Episodes
Thursday May 09, 2024
Episode 24 Brewing up winning beer with Greg Zeschuk of Blind Enthusiasm Brewery
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
Hey hey Food Explorers!
This was a great week for learning all about Spontaneous fermentation and barrel aged beers with Greg Zeschuk, owner of Blind Enthusiasm Brewery in Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Spontaneous brewing is something I knew nothing about except that I really loved the beers we sampled when we went to The Monolith, their second brewing location last summer. We tried the entire menu, I'm not even kidding! They have these great sampler sizes of 100ml and I loved that we got to try them all and then go back for the ones we really wanted to spend more time with.
The beers brewed at The Monolith are not your usual brews and they definitely are catching the attention worldwide with having just won 6 international awards!
Find them at their website:
Visit either location - Biera Market or The Monolith (Biera has the full serve restaurant and is delicious!)
On Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/blindenthusiasmbeer/
Let us know if you've had a chance to try their offerings? I honestly can't decide which brew was my favourite!
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Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Hey hey Food Explorers!
I have been eagerly anticipating this conversation with Mary Bailey, the Editor in Chef of the Tomato Food & Drink magazine. It is one of my most favourite mags to pick up 6 times a year.
The content is so wonderfully local and not just about restaurants (though we love them) but also articles, recipes, what's happening in and around town and so much more!
Plus, if you're not in Edmonton that's okay because their website: https://thetomato.ca
is packed full of even more than the printed version of the magazine!
Mary and I have a great chat about not just the publication but also Canadian Culinary Championships where she is a Senior Judge, how eating seasonally is best, local spots, exploring wine, and so much more!
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Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Episode 22 A Caffeinated Conversation with Dota Coffee
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Hey hey Food Explorers!
I've got a treat for you today! My friend Celeste of Dota Coffee joined me for an incredible conversation all about her family's coffee company, all the things I did not know about coffee, and her exciting news that soon there will be a Dota Coffee bar located inside my favourite place to eat weekly, Culina To Go! This is a great collaboration and will help introduce more people to this delightful coffee!
You can find Dota Coffee on the interwebs at:
🌐 Website: https://www.dotacafe.com/
📸 Instagram: / dota_coffee_company
☕ Coffee to purchase locally at Culina To Go (open Tuesday - Sunday) https://www.culinafamily.com/
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Friday Apr 12, 2024
Episode 21 Why these 31 cookbooks are leaving my house!
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
We're back to numbered episodes this week and more spring cleaning...cleaning out the cookbooks that is!
Hey hey Food Explorers!
If you're like me you've probably got a hefty collection of cookbooks. I have A LOT of them - well over 100. But, why are these 31 books leaving my house - they bring me no joy! Plus a few other reasons. Now, the current books bringing me joy ✨ - I speak about each of them in this episode.
If any are of interest to you, here's the link to grab a copy of them. Because people are watching from all over I did put the Amazon links but definitely go support your local indie bookstore if they have a cookbook section.
🎂📚And, I speak quite a bit about Crystal Dawn Culinary's Raw Desserts Creator Club - honestly a big reason a lot of the 31 cookbooks are leaving my house is that what she is creating in her academy is a million times better than any of those cookbooks. Check out her RDCC here: https://courses.crystaldawnculinary.c...
Plus, I speak about our 🟠📰Substack and 📌✨ Pinterest pages - come find us and say "hey hey!"
📚❤️📖 Books I am loving: Kitten and the Bear Cookbook (preserves and scones!) https://amzn.to/3UehLxP
Joshua Weissman: Texture over Taste: https://amzn.to/3JgcVdb
New School Sweets: https://amzn.to/3TUJn9W
The Art of Raw Desserts: https://amzn.to/43VVcRL
Eat Alberta First: https://amzn.to/3TObMys
The Flavour Matrix: https://amzn.to/3VUBJPq
Cooks Illustrated Baking: https://amzn.to/4aMxGJT
The Flavour Bible: https://amzn.to/3w01001
The Complete America's Test Kitchen: https://amzn.to/3QnH4LR
The Flavour Equation: https://amzn.to/3vO5pDo
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Friday Apr 05, 2024
Peas, love and microgreens - Product + Recipe 1
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
This was a blast to make! Taking a product I love from a farmer I love, yapping about it and making a great recipe!
This is our first of the Product + Recipe videos and I was thinking of when the first time I ever ate microgreens? Still trying to figure that out - look for the Substack article coming soon with detailed info on this delicious ingredient.
For now grab your FREE RECIPE with some substitution options https://rb.gy/kkwpx9
In this video I feature:
Thistle Hill Farms - https://thistlehillfarms.ca/
Evoolution Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar Tasting Bar - https://evoolution.ca/
Wholly Rhino Peppercorns - https://woollyrhinopepper.square.site/
Kitchenaid Mini Food Processor - https://amzn.to/3U6MIUP
And...that beautiful flower arrangement from Blooms by May - https://www.bloomsbymay.ca/
Apron, which I am in love with made by my friends at Victor Hugo Apparel, chefs making stuff for chefs! https://vhkitchenapparel.com/
Small glass bowls - https://amzn.to/43Lsjry
Have a great day everyone!
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Should I Quit? A Chocolatiers Dilemma in 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Hey Food Explorers!
It's getting wild out there if you're a chocolatier! Cocoa prices are at an all time high! And not just it went up a few percent, nope it's up 264%...meep!
Jason and I wrote a Substack article (link below), and we write about what's happening but I wanted to do a personal episode on what it means for the chocolate business which is very much a part of how we survive.
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Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Yay!
The first in our new series' that is all about a simple technique to activate your raw unprocessed nuts.
Step 1 - soak for the right amount of time
Step 2 - rinse well and get all the ick off
Step 3 - dehydrate until dry
I go through how to do this and why. Plus pro - tip: if you don't have a dehydrator you can do this in your oven on the LOWEST setting for about the same amount of time.
I have a great water filtration system to alkalize, ionize, and removes chlorine, fluoride and more but it's an older model but here's a link to one that does the same thing: https://amzn.to/43yASWx
Plus my awesome dehydrator is an Excalibur 9 tray: https://amzn.to/4cAxvT1
Though when I was looking for the link I noticed a new version that I am now coveting but haven't tried yet: https://amzn.to/49eoE6s
If you want to get the T-flex sheets, here's the link for that as well: https://amzn.to/4athcFN
These are affiliate links and a small commission does get paid to me if you use them 💖
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Monday Mar 25, 2024
Trailer - New Series Coming
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Hey Food Explorers!
Happy Monday! I've got some fun new videos coming that will be part of different Series!
We'll have:
- techniques
- recipes
- product reviews
- cookbook reviews
The goal is to create some fun short videos for each of these because let's be honest I have a million ideas in my head and I can't keep staying awake all night thinking about them!
Starting this week, the first episodes will drop and they will be in their own playlists so they're easy to fin!
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Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Episode 20 Plateful of Surprises
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Happy day everyone!
So the other day I attended a fabulous dinner party hosted by a good friend. She served us 5 courses, nom nom! The most amazing thing is she has a laundry list of food allergies but I didn't feel like anything was missing - she's a pro! But, it's taken her a long time to figure out how to do substitutions that work and make food that doesn't taste like it's missing flavour or texture!
In this episode - our 20th official episode!!! I am going to start the conversation around allergens and food sensitivities. Plus, I have a few fun announcements for items I'm currently working on and a new series that I'm starting.
Tell all your friends that you know that need some help adding in foods to replace ones that don't love them anymore that I'll be filming upcoming episodes with recipes and of course interviewing some amazing people who work hard to create allergen free foods that don't taste like your bedroom wall!
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Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Episode 19 Olive my Love
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Olive a sudden it's become clear that I have a problem hahah! I love puns and olive the puns should be used!
This week we'll be diving into the world of olive oil. I actually had way more to say but the episode was becoming unruly - truly it was pitiful. Okay, I'm done!
There's a store I've spoken about quite a few times on other episodes so I wanted to do an introduction to them officially - the Evoolution stores!
This is where you can get premium olive oils and vinegars. In Episode 15 where I pickle the radishes I use 2 different balsamic vinegars from Evoolution, so check that out if you haven't already.
And, don't forget to send me your recipes or pics of what you make with olive oil - it's not just for salad dressings!