Happy Gourmand
Twist and shout!
She says: Do you know what last Saturday was? It was the date of the third annual Fabulous 50’s Car Show and Sock Hop in Wauconda! For those of you who are...
Life is a bowl of cherries
She says: Today was a family day and we enjoyed it “to the max”, as we used to say when I was a kid. At one point I looked out the kitchen window and...
How time flies
She says: My stepdaughter is having her fifteenth birthday party in Vancouver today. She chose a French theme, complete with wire mannequins stuffed with fresh...
The Yukons are in town
He says: I don’t know if you have noticed, but the Yukons have arrived! Now before I start let me tell you, I make part of my living serving the Yukons,...
I am...happy
In recent years we seem to have transcended the stereotype that paints Canadians as almost-like Americans but with a colder climate and a funny accent, thanks...
Cool Dads like it hot!
She says: With Father’s Day this weekend, it seemed the perfect thing to write an ode to the barbecue. Certainly in this part of the world anyway, Dads are...
The wisdom of Pooh
She says: Isn’t it funny how some things keep coming back to you throughout your life? I have a good friend who says that life keeps presenting lessons to us...
Lazy Days of Summer?
She Says: I was fortunate this week to have a day off that was pleasant and so I took to the garden to do some general upkeep. Having moved to a new place, we...
Elephant’s footprints
She says: I know that news in general is not a pleasant thing, but do we have to listen to seemingly endless variations on a theme of doom and gloom? I think...
Are you my Mother?
With Mother’s Day approaching this Sunday, I was remembering times with my Mom and thinking of all the things I loved. I will admit here that I was most...
Cook often and be happy
She says: Every day, we are constantly being pushed and pulled by influences in our lives and all of those influences change how our lives go and how long...
My coffee has aftertaste
She says: We talked last week about the idea of food snobs and how the youth of today might be spoiled with all the exotic fusion fare and specialty artisanal...
Are you a food snob?
She says: I read an article this week in the New York Times that mentioned university students are now checking out the quality of the cafeteria as another way...
Have""s and have-not""s
She Says: The past week has been full of the simple pleasures of life: quality time with the family. We had my Mom come out to share her birthday and then came...
Foolish food
She says: April Fool’s Day is coming up this week, and so I thought I would use that as inspiration to be a bit goofy. Perhaps that is in part due to spring...
Chicks, bunnies and tulips
She says: Well, here we are, already at Easter. I feel better knowing that the date this year is almost as early as Easter can be (March 22 being the earliest,...
One hour extra
She says: “Springing forward” is a great thing once you’ve done it but man, I always feel like I was robbed of that hour of sleep on the Monday...
Okanagan Restaurant insight
I am proud to be living in the beautiful Okanagan and this area is often talked about by the media and business real estate world as a place of major economic...
Why does food taste better on holidays?
They say that February is the toughest month of the year to get through, what with winter blues and the lack of holidays to create so much as a long weekend....
Food in the headlines
She says: Nowadays you can see all kinds of things advertised, and food is certainly something that we talk about often. For some reason this week it struck me...