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Those of you who know me, know that while I enjoy all things cocktail, my preference is for brown spirits — rum, bourbon, scotch, rye (not necessarily in that order) — therefore, I have a minimal number of vodkas in the liquor cabinet.  When mixing classic cocktails, personality and dimension is a key part of [...]

Cooking up tasty meals when you are going gluten-free doesn’t need to be a terribly complicated affair.  Just like cooking in a “wheaty” kitchen, having a well stocked pantry makes it much easier to whip up a quick meal rather than reaching for the takeout menu. Of course, what you put in your pantry depends [...]

Just in time for Christmas and the New Year, I received a gift basket of the new Colour Therapy teas from Tetley, so in the spirit of the holidays, we`re going to host a little giveaway here on Foodie.ca These are a new line of herbal teas that have been blended with colour (and mood [...]

Welcome back to the wonderful world of cocktails! Now that you’ve started thinking about your liquor purchases, and perhaps taken the shopping list from the last post to the liquor store, its time to start thinking about the basic equipment that will make your life easier when mixing cocktails , and some of the basic [...]

If you have just started on a gluten-free diet, you may be finding the simple act of preparing meals much more stressful and confusing than before you eliminated gluten. In this blog series, I’m going to be talking about moving forward easily (and fearlessly) with all things gluten-free, sharing some of the tips and ingredients [...]

With the recent popularity of television shows such as Mad Men, and an upswing in the creation of some cocktail lounges that really know their stuff, many of you are becoming much more interested in creating some of those cocktails at home. People are once again talking about, and drinking cocktails such as the Manhattan, [...]