Author Archives: Don Genova

How To Cook Like A Tuscan

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Don Genova

Ah, Tuscany.  If you can't go, how about a taste?  Next Wednesday night, October 20th, I'm teaching a cooking class featuring Tuscan recipes at the Thrifty Foods Cooking and Lifestyle Centre in Victoria. Rich, savoury duck ragu, slowly simmered and … Continue reading →

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Island Artisans – Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Don Genova

As we get later into the harvest season we may think about tree fruits like apples, hardy vegetables like pumpkins and potatoes and of course, grapes, many of which are turned into wine in British Columbia.  There is one other … Continue reading →

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Update – Tired of Turkey? Cook Italian!

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Don Genova

My Sicilian cooking class set for tomorrow (Wednesday night) had to be cancelled due to lack of enrolment.  Don't leave me in the lurch again!  The rest of my Cook Like an Italian series is still on the go and … Continue reading →

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Island Artisans – Yellow Point Cranberry Farm

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Don Genova

You probably don’t want to hear this because you’re already wondering where September went, but Thanksgiving is just around the corner!  And with every turkey dinner there is no doubt a pot of something cranberry on the table. Most of … Continue reading →

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The Thermomix Diaries, part 2

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Don Genova

This machine rocks!  As I mentioned in my first post about the Thermomix, I've been lent this $1600 kitchen machine by a marketing agency that has been hired to increase the profile of Thermomix in Western Canada. I started with … Continue reading →

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The Thermomix Diaries, part 1

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Don Genova

A couple of weeks ago I was offered a chance to 'test drive' a unique kitchen appliance called a Thermomix. I was intrigued, because in the course of my copy editing work for the Pastry in Europe books I have … Continue reading →

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