Life is an incredible adventure
Raspberry season in Western Canada is late spring until the markets no longer have any in the fall. It’s hit and miss by fall if our local market has picked enough to share daily; but when they do, the taste is just as good. Incredible.
Tomatoes are at their peak and it’s a perfect time to make this classic Italian Salad for lunch or alongside a beautifully grilled steak! This was my absolute “go to” salad throughout Italy!
The recipe to this beautiful, crimson colored Italian aperitif – Campari – remains a secret after more than 150 years. Infused with herbs, plants, fruit, and alcohol: it is more bitter as compared to sweet. If you like Americano’s or Negroni’s, you have a bottle; …
“Ciao Bella” – “Hello and Goodbye Beautiful!” Is a fantastic little family operated vineyard in West Kelowna, B.C. We love Rose wines in the summer and Ciao Bella Winery has some great summer wines. The bottles have family pictures on the labels. The patriarch and matriarch …
Thank goodness asparagus is available all year long, but the first shoots in the spring; February to June seem to us to be the best!
Hummus has been around in some form for centuries, a dish primarily consisting of chickpeas and tahini. The earliest recipe is recorded in cookbooks written in Cairo, in the 13th Century. It’s delicious and in some countries part of every meal.
Coconut milk, curry and chicken simply go together on hot days! Especially on skewers. Thai curries rely more on coconut milk than do Indian curries. Thai curries also start with a paste, while Indian curries start with spices.
