[Christmas on VanFoodies] Entertaining Guests with a Sparkling Rose & Recipe Pairing

Is it a holiday tradition at your home/party to pop open a bottle (or two, or more) of sparkly? To prepare for the holiday season, we had the opportunity to sample the Summerhill Pyramid Winery's Cipes Rose. We also prepared some Quinoa Crusted Falafel Mignon, and I thought I'd share the recipe with you here as well.

[Christmas on VanFoodies] Baking Cookies with Sesame Seeds

For the last few years, my office has organized a Christmas baking exchange, where we trade our baked goods with each other so we all end up with a variety of treats for the holiday. Last year, I made these sesame cookies; they were delicious and I love the Asian touch to it! We heard of the recipe on the radio and made some changes after we did a couple runs. Are you still doing some more holiday baking? Here is our recipe for you:

[Recipe] Fresh Peach Pie

Now that summer is behind us, it's time to celebrate the bounty of fall stone fruit such as peaches and apples. With our trip to the Okanagan, we of course bought some gorgeous peaches. And what do you do when you have a lot to go through? You can freeze them, canned them, give them away...for us, we made pie!

[Recipe] Simple Asian Cucumber Salad

If you have been following our Instagram, you would see the photo of our homemade cucumber salad. It's so easy to make yet it's so delicious and refreshing for the summer. I thought I will share the recipe here.

[Craft Beer] Recipe: Pancakes with Beer

Those who follow me on Twitter may have noticed me dipping my toes into the Cooking With Beer arena. Today I’m here to tell you some of the results. I decided to start with something easy - Pancakes! I have a base recipe that I’ve been making for years so I know exactly what to expect from it.

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