Category Archives: Food For Thought

Food For Thought – Bar Basics

This week on Food For Thought, I talked about how to stock your bar at home, with The Modern Mixologist, Tony Abou-Ganim.  Tony’s website is a great source of some classic recipes, as well as links to other cocktail sites … Continue reading

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Food For Thought – BBQ Part Three

This week on Food For Thought, I chatted with the The Barbecue Queens, Karen Adler and Judith Fertig.  Their latest book is Weeknight Grilling with The Barbecue Queens: Making Meals Fast and Fabulous.  You can save 34% off the cover … Continue reading

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Food For Thought – BBQ Part Two

This week on Food For Thought, Part Two of my Barbecue series, featuring Ron Shewchuk’s latest book, Planking Secrets.  If you click on the link, it will take you to amazon.ca, where you will save 24 percent off the cover … Continue reading

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Food For Thought – BBQ Part One

My latest triumph, a ‘spatchcocked’ chicken marinated with Caribbean seasonings and slowly grilled on my Napoleon gas barbecue.  This week’s Food For Thought is part one of my series on summer grilling and barbecuing.  To listen to the item in … Continue reading

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Food For Thought – Summer Reading

This week on Food For Thought, my summer reading recommendations; and they’re not cookbooks!

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Food For Thought – Garlic Harvest

This week on Food For Thought, I learned the in’s and out’s of harvesting garlic.  That’s Gabriola Gourmet Garlic Guy Ken Stefanson with some freshly harvested bulbs that he has painstakingly cleaned.  You can find Ken at the Downtown Duncan … Continue reading

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