Today is the day that mathematicians celebrate Pi Day! It also happens to be the day that pie lovers around the world pay homage to the mighty Pie! Get it? Pi/Pie Day? Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which … [Read more...]
The Day the Music Died
Every now and then, our hearts and lives are touched by someone so amazing and unforgettable. Our lives become fuller and have more meaning just because this person is a part of our lives. Rosy Soobrattee was one of those people. Rosy and I "met" through an unusual sequence of events. A few years ago, when I was a food blogger for Season 1 of Food Network Canada's … [Read more...]
@FollowMeFoodie is one Super Cool Gal!
Many of you are familiar with Recipe to Riches, the hit reality TV cooking show where foodies all over Canada competed for their best recipes to be turned into a President's Choice product (to be sold nationwide) AND there was a fair bit of money to be won as well.I was excited to be an official Recipe to Riches food blogger during the show's first season last year. I got to … [Read more...]
Recipe to Riches: Is It Wrong To Be This Excited?!?
Last year, Canadians were introduced to a new kind of reality cooking show: Recipe to Riches. Contestants were invited to share their original recipes and after a series of tasks (batch up round and advertising), they faced a panel of judges. Each episode saw one lucky home chef win $25,000, their recipe made into President's Choice product, and a chance at winning the grand … [Read more...]
2011: A Year in Review
2011 has been an eventful one. We've experienced some amazing highs, some moments of frustration, and moments of sadness. Like my father always says, "You can't appreciate the good if you don't experience the bad".JanuaryBalancing family, the farm, freelance jobs and teaching ESL proved to be more difficult than I thought. Thankfully, I have some very supportive family … [Read more...]
Recipe to Riches Season Finale
Recipe to Riches ended their first season with the grand finale tonight, giving one contestant a grand prize of $250,000! This is the largest monetary sum given out on Canadian TV to date!Viewers watched with anticipation to see who the nation voted for. All contestants had superb recipes that have been made into President's Choice products. $25,000 and their dishes made into … [Read more...]
Recipe to Riches Season Finale TONIGHT!
If you've been following Food Network Canada's hit reality TV show, Recipe to Riches, you'll no doubt be excited about tonight's episode! It's the season finale of Recipe to Riches and we've been waiting in anticipation to see who the $250,000 grand prize winner will be!Each week, we checked in to see who won $25,000 and their recipe made into a President's Choice product.Who … [Read more...]
Recipe to Riches: The Big Day is Fast Approaching!
Have you been keeping up with all the Recipe to Riches excitement? We certainly have! We've been keeping our eyes peeled at all our local grocery stores that carry President's Choice products too! Voting for our favourite recipe has been torture!I'm not going to tell you who we're voting for, but I will tell you that the decision has been very difficult.Jacqui's Rockin' … [Read more...]
Recipe to Riches Winning Entree: Pulled Pork Sandwiches
The Recipe to Riches Entrées episode was a really nerve-wracking one. All three recipes sounded delicious! I have to say that my husband was confident that the pulled pork sandwich recipe was going to win. We had a friendly bet going on (as we do each week for Recipe to Riches). He was rooting for the pulled pork. I can't say I don't blame him. It's such a "manly man meal"! … [Read more...]
Recipe to Riches: Creamy Kulfi!
By now, many of you must know how addicted I am to FoodNetwork Canada and to the new reality TV cooking show, Recipe to Riches. What I enjoy about the show is that they've brought food that many people might not be familiar with and introduced it to the general public in the form of President's Choice products. Even for those recipes that did not win, the whole nation has been … [Read more...]
Recipe to Riches – Bannock Hazelnut Pie
"Mmmmm! What is this, Hon?", inquired Hubby. "It's really good!""It's Bannock Hazelnut Pie. I got the chance to make the winning recipe for Wednesday's Recipe to Riches show and blog about it.""Oooh!" said Hubby with a note of surprise in his voice. "I'd actually highly recommend it. It's got lots of flavour in there. It's very good, considering there's no meat in it!"Did he … [Read more...]