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Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Heyyyyy!
So, apologies as this episode is out way too late! I have been having massive issues with getting the videos uploaded - so next week I need to go back to filming on Sunday so I have a 2 day buffer to get the episode done - my apologies!
Now, on to radishes! Yup - this week is the first of the books I've chosen for the first quarter of 2024. Each book is quite different and for some of them it will be a full review, some will be a few recipes from it, and the book today - I'm using it as a reference for ferments!
This week's book is:
Wild Fermentation by Sandor Katz - find it here:
https://www.audreys.ca/item/WE-DK7PwCwCIXEavqm01nA
This is the second edition version, so newer than mine.
I love fermenting food and over the past few years I haven't hardly done any! Time and a crazy schedule has led to me just not making the time. Today was a great day - it's cold here in Alberta and I took the time to make 3 different recipes.
First, an easy brine for my 4 species of radishes which I purchased from:
Thistle Hill Farms is located just outside of Edmonton, AB and I got 4 species of radish in my bag - Bravo daikon, Luobo daikon, Nero Tondo, and Alpine daikon. All of them were delightful and I can't wait to taste them when they're ready!
I also did 2 types of quick pickle because I couldn't help myself! Instead of using sugar though, I used a white balsamic vinegar from:
The A-Premium is a classic white balsamic vinegar that is not caramelized. Try it!
Then, after I had finished doing all the recording I had all these little pieces leftover and so I figured, I've got dark balsamic vinegar here too so I did a combination of a Neapolitan Herb and a Mission Fig balsamic vinegar! So now all the radishes are having a bath! LOL I'll do a follow up of what they all taste like - the pickled ones are already awesome!
Stay warm everyone - it's been banana pants here in Alberta!
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Happy New Year everyone!
So far I've been ringing in the New Year by sleeping - no really, I'm exhausted! LOL Coffee, books, puzzles, and sleep has been my motto while I recover from an insane holiday season.
But, now for the fun part - planning out the new episodes, the cookbooks for the 2024 Cookbook Challenge and so much more!
In today's episode I will reveal the books I will be making recipes from and featuring in the first quarter of the year. Honestly, I got too excited thinking I could pick for the entire year, c'mon! Let's be serious, I have too many books to narrow it down so for the first quarter here's the books I'll be featuring in no particular order:
Tawaw - by Shane Chartrand and Jennifer Cockrall-King
https://www.audreys.ca/item/temoIPlhFAjL4zG2XbuvWQ
Honey and Jam - by Hannah Queen
https://www.audreys.ca/item/c3-MTXNi6dk9gMLCaENsGQ
The New Nordic - by Simon Bajada
https://www.audreys.ca/item/rUwUF1-0EniffKwS2FJUsw
Pucker - by Gwendolyn Richards
https://www.audreys.ca/item/AolIUVnIbmzYEJDEfs6Z9g
New School Sweets - by Vinesh Johny and Andres Lara
https://www.audreys.ca/item/TRPV0W7YA33i5qi46OsYqw
Wild Fermentation - Sandor Katz
https://www.audreys.ca/item/WE-DK7PwCwCIXEavqm01nA
The covers are gorgeous because yes I will buy cookbooks because of the covers. I have put links to my local indie bookstore that has a huge cookbook collection - many of these I bought from them. You can buy from your own indie store of course - go support those little gems!
Other than that, get ready for some super delicious episodes! Full disclosure, I am also that person that buys cookbooks to look at the recipes and pictures, get an idea and then make my own thing! So this will be a true experiment for me to actually make something following the actual recipe!! I don't know who I am anymore!
If you want to follow along and make the recipes as well please do and let me know how they go. Plus, don't forget to tell all your friends and get them to Subscribe, Like, and Share!
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Hey all you lovely people!
How is it almost Christmas?? Insanity! Today's episode is a little bit of a mix. I talk a bit about the messaging that some businesses are putting out at this time of year. From "help we aren't going to make it!" to "we didn't make it, last day of business is coming up!" Both of these are not great for ending 2023.
Overall, this year has been okay for our small business but being plagued with injuries has been tough. So, from the breakdown we're going to build back up and that will happen by taking a hard look at what worked in 2023 and what didn't. And, where do we want 2024 to go - both in the small business and with this podcast.
I talk about an exciting podcast project that's coming up in the New Year and if any of you want to join me or co-create a project let's do it!
The tea I was enjoying during the episode was from Jolene's Teahouse in Banff, AB, Canada. Give them a follow or shop online with them - great local business and tea is just so good!
As always, please make sure you Subscribe, Like, and Share this podcast. You're all amazing - thank you!
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Hey hey!
How is it already almost the end of 2023? I mean c'mon!
Today's episode is a fun one full of burning questions that I need to know the answers to. Such as:
- favourite hot chocolate (recipe please!)
- are you a farmer's market shopper, yay or nay?
- advent calendar - day by day or no way! They're already all gone!
- holiday gifting
I'm really loving the community that is starting to build around this channel - let's keep it growing! Share the love by sharing the links to these episodes.
I am also looking forward to laying down and sleeping for a month!
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Hey hey!
Another quick episode this week as we are definitely in the holiday madness still! More markets, and tasting events to finish off the year but I still wanted to remain consistent in posting episodes.
This one is the start of the conversation about "free samples" which are definitely NOT free. There's a cost to them; ingredients, packaging, and time. But is there also a return on investment or not? We're just going to scratch the surface in this episode and then in a future one I'll have a panel discussion with vendors that do samples and those that don't. I know it will be interesting!
Enjoy this episode and remember to Subscribe, Like, Share, and let me know - free samples are you here for them or meh - it doesn't matter to you?
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Hey hey all!
This week is a short one! I want to make sure I'm consistently posting even though right now the chocolate business is definitely in the weeds! This is a saying that relates to being so busy and swamped that you can't see a way out - we're totally there right now between markets and events.
I chat a bit about our Devoured events where we team up with Daisy Chain Book Co. and have a blast. Plus getting ready for a double market weekend.
If you haven't had a chance to listen to the other episodes, this is a great week to go back and give them a listen.
As always, we really do appreciate you being here. If you can leave us a review, that is a big help to getting our podcast out to more ears.
Thanks all!
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
It's that time of year, the build up to the holidays! For me, being a chocolatier it is an entirely different ballgame. There's chocolates to make, orders to fill, events to host, markets to attend, and all while trying to hold on to a tiny bit of sanity.
In this episode I share a bit about how the holiday season is a challenging one for those in the food and hospitality industry, some of what my chocolate company https://colleenschocolates.com/ does differently, and how self care is perfect in a perfect world and that's not where I'm living right now!
Plus, I've been chatting with some cool cats (those are people that do cool things) and I have some interesting conversations that I am working on for future episodes.
Give this a listen, tell your friends and don't forget to Subscribe, Share, Like, and Comment. Thanks everyone - I didn't work until 2am so everything is now a win for the night!
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
This week as promised I have a super guest on The Food Explorer Podcast - my niece Sloane!
We talk about being a kid who loves food, and trying new foods, favourite things to eat, and her love of baking. Don't miss out on all her nuggets of wisdom!
This episode is the audio interview we did first, at the end I let everyone know that we're going to go make popovers - if you want to see that footage head to our YouTube channel to watch. It's very cute!
https://youtu.be/E5tyiuUYnek
A note - as I am still learning I apologize that some of the audio is hard to hear. Next time she'll totally have her own microphone - she's already agreed to be a repeat guest.
If you enjoyed this episode, please send the link to a friend and let them know why you loved it!
Thanks for you support everyone - enjoy!
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Something totally different this week! Please let me know what you think!
I wanted to get some video of the process of creating the Harvest Tasting events and so there are a lot of new recording techniques that I used to make videos and from that I pulled out the audio that makes sense for an episode. I hope it all comes across but if you want to see the YouTube episode so you get all the visuals, head here:
https://youtu.be/D45efAs82Lw
It's not perfect by any means but I think I am on my way to getting much better at this. And, that is also why this episode is 7.1 - it's a continuation from Episode 7.
The theme of this episode is all about the how - how I chose the products to use for each dessert in the tasting, how I put them all together, and how I was able to include so many local and seasonal ingredients in the menu. Honestly, the final results were totally delish and we had a lot of fun! In this episode I speak about some amazing local farmers/producers/farmers markets, here's just a few that are featured in the Harvest Menu.
Bountiful Farmer's Market (Edmonton, AB) https://bountifulmarkets.com/
Red Apple BC Fruit (vendor) https://www.redapplebcfruit.com/
Steve and Dan's BC Fruit (vendor) https://freshbcfruit.ca/
Mama G's jams and preserves (vendor) https://www.instagram.com/mama_gs_jam/
Downtown Farmer's Market (Edmonton, AB) https://yegdtmarket.com/
Reclaim Urban Farm (vendor) https://www.reclaimurbanfarm.com/
Rock Ridge Dairy (available at market store) https://www.rockridgedairy.com/
Maldon Flake Salt from Evoolution (locally owned specialty food store) https://evoolution.ca/
Only Oats (prairie oats for amazing granola) https://myonlyoats.com/
Nuts about You (Sherwood Park, AB) https://www.instagram.com/nutsaboutyou.shpk/
Honey from Canmore from a friend of a friend - let's call him Bob! Ridiculously delicious and made the best flavour for granola. As I said last week, this is a much bigger conversation that I want to keep exploring with some amazing guests, so watch for those episodes. And, as always please make sure you Subscribe to this channel - let's keep spreading the word!
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Hey hey everyone!
This week is a solo-sode! I have so many ideas for episodes and this was a timely one to record for a few reasons. First, we are in the middle of hosting 2 Harvest Themed tasting events. This is with my chocolate company Colleen's Chocolates. (https://colleenschocolates.com/) I absolutely love hosting Tasting Events - I'm a talker (like you didn't know!) and these events give me a chance to delve deeper into all the aspects of the sweets I'm creating.
Second, I started actually filming the process of putting on the events and what goes into creating the menu and thought it would be great to get the conversation started here in an audio only episode before the video episode comes out. I have more filming to do because of course the original master menu/brainstorm is not how all the components fell into their final desserts!
In this episode I speak about some amazing local farmers/producers/farmers markets, here's just a few that are featured in the Harvest Menu. More shoutouts to come once the filming is done!
Bountiful Farmer's Market (Edmonton, AB)
Red Apple BC Fruit (vendor)
https://www.redapplebcfruit.com/
Steve and Dan's BC Fruit (vendor)
Mama G's jams and preserves (vendor)
https://www.instagram.com/mama_gs_jam/
Downtown Farmer's Market (Edmonton, AB)
Reclaim Urban Farm (vendor)
https://www.reclaimurbanfarm.com/
Rock Ridge Dairy (available at market store)
https://www.rockridgedairy.com/
Maldon Flake Salt from Evoolution (locally owned specialty food store)
Only Oats (prairie oats for amazing granola)
Nuts about You (Sherwood Park, AB)
https://www.instagram.com/nutsaboutyou.shpk/
Prairie by Dan Clapson and Twyla Campbell (cookbook featuring the Canadian Prairies)
https://www.audreys.ca/item/BXWUqR7ec6iDQZVF2Vnapg
Honey from Canmore from a friend of a friend - let's call him Bob! Ridiculously delicious and made the best flavour for granola.
As I wrote above, this is just the start of a much bigger conversation around eating local and seasonally and how small changes can make a difference. And, how hosting these intimate tasting events can get the wheels turning for the guests to seek about some of the ingredients I used and give them a try at their homes.
Don't forget to tell all your friends! Why not have a listen party??? Just throwing things out there! Make sure to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment - it helps us build our Food Explorer community!