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Ross Bay Pub: Serendipitous!

Ross Bay Pub | 7 – 1516 Fairfield Rd. | Victoria, BC | 250-370-1152 “I have been here probably 10 times and have never had a bad meal or bad service. And I get something different every time, although I usually get the special.” My Mom must have said that 3 times during today’s foodie [...]

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Work Lunch Blues

My partner and I both work Monday to Friday, banker type hours. We, like many others out there, are on a fairly tight budget, and can’t afford to eat lunch out every day of the week. Not only for financial reasons, but it is often difficult to find a fast, on the run type of [...]

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Chicken Soup for Everyone’s Soul

Chicken Soup for Everyone’s Soul

It’s a chilly day in late November. Or a warm day in mid July.  Maybe it’s a reunion with a favourite friend. Or a visit with an out of town relative. It might even be a casual first date. Or sometimes just a meal for one. Any way you look at it you need a [...]

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Soup Stock

Soup Stock 101

With the change in temperature, my thoughts have turned to the warm comforting feeling of soup. Went to make some and realized that our stock stash has depleted. What’s a gal to do? Make more I say! I always thought making stock was not worth the effort and had dismissed it as something I would [...]

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No-Tato Recipe

No-Tato Recipe

One of the most high starch, high carbohydrate foods, one that likely most low-carb eaters miss after taking the plunge into a carb-less world, is potato. I would have believed that nothing filled my belly like a nice baked potato or a serving of mashed potatoes. I stand to be corrected! I would like to [...]

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Its Gluten-free and Easy: Going Gluten-free

Its Gluten-free and Easy: Going Gluten-free

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 [...]

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Button, oyster, chantrelle, and enoki mushrooms

Maenam-inspired cream of mushroom soup

My friend Kian had been away working on a Master’s degree in Amsterdam for two years, and when he knew he’d be back to Vancouver for a brief visit before moving onto the UK this September, he told me to find a restaurant and set a date. Kian is my fancy dining companion, and after [...]

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Dirty Dishes in Sink

Lie Detector: I don’t have time to cook

“If you don’t have time to do the dishes, you don’t have time to cook” When I shared a kitchen with seven others in University, a sign to this effect decorated our tiny abode. The thought that somebody would actually be to busy to cook wasn’t the point, but merely eliminating another excuse. Yet, to [...]

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Turkey Soup 101

Turkey Soup 101

With Canadian Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas up ahead, I thought a tutorial on Turkey soup might be in order. Classic, good for what ails you, simple turkey soup! First you make the stock. After dinner, take the turkey carcass and pop it into a large pot or slow cooker. You can break up the bones [...]

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