Calgary's Two Penny Restaurant & Teahouse, opens!

Torres wines. romantic, aromatic and delicious.  The only wine you should be bringing to thanksgiving dinner.

I came across this post a few months back and thought I'd give it a try.  It didn't come out as beautiful as how Greenhouse Juice had it, but it was absolutely delicious.  Here are the ingredients that they used in the porridge:

Whether it's sipping on mojitos in Mexico or mai thais in the Polynesians, cocktails seem to always be associated with relaxation and vacation mode.  Here are a few of my cocktails picks that you can sip on all summer long.

Beef Mechado is a Filipino style braised beef with a tomato base sauce

It's celebration time! 1000 Instagram followers! Woo! To celebrate, here is the link to Iron Chef Shellie's Matcha Cupcakes.  

The donuts are quite easy to make, and not as time consuming as some baked goods are.  The tricky part is knowing how to twist the dough and getting the cinnamon to sugar ration just right.

When I make banana bread, I usually go with the original recipes, which is, let’s say, not necessarily the healthiest version.  I’ll put in some butter, get some nice all purpose flour in there, add in the cup of granulated sugar that’s needed…

When the weather outside starts to get a little colder and prompts for a closet filled with warm sweaters, wool socks, toques and mittens, I try to stick up on cinnamon, chai, ginger, ginseng and green tea.  While everyone is salivating over pumpkin spice lattes (and anything pumpkin) my go to cold weather spices are chai, cinnamon and ginger.

We can't do without fruits in our house.  My daughter, Dylan and I love them too much. But none of the boys are fans of peaches or nectarines, so when Dylan asks her Dad to buy some for her, she tends to be the only one eating it. Ricky thing is, like me, Dylan only likes nectarines and peaches when they're firm and crunchy or slightly soft.

Hot Milk Vanilla Bean Cupcakes (this recipe makes 6 cupcakes) This recipe is a remake of the original Hot Milk cake by Miette Bakery in San Francisco