I’ve noticed a trend going around lately of having small, personal desserts. Gone are the days of a piece of cake, everyone wants their own miniature dessert. We no longer have just the cake for dessert, we have dessert stations with individual miniature trifles, pies, cakes and cookies.
06.16.11 /
Pie-In-A-Jar
06.09.11 /
Kids and Cooking
Once per year, I have the amazing opportunity to teach cooking classes at a middle school in Surrey for a week. I have long believed that children should be in the kitchen from an early age and learn not only everyday recipes but be educated on how our ingredients come to our tables and why it is important to make food from scratch. So, when I set out to put together my curriculum for this year, I determined that the kids would learn difficult recipes and that it would all be hands on.
06.02.11 /
Spot Prawn Festival
One of the joys of living in BC is that once per year we get to enjoy seven blissful weeks of spot prawns. They are a local delicacy and for good reason! Spot prawns are caught just off of our coast and they are sweet, flavourful and a beautiful pink colour. I haven’t tried this yet, but I have heard that they are so good you can eat them raw right off the boat!
04.28.11 /
For the Love of Coffee!
Justine, our fabulous barista at Meso Coffee House has lent us some time to write about her passion for coffee. Check it out as she guest blogs this week:
Coffee is rapidly becoming one of those things (like church luncheons!) that has the ability to bring people together. Just as chocolate is said to aid in healing broken hearts, coffee is central to healing and feeding relationships. If you know a friend who has been down lately, or are having a casual business meeting, or maybe even a first date… what’s the answer? “Do you want to meet me for coffee?” (Unless you’re from England… then the answer is “Let me put the kettle on.”) Even if you don’t drink coffee, there’s something about that phrase that lightens the heart. A way to come together over a common thing, and pour out your stories, troubles, and joys into this drink, while a sympathetic ear listens. Read the rest…
04.21.11 /
We Have a Coffee House?
You may not know this: we have a coffee house. At the location where our catering kitchen is at (where all the magic happens!), there is also a great atrium that is bright and airy. If I may say so myself, we serve incredible food and coffee there. We offer JJ Bean coffee and espresso drinks, make all of our own soups, create artisanal sandwiches with Terra breads, have salads with homemade vinaigrettes… It is a great place to eat lunch, or to come pick up lunch for the office.
