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Chef Notes: Loving Black Garlic

From the moment I entered culinary school I knew I wanted to be a competitive chef. Within a few weeks of beginning school one of my classmates won the San

Nutrition

What’s So Great About Thyme?

Okay, here it is, at long last, by popular demand (I mean not actually but I sense you all really wanted to know this…), what is so good about thyme?

Spring

Gluten Free Oat Balls

You know you have a good friend when she reads about you going gluten free on line and when you meet her for lunch, she shows up with gorgeously made

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A Quick Bite With Savannah Miller

There are the Redgrave sisters, the Gabor sisters, Judy and Audrey Landers; there are the Olsens, the Simpsons, and the Hiltons. Typically, with celebrity sisters, one is a little less

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Chef Notes: Homemade Herb Crackers

I’ve been preparing for another round of American Culinary Federation competitions. With three scheduled before the end of May, the stress level around my house is in the red zone.

Nutrition

What’s So Great About Maple Syrup?

I know right?!? I was going to wrap up our hippy sing-a-long with thyme this week (see What’s So Great About parsley, sage and rosemary) but I couldn’t resist getting

Interviews

A Quick Bite With India Hicks

What I find inspiring about India Hicks is how down-to-earth she appears and how family seems such a central part of everything she does. The model turned designer (and occasional

Chef's Notes

Chef Notes: A healthier Sauce

One of the challenges of healthy cooking is finding sauces that are tasty but low in fat and calories. One option that is often overlooked is sauces that are based

Nutrition

What’s So Great About Rosemary?

Let’s see…. We’ve done parsley and sage so we might as well check out rosemary and thyme and wrap it all up with a big old hippy sing-a-long no? One

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Just Because It’s Gluten Free It Doesn’t Mean It’s Good For You.

As I make my way living wheat and gluten free, I’m doing a lot of reading for ideas and support. One of my first stops was amazon.ca, where I searched