Occupation: Dish Editor/Staff Writer at Vue Weekly What did you eat today? Granola and yogurt for breakfast, a steak and goat cheese wrap for lunch and tilapia with steamed vegetables and rice for dinner. What do you never eat? I’m always open to trying new things when it comes to food, but I can’t say [...]

Every Friday, I ask Mack a question he dreads, “What do you want to eat for dinner next week?” It ensures we have a meal plan for the week, but more importantly, helps us generate a shopping list for our routine stop at the farmers’ market on the following day. Most of the time, Mack [...]

After a few weeks away from The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, I returned to it again for dinner inspiration. The recipes didn’t work as well as I’d have hoped, but they did get us out of our routine! Tomato-Glazed Meatloaves We loved Deb’s recipe for baked chicken meatballs (which we have made more than a few [...]

I can’t believe we’re already on our third Eat Alberta! The hands-on food conference, an opportunity for consumers to learn about how to grow, forage and prepare food from some of Alberta’s most knowledgeable food personalities, will be taking place again this April. What: Eat Alberta 2013 When: Saturday, April 20, 2013 Time: 8:30am-5:30pm Where: [...]

Occupation: Certified Management Accountant What did you eat today? Home-made banana bread for breakfast and home-made chicken soup for lunch. For dinner, my mom was trying out a new recipe from Serious Eats, The Ultimate King Ranch Casserole. What do you never eat? Eggs— well, I eat them in things, like cookie and cakes, but [...]

I do my best to try and group the random series of recipes that I decide to make from week to week, and sometimes it is a great stretch to connect two seemingly diverse dishes. This time, I won’t even try! Tuscan Kale and Farro Soup I think I’m in love. With farro that is. [...]

My preference for both dinner and lunch are hot meals, but I have to say, throw together room temperature salads full of fresh vegetables, legumes and grains are really starting to grow on me. It’s not only a nice change-up, but they do make for an easy lunch – no need to queue for the [...]

Though it’s not exactly the same thing, my penchant for one pot meals extends to one bowl meals as well, as generally, for the kinds of recipes I am drawn to, means comfort food. For me, it’s what I want to look forward to eating at the end of a long day. Black Lentil Soup [...]

Occupation: Chef, Educator and Food Writer What did you eat today? It’s Saturday and I love sleeping in and going to Credo for an American Misto and one of their fabulous raisin bran muffins. Also had some homemade granola with Greek yogurt (Liberté is one of my standby yogurts) topped with homemade stewed rhubarb. An [...]

Occupation: Sous Chef and Chief Leftover Scrounger at Get Cooking Edmonton. What did you eat today? A whole box of Walkers ginger biscuits, leek and pancetta risotto and a moscato zabaglione with moscato poached pears. What do you never eat? I eat mostly everything, but I am not a huge fan of kale. What is [...]