BC Food & Beverage Award Winners

Big Mountain Foods Takes Gold for Product of the Year at the BC Food & Beverage Awards The best of BC food, beverage, and natural health products were highlighted and celebrated at the annual BC Food & Beverage Awards Night. From the Innovation Award to Product of the Year, the 2022 award winners were crowned….

Chai Latte Cupcakes

Chai Latte Cupcakes from the Luxe Baker Alina Fintineanu is a competed in season five of The Great Canadian Baking Show. Since her season aired, she has spent time perfecting new original recipes, including her Chai Latte Cupcakes. Made with chai-infused milk and buttercream, this will be your new go-to baking project when you must…

Kitchen Tools – Zwilling Z-Cut

Get Cooking with the Zwilling Z-Cut How’s your fall cooking coming along? I’m finding pumpkin on my mind, pork roasts, and fall baking and I am still enjoying all the great fresh produce that’s coming out of the farms and greenhouses because summer is just not finished yet. There are still strawberries coming out of…

Leah Patitucci Heads to Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs Competition

Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs  Competition October 5-9 in Mexico City Since winning the Gold Medal and Canada’s Chef Paul Mastalir Award for Kitchen Excellence at the Canadian National Competition last year in October 2021, Leah Patitucci, from Kelowna’s Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, has been waiting for her chance to compete on the international stage. She…

Creamy Chicken and Rice Bake

Creamy Chicken and Rice Bake – A Special Addition to Your Labour Day Menu Labour Day is recognized annually on the first Monday each September and this year; it falls on September 5. The holiday was originally established so workers in Canada would have a day set aside to campaign for better jobs, increased wages,…

Spiralized Hot Dogs with Gold Sauce Mayo

Presidents Choice BBQ Spiralized Hot Dogs Who doesn’t love a fancy hot dog? Try these spiralized hot dogs for that extra something at your next BBQ. Ready in 30 minutes Difficulty Level: Easy “You don’t make friends with salad,” says PC® Executive Chef Allison Jones. Her go-big-or-go-home attitude inspired her to try spiralizing hot dogs…

Fried Chicken For Fried Chicken Day

Fried Chicken Recipes from Mazola We don’t do a ton of deep-frying at home, but with Fried Chicken Day coming we just might have to get that oil bubbling. Mazola shared some recipes with us in honour of this important food holiday! Where do you get your fried chicken when that craving hits? We’re fond…

Cooking With Tequila

Cooking With Tequila with Chef Nathan Fong I found this post from about Cooking with Tequila from 2012 with some great recipes from, Chef Nathan Fong, from a demo at the Cambie Kitchen at the BC Liquor Store. Why not cook a few to honour his memory and delight your guests. Sadly, Nathan Fog passed…

Halibut Season is Here

Wild Pacific Halibut is Glorious Right Now Halibut season is here, and the halibut boats are coming in. It’s Wild Pacific Halibut you are looking for to remain Ocean Wise and tasty.  These fish can get to eight feet and in Latin are called Hippoglossus, translating to “hippo of the sea”.  Our favourite supplier is…

James Beard Media Award Nominees

Check out the James Beard Media Book, Broadcast Media, and Journalism nominees! The 2022 Media Award Nominees have been announced in advance of the returning James Beard Awards® award ceremonies presented by Capital One. The nominees cover outstanding achievements in Book, Broadcast Media, and Journalism.  The Emerging Category, first introduced in the Journalism Awards program,…

Best Waffle Recipes for International Waffle Day

Best Waffle Recipes for those wanting to get serious about their waffle making! It’s International waffle day and we’ve got the best waffle recipes for you so you can impress all the brunch lovers in your house! Recipes courtesy of Bottomless Brunch UK!  Red Velvet Waffles Red velvet lovers must try this delicious waffle recipe…

Best Cookbooks of 2021

Rounding Up the Best Cookbooks of 2021 This was certainly a stellar year for cookbooks and narrowing down the list to the Best Cookbooks of 2021 was an extremely challenging task. So many great ones made their debut, but here are more than a few that are worthy of a spot on your shelf, in…

Summer Fresh Easy Appetizers

Summer Fresh Makes Entertaining Easy No, I am not talking about Summer Entertaining just a day after Winter Solstice, but I am instead speaking of Summer Fresh Dips. I tried their hummus, Pecorino Dip (my favourite), Artichoke and Asiago, Baba Ghanouj and Roasted Red Pepper and they are seriously full of flavour and a perfect…

Kalbi Short Rib Ssam with Sesame Pickles

Kalbi Short Rib Ssam with Sesame Pickles Ssam – which means “wrapped” – in a Korean family-style meal of meat served in lettuce leaves with rice and a slew of condiments. Here, PC® Test Kitchen Chef Diana Colman swapped out the pork for tender, saucy PC® Kalbi Beef Short Ribs, which are conveniently pre-seasoned and ready to cook. Try…

Peppermint Chocolate Dipped Hazelnut Shortbreads

Peppermint Chocolate Dipped Hazelnut Shortbreads by Chef Josh Gale Chef Josh Gale’s Peppermint Chocolate Dipped Hazelnut Shortbread cookies are a holiday favourite for Canadians young and old. Get the whole family involved in dipping these delicious cookies in chocolate and rolling them in crushed candy cane for a festive finishing touch. Prep time: 15 minutes…

Fleischmann’s Launches BakeGood.ca

Fleischmann’s Launches BakeGood.ca, a Social and Educational Online Community for Canadian Bakers of All Skill Levels BakeGood.ca is an interactive, all-in-one community featuring video tutorials, discussion forums, recipes and more — just in time for holiday baking Fleischmann’s, a trusted brand in baking for over 150 years, has today launched BakeGood.ca, a new online hub…

Rebecca Coleman Demystifies Vegan Baking

Vegan Baking Made Easy, 60 Foolproof, Plant-Based Recipes Rebecca Coleman, a Vancouver-Based food blogger, loves nothing more than baking for her friends and family. She’s recently released Vegan Baking Made Easy, 60 Foolproof, Plant-Based Recipes. Vegan Baking Made Easy is currently available on Amazon! Purchase Now We caught up with her to learn a little…

Winners of 2021 M.F.K. Fisher Prize for Excellence in Culinary Content

Les Dames d’Escoffier International Announces Winners of 2021 M.F.K. Fisher Prize for Excellence in Culinary Content Congratulations to the M.F.K. Fisher Prize winners, such talented writers and broadcasters, on behalf of myself and our local chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier BC! Follow our chapter on Instagram @lesdamesbc and international @lesdamesintl and Good Life Vancouver @goodlifevancouver…

Spicy Feta and Grilled Fruit and Honey

Cheese Board with Spicy Feta and Grilled Fruit Summer’s not over yet and with local fruit ripe ever so tasty, here’s a great appetizer that comes together easily. Try this Spicy Feta brought to us from the folks at President’s Choice. Serves: 6 Course type: Appetizers, Snacks, Desserts Prep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 5…

BC Blueberries Basque Cheesecake

BC Blueberries Star in this Basque Cheesecake by Chef Justin Witcher of Como Taperia They’re back! Celebrate Fresh BC Blueberries with #GoBlueBC  Celebrate the arrival of fresh BC Blueberries in British Columbia by visiting GoBlueBC.ca. Win Amazing #GoBlueBC Prizes from White Spot and BC Ferries with their GoBlueBC.ca until August 2nd, 2021. Sponsored by White…