Salter Nutrition Scale – CHEFs Catalog

At the BlogHer Food ’09 after-party, more treat bags were handed out to the lucky first party-goers. In those bags, was a bounty of goodies supplied by CHEFs catalog.  While I was overly excited about the 4-piece spatula set, I was more excited about the $25 gift card.  (Even more so, when KB donated her card [...]

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Recipe: Orange Zest Chicken with Asparagus

I’m not too sure yet, but I’m tempted to change the title of this blog to “Adventures of a White Girl in Asian Fusion”.  Catchy, yes? Its so easy to be excited when you have the proper cooking utensils and I must say, the new wok is fast becoming a treasured piece in my collection.  [...]

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Recipe: Veggie Stir-fry (1st dish in the wok!)

It’s a Sunday night and my desire for cooking has been nil for the past week. Which seems counter-intuitive, after my foodie weekend in San Francisco. But, with a wok, you can’t go wrong with a stir-fry, right? And I’ve always tonnes of veggies in the fridge. So, veggie stir-fry it was tonight. It took [...]

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The Wok Shop – San Francisco, CA

During my trip to San Francisco, it was a priority for me to visit the Wok Shop on Grant St. in Chinatown. I read about this shop on one of my food blogs almost a year ago now. (Tried to find the original post, but can’t remember where it was from!)  And, as luck would [...]

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Post-BlogHer Food ’09: Part 1

It’s been one week today that I was lucky enough to attend the inaugural Food Track conference hosted by BlogHer. And, yes. It was wonderful.  I will agree with other attendees, that the best part of the conference was the people. I met food bloggers that I’ve been reading for years, and food bloggers that [...]

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