I was reminiscing the other day about my mom’s blueberry bushes in the back yard. Fresh blueberries—either from the garden or from the wild—are truly one of the best fruits in the world. That said though, I was also fondly reminiscing about $1 pints of blueberries at our old fruit market in Vancouver. Long story… Read more
I’m realizing as I’ve been writing up these last few recipes that I’m starting to acquire a lot of new cookbooks. This recipe is from one of them—a promotional cookbook published by Philadelphia (yes, the cream cheese brand). They had a deal at the grocery store that you got one for free if you bought… Read more
This Christmas, Luke and I were lucky enough to be given an amazing cookbook called “delicious. quick smart cook,” published by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The delicious magazine has been out for a good long time as well, and has a reputation as being one of Australia’s best food magazines. We were so lucky… Read more
Growing up, blueberry pie was one of the treats in my house: other than chocolate paté, how much better could it get? My mum loves berry picking in the summer, and growing up in the mountains leads to some amazing wild blueberry, huckleberry, and sometimes even strawberry or raspberry picking. Wild berries are much smaller… Read more