A blog about sustainable food on Vancouver Island.
So, it has been a few months now since my book, Pacific Palate, Food Artisans of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands has been published. And there s good news, bad news. Bad News: The first print run was so successful Continue reading
Finally, it s here! The second edition of Food Artisans of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands is now available at most bookstores across British Columbia and you can also order it online here. For this new edition we ve added Pacific Continue reading
I grew up in a family where my mother spent much of her day in the kitchen or in the garden (that s her on the left with a 3.5 pound tomato from the garden).Spending the time harvesting vegetables like peas, corn, Continue reading
For readers who don t know, I ve been working with the people at Russell Books in Victoria, BC for the past year or so to provide them some social media for their cookbook section. Russell Books is Canada s largest used bookstore. Continue reading
I guess I have always been a teacher at heart. Right from my first jobs at radio stations I worked at across Canada, I was always showing people how to do things, be they technical or writing/editing, as I worked Continue reading
The blog is back! As I prepare the second edition of my book, Food Artisans of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, I m going to post about some of the new artisans who will be added. First up is Dakini Continue reading
I was very excited to get a copy of Jennifer McLagan s latest cookbook, Bitter, A Taste of the World s Most Dangerous Flavor, in the mail this week. I m a big fan of hers, and love cooking out of her three Continue reading
Second cookbook of this weekend was the one Ramona bought me for Christmas, David Lebovitz s My Paris Kitchen. I like cookbooks for three reasons: The recipes, the photos and the writing. Lebovitz really comes through on the writing, although there Continue reading
This is the first in an occasional series based on what my wife Ramona and I get up to in the kitchen on weekends. Hey, no filthy thoughts! Whenever I can adapt a recipe we re trying for use in my Thermomix, Continue reading
It s that time of year. Step up. Self-improvement? New hobby? New Career? New words on the page, that s it! My UBC Continuing Studies Courses aimed at helping you be a better blogger, or getting you into the exciting field of food Continue reading