Pancake Day!

Today is Shrove Tuesday and I will be having pancakes for dinner. As a kid, we always celebrated fat Tuesday, but not with pancakes. My aunt would throw a party and we would have a mini carnival in her unfinished cement basement. We would have a homemade pinata tied to a sturdy rope, strung over [...]


Posted in Uncategorized, Tue, 24/02/09 | 3 comments

Does baking powder contain aluminum?

On my How to Double a Cake Recipe post I had Shelly ask me: “Back to baking powder…I bought aluminum free baking powder in the health food store. Does that mean regular baking power has aluminum in it? And if so, why?” Here is a little more information on baking powder. Some baking powder brands [...]


Posted in Uncategorized, Wed, 28/01/09 | 2 comments

Ceviche for New Year’s Eve

I made this ceviche for New Years Eve last year and everyone loved it so much I made it again this year for Christmas eve. I thought I would re-post how I make it because I’m always asked for the recipe and it’s really a pretty simple thing to put together. The most important thing [...]


Posted in Recipes, The Foodie-file, Uncategorized, Mon, 5/01/09 | 3 comments

Seventh Week of Gifts for Foodie-file Readers

Can you believe I’m already on my seventh week? It’s Christmas Eve and I’m down to my last two books! This week’s winner is


Posted in Uncategorized, Fri, 26/12/08 | 9 comments

Second Week of Holiday Gifts for Foodie-file Readers

The recipient of my second holiday cookbook gift is


Posted in Free Foodie Stuff, Uncategorized, Wed, 19/11/08 | 4 comments

Eight Weeks of Holiday Gifts for Foodie-file Readers

The holidays are fast approaching, so I have decided to treat my Foodie-file readers to EIGHT WEEKS OF HOLIDAY GIFTS – I am reinstating the cookbook giveaway! Every week from now until New Year’s, Foodie-file subscribers will have the chance to win one out of a variety of eight, brand new 2008 cookbooks. All you [...]


Cookbook Winner Week 7

Only two weeks left to get a fabulous cookbook from me here at the Foodie-file. This week’s cookbook recipient is Nicole Berry from Lake Cowichan, BC. Congratulations, Nicole! Thanks to all who subscribed this week, and remember, I still have two more cookbooks to give way – so, keep signing up to win. Click here [...]


Posted in Free Foodie Stuff, Uncategorized, Wed, 17/09/08 | 2 comments