keep us