BA in Vancouver

One of the surprising benefits of stepping up the intensity of my training is that I get to eat a lot more! That being said, my choices are a lot healthier. I find I get hungry quite frequently and I pack a lot of healthy snacks to keep me going throughout the day. Unfortunately my […]

On the heels of a cake I did for a friend’s birthday in October, I was commissioned to do a cake for a friend’s husband this past week. I really enjoy the process of creating a cake with a lot of creative freedom. Usually I think of the recipient – and the flavours they are […]

Another year, another round of birthday cakes. November is usually a tricky month for me – in the past, I’ve made 3 cakes within two weeks for birthdays but with people moving to other cities, etc. I believe I only have one for the first half of November (the second one will be spectacular – […]

I lead a pretty busy life. Between a full time job, a few side assignments, triathlon training, Museum duties, etc etc…I actually rarely have time to cook dinner. What I like to do to is make big batches of things on Sundays and eat it through the week – lunches & dinners! Usually the meals […]

Last week I participated in Social Bites’ “DinnerPartyYVR” event…in my own home! Social Bites, if you have not heard of it, is run by Annika Reinhardt and organizes competitive dinner parties. Or rather, dinner parties with a competitive edge. It’s a bit like the TV show “Come Dine With Me” – two sets of diners […]

Oh here I am again. It’s not that I didn’t want to blog – but do you really want to see the boring meals that I’ve been eating? Or the really unadventurous things I’ve been cooking up. Well, there have been a few gems, but I’m so out of the habit that my camera has […]