Posts tagged "carrot"
Clippings: September 1, 2011

Clippings: September 1, 2011

  The internet is a great source for all things foodie, and we’re constantly bookmarking, starring, and emailing intriguing recipes, food porn, and inspiration. Here’s a selection of clippings we think are worth checking out. Waking up to these lemon raspberry rolls on a sunny Sunday morning would not be too shabby. I know we’ve...
DIY Ricotta (and Carrot-Shallot Pancakes)

DIY Ricotta (and Carrot-Shallot Pancakes)

  With an upcoming vacation, always-already bills to pay and expenses to account for, and the general “life in Vancouver is expensive” sighs, I declared one rainy weekend to be a Spend Nothing weekend.  No treats, no coffees, no take out. I’d be staying in with good movies and be making myself three, unique meals. ...

Birthday Sugar!

It would seem that I am predisposed to enjoying high maintenance birthday treats. Never a connoisseur of yucky whipped Safeway cake frosting, DQ ice cream cakes, or store bought cakes with my name scrawled across the top in pink letters, I was ruined at a young age. My first birthday cake was a labour of...

Fresh Fix

When the sun starts to shine on a more regular basis here in Alberta, my food cravings shift from the comfort foods of colder days, to crisp fresh goodies. With Farmer’s Markets in full swing, tomatoes that taste like tomatoes again, farm fresh carrots, and sweet mint poking up in my garden despite my lack...