En Route magazine has just announced the Top 10 Best New Restaurants in Canada list for 2015. It's a good time to dine out in this great nation! (Full Disclosure: Kristina and I are happy to be part of the group of insiders across the country providing restaurant intelligence for this prestigious ranking.) — Read More —

I love getting a good deal and don't believe that paying more necessarily gets you more.  I buy drugstore skin creams and hair products; love my Zara jeans and Old Navy tank tops and swear by generic cleaning products. — Read More —

As some readers already know, Thanksgiving is my favourite holiday of the year. It's all about the food, drink and fun and without the stress of gift-giving. Plus it's a shorter season than Christmas, since we've got to move on to the Halloween season. (Which is the other most excellent day of the year.) — Read More —

There is nothing better than coming across a recipe that is easy to execute, made up of accessible ingredients and turns out to be The Best X You've Ever Had. Well, for anyone who likes a warm bowl of spicy chili on a crisp autumn night, here it is. — Read More —

I'm all about cooking with what's in season. Not because I'm a food snob - au contraire. When in season, ingredients are easier to find and taste infinitely better than those that have been shipped from a far away land. I'm referring mostly to fruits and vegetables here. Cooking with local produce makes my life easier and makes me look better as a cook! Flavours are deeper and more intense. Fruit is juicier. At the moment, I'm all about peaches. — Read More —

When it comes to my diet, I live by the 80/20 rule. That is, I try to make healthy choices 80 percent of the time. With the remaining 20 percent I allow myself to be free to eat (and drink) whatever I want. And that works well for my new cooking obsession: deep frying. — Read More —

As promised, here are my suggestions for cooking for the dad(s) in your life this Father's Day. This is a labour intensive but not difficult list of dishes so of course feel free to pick and choose and I'm including a couple of short cuts along the way. — Read More —

One third of Canadians are reaching for gluten free products, with the global gluten-free market expected to reach $6.2 billion by 2018. — Read More —

As warmer weather is arriving in many parts of the country my thoughts are turning to summer parties, what to serve the next time I'm entertaining friends al fresco and what to order when hitting restaurant patios this weekend. — Read More —

Looking for a dessert to wow your guests this weekend? Look no further than this recipe for red velvet cake. It's a treat I used to consider as appropriate for nothing other than kids birthday parties, but after remembering a little baking secret shared with me by a world famous chef, red velvet has become my new cake obsession.  — Read More —