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Food & Wine | Tortilla de Patatas with a Guatemalan Twist

One of my favourite places in the world to be is in the kitchen. There is something quite magical when I look at my ingredients and become inspired to create. Recently I was approached by the successful UK based blog, www.yummyfoodblog.co.uk, to participate in a cooking competition via our various outlets. The task was this: create a recipe for a Mediterranean inspired dish that best represents me.

Immediately my mind went to Spain. Not only have I have fallen in love with the shores of Barcelona, but the food is what makes me smile on a regular basis. My cooking style at home, as experimental as it may be, is all about keeping it simple. I love comfort food and finding a way to make classic recipes my own.

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Food & Wine | Mealspirations makes life easy in Ontario

I know I can’t be the only one to wish that there were more hours in a day and more days in a week. Some days, coming home to a fridge and staring into it can be very daunting. I wonder what I am supposed to cook for Julio & I that isn’t the same thing I have cooked a hundred times. No time, no energy and no motivation are the worst enemy for people like me who truly enjoy being in the kitchen.

Luckily for us, Mealspirations has just launched in Ontario, and I have no doubt for the rest of the country shortly thereafter. The How-To is quite simple really: No time? No worries. Simply sign up online and chose your dietary choices and preferences. Every week, your Mealspirations box is delivered to your door for the week ahead. The best part of it all, is the recipes are delivered with it all for your convenience. Continue reading “Food & Wine | Mealspirations makes life easy in Ontario”

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Food | Dinner with ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS, bottlegreen X FASHIONIGHTS

With the Holiday season around the corner, the revolving door of hosting dinner parties and concockting cocktails is about to start. The challenge isn’t in the guests or your recent decor in the living room; the challenge is what you prepare for guests that isn’t a total snore fest or over complicated on the plate and in preparation. How do you find inspiration and not get lost on the internet with every other site having “The Latest and Greatest” recipe? Continue reading “Food | Dinner with ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS, bottlegreen X FASHIONIGHTS”

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Food | ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS

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I like to consider myself well-rounded when it comes to my life. I can keep up with Julio and our blogger friends in the world of fashion and events, wine, restaurants, balance out my worklife and all things Toronto. But, one of my favourite realms is the domestic and culinary world. So when we had the opportunity to attend the #CookingWithZwilling event celebrating Zwilling J.A. Henckels Canada and their various lines I had to jump at the chance to see what was new and exciting in the kitchen! Continue reading “Food | ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS”