Mack and I signed up for the AIDS Walk for Life this weekend – we had a blast last year, and think it’s a great cause to support. It’s taking place on September 20, beginning at Churchill Square. If you would consider sponsoring either Mack or myself, that would be awesome! On to this week’s [...]

I have been meaning to write about Hellmann’s Eat Real, Eat Local campaign for quite some time, but didn’t get to it until now. It’s old news now – a multinational launched a campaign this spring in an attempt to brand their mayonnaise as a local product, with the crux of the advertising directing consumers [...]

My Mum pointed out an article in Thursday’s Journal about a very cool community garden at the University of Alberta farm. Green & Gold Community Garden Volunteer-run, the Green & Gold Community Garden sells their vegetables on a pay-what-you-can basis, with 100% of proceeds going directly to Tubahumurize, a non-profit organization based in Rwanda that [...]

No, your eyes are not deceiving you – leaves are indeed starting to change their hue. So before this season has transformed completely into fall, here are ten ideas to help you make the most of our fleeting summer days. Revel in Alberta’s Bounty: nothing says fresh like the outdoors, and my favourite farmers’ markets [...]

Never take ingredients in your fridge for granted, particularly if expiration dates or other people are involved. I learned this lesson recently while making Rachael Ray’s end-of-summer chili. I was near the end of the recipe – a chili packed with more vegetables than meat – and asked Mack to retrieve a bottle of beer [...]

Though we missed this year’s Taste of Summer in St. Albert, we trusted from our previous experience with Edmonton’s Countryside’s Country Cuisine that their first ever Tomato Fare event would be just as festive and delicious. Tomatoes galore! Mack and I met up with May at the Country Road Greenhouses in Strathcona County. Parking attendant [...]

I started my day off this morning with fantastic news – Edmonton’s Fringe reigns supreme! Stage a Revolution absolutely smashed Winnipeg’s 81,000 record – 92,100 tickets were sold this year. Way to go Edmonton! Now on to this week’s food notes: I finally finished reading Julia Child’s My Life in France. Though this was my [...]

Our last day at this year’s Fringe was short and sweet – two plays nearly back-to-back, which, given that the skies threatened rain all day, meant that the prospect of getting drenched waiting in line was somewhat lessened. We started the afternoon off at a new Fringe venue – The Laugh Shop – to see [...]

The food at the Fringe has been disappointing so far this year – Funky Pickle’s booth is nowhere to be seen, and the vendors we have visited on site have not been very good. Mack’s mini doughnuts were a little sad, and sweet potato fries from The Punky Potato only resembled its namesake in colour. [...]

After a trip to the City Centre Market (after a few busy weekends and the Fringe, I think I was going through withdrawal), Mack and I walked over to Chinatown to check out the first East Meets West Festival. We weren’t sure what to expect – the grassroots committee had put together the festival as [...]