Tomorrow, October 4th, is National Taco Day! Okay, I’ll be honest, it’s not an official holiday, so no, you don’t get the day off work (sadly), but it is a great excuse to eat tacos. (I know, like we need an excuse?! Tacos are eaten […]

  Back in the summer, Pete and I were lucky enough to have dinner at Osteria dal Capo one evening when we were in Padova. We had a wonderful dinner and both the meal and service were lovely. At the end of the evening, we chatted […]

I’m a big believer in having kids learn how to cook. It is so important to cook instead of ordering take-out or fast food. Not only are you eating healthier, it is costing you a lot less! With back to school fast approaching, I thought […]

  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 […]

Pete and I have an ongoing debate on the word for “watermelon” in Italian. I favour the word Cocomero (co-co-mer-o) while he prefers Anguria (an-gurr-i-a). Both are correct and seem to be used fairly interchangeably. This, however, does not stop me from sending him photos of […]

Another cooking-vegetarian-in-Italy recipe! I think melanzana is a rather elegant-sounding name for eggplant. This is another vegetarian-friendly dinner. The sauce is eggplant, black olives and tomato sauce. Prep time: 15 minutes & 1/2 hour sitting time; Cook time: 20 times; Serves: 4 What you need: […]

Recently, we had a vegetarian house guest in Italy. This had me working on my meatless recipes. Pete had given me this very cool spice mix called Ras el Hanout, which he had found at “Silk Road Spice Merchant” in the Calgary Farmers Market. It […]