Category Archives: So Much On My Plate

Yes, it’s true, I am putting aside much of my work with the CBC to attend the University of Gastronomic Sciences near Parma, Italy, in pursuit of a Masters of Food Culture.  I’ll be back in December of 2007.  Parma … Continue reading →

If you’re looking for the Pacific Palate ‘Most Memorable Meal’ contest, please click here. This week on So Much On My Plate I talked about the latest innovations in the world of tea.  One of the great new things I’ve … Continue reading →

This week So Much On My Plate explored Salt Spring Island, including a delicious lunch served as part of the 25th Anniversary celebrations at Hastings House. My guide for my explorations on Salt Spring was Wendy Hartnett of Island Gourmet … Continue reading →

This week So Much On My Plate observes Oktoberfest and a nice alternative to turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner for two.  First, my recipe for those who don’t want to roast a whole turkey for Thanksgiving.  I get my duck … Continue reading →

This week So Much On My Plate explores the delicious world of BC Albacore Tuna. The albacore tuna fishery off BC’s coast is a sustainable catch of young tuna.  When I’ve purchased them whole they’ve weighed about 10 to 12 … Continue reading →

This week on So Much On My Plate, well-rounded ingredients, including table grapes, cherry tomatoes and beets!  I used BC Coronation Grapes to make two versions of Grape Foccacia.  These grapes are practically seedless, a sweet inside with a slightly … Continue reading →

This week on So Much On My Plate I talked about fresh figs and what to do with them.  The figs in this photo are green figs from the tree in my backyard, and I’m having a bumper crop this … Continue reading →

This week So Much On My Plate returned to New Orleans…kind of.  I made a Voodoo shrimp recipe with BC side-stripe prawns and uses my barbecue for a cedar plank variation on the classic Bananas Foster!  Voodoo Shrimp I picked … Continue reading →

This week on So Much On My Plate, some culinary highlights of my visit last week to New Orleans, including the legendary Muffuletta sandwich.  These sandwiches are made on a round loaf of Italian bread, piled high with cold cuts … Continue reading →

This Friday on So Much On My Plate I shared the fruits of the summer harvest, starting with garlic from Ken Stefanson, the Gabriola Gourmet Garlic guy.  I roasted a whole head of garlic, after trimming the top off and … Continue reading →