Things change quickly Within a few weeks we’ve hung up our backpacks, found an apartment in Vancouver, Nat got a job and we’ve decided to make this city home again for a while. How did you spend your week? You can see all photos here.
North America
Tales of Food and Culture from North America.
8 of our favourite tropical fruit
We’ve had the privilege of spending time on Maui a few years in a row and had the opportunity to eat and cook many different types of tropical fruit. Some we were already familiar with, others were new to us. You will recognize some of these, and hopefully you’ll learn about a few new fruit […]
A tour through the pineapple fields
Maui Gold Pineapple tour We were picked up for the Maui Gold Pineapple tour just outside the Haliimaile Distilling Company. We boarded the air conditioned bus and our informative driver shuttled us across the street and up into the pineapple fields. I had a few questions about pineapples that I was hoping would be answered on this foray. […]
Live your passion: a visit to Haliimaile Distilling Company
Haliimaile Distillery Company We love meeting people who do what they love, Mark Nigbur, master distiller at Haliimaile Distilling Company is one of those people. We recently had the opportunity to meet him and chat about what he’s been up to and future projects. Ten years ago Since arriving on Maui ten years ago he […]
365 Project 2015 – week 44
Alone again During week 44 we took some more walks in the forest, dropped our visitors off at the ferry for their flights home and started planning our return to the mainland. How did you spend your week? You can see all photos here.
The Complete Wild Game Cookbook
In Quebec I have been fortunate to work in two kitchens in Quebec during my career and know first hand their respect for and love affair with wild game. In fact one of the restaurants had an all game menu in the fall and it is where I cut my teeth as a Saucier and […]
Celebrate Summer in Canada
This post brought to you by Weber Grills Canada. The content and opinions expressed below are that of A Cook Not Mad. When summer finally arrives in Canada it’s like receiving a reward after enduring a long, sometimes bone numbingly cold, winter. In many parts of Canada, summers can be short but Canadians know how […]
Before you accept that house sit
Hellish house sit On the heels of what turned out to be the worst house sit we have had so far, we thought we would pass on a few thoughts we had on how to avoid a disappointing house sitting experience. Although most could struggle their way through a short house sit that’s gone wrong, when you […]