If you are heading to Jalisco and not visiting a tequila distillery, you are missing the heart of Mexico’s most iconic spirit. Jalisco is the birthplace of tequila and home to volcanic soils, rolling agave fields, and centuries of craftsmanship. As someone who has worked in the industry for over 4 years, I've been to … Continue reading Everything You Need to Know Before Visiting a Tequila Distillery in Jalisco
Leyda Wines | San Antonio Valley, Chile
This week, I got to attend a winemaker lunch with Viviana Navarrete, Chief Winemaker of Leyda Wines. Located 4 km from the Pacific Ocean in the Chilean Coastal Range, Leyda Valley is known for it's cool Mediterranean climate and sediment rich soil yielding polished and vibrant wines. Sauvignon Blanc. Pinot Nior and Syrah are grown … Continue reading Leyda Wines | San Antonio Valley, Chile
Recipe Box: Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding
A few weeks ago, I attended an online cooking session with 3rd generation Australian winemaker, Justin Taylor of Wakefield Wines and Sydney-based chef Guy Turland of Bondi Harvest. In this session, we learned about Wakefield's Estate Shiraz and reserved oak barreling while making Guy's Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding. To be perfectly honest, I had many … Continue reading Recipe Box: Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding
Recipe Box: Chilled Pumpkin Soup
Happy Summer, friends! To keep cool this summer, we have been doing a liiiiiiittle cooking as possible. I've also really enjoyed a lot of cold dishes such as smoked salmon on toast, soba noodles, Korean buckwheat noodles on ice, aaaaaand chilled soups! Today's recipe is my go-to summer soup. It's cool and light for the … Continue reading Recipe Box: Chilled Pumpkin Soup
Recipe Box: Mochi Doughnuts with Condensed Milk Glaze
Happy 2021, everyone! Typically I would put in a blurb here about my hopes and dreams for 2021 but to be honest, my only hope is that I make it out the other end alive! It's a jungle out there!! Today's post is a #sponsored post. I was asked by Ti Foods to create a … Continue reading Recipe Box: Mochi Doughnuts with Condensed Milk Glaze
Recipe Box: Matcha White Chocolate Cookies with Loacker Wafers
Wow! It's been a while since my last post and times sure have changed! The past few months have honestly been such a rollercoaster for me personally and professionally. Sometimes, it's very therapeutic to just roll up your sleeves and bake (as I'm sure the 29387492x people out there baking sour dough have been doing). … Continue reading Recipe Box: Matcha White Chocolate Cookies with Loacker Wafers
Recipe Box: Chunky Butternut Squash Soup
It's fall again and that means it's time to get our cozy on! Today's recipe will be featuring my new Multi-Fuction Pressure Cooker courtesy of Hamilton Beach (#gifted). This pressure cooker can hold up to 6 qt which means there are endless possibilities for entertaining! It's 11 preset programs allow you to pressure cook, sauté, … Continue reading Recipe Box: Chunky Butternut Squash Soup
An Interview with NZ Winemakers, Chris and Cath Archer | JOIY Wines
Today's interview is an exciting one for wine-nerds and distillation geeks! We're going deep on yeast with JOIY Winemakers, Chris and Cath Archer. Wielding 30 years of winemaking experience from Australia and New Zealand, Chris has spent most of his adult life drinking and studying wine. This summer, I got to spend some time with … Continue reading An Interview with NZ Winemakers, Chris and Cath Archer | JOIY Wines
Recipe Box: Quickie Biscotti
Since being on maternity leave, I've had a revolving door of people coming in and out of our house to meet our baby and bring us food. Though I realize we're not expected to be rolling out crumpets and scones, it is nice to have some baked goods around for our guests when they come … Continue reading Recipe Box: Quickie Biscotti
Recipe Box: Santa’s Mini Snowflake Pies (Blueberry Pies)
One of my favourite things to do on Sunday afternoons is bake - not only is it fun to do but you'll have freshly baked snacks throughout the week (if the treats ever make it past Tuesday without being devoured by your entire family). Today I'm going to show you how to make these quick … Continue reading Recipe Box: Santa’s Mini Snowflake Pies (Blueberry Pies)
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