Bocce – A Fresh Italian Eatery on Fourth Street
4th Street SW in Calgary is a happy place. With over thirty-five restaurants to choose from, how could it not be a happy place?…
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Goro + Gun
It’s April 18th and it’s snowing in Calgary today. All day. Luckily for us, we have a brand new restaurant open that will lift…
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A Calgary Valentine – Part 2
This year Market Restaurant on 17th Avenue in Calgary has become a hot topic nationwide and a favorite restaurant of mine. Chef Dave…
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Last Minute Shopping – A Classy Christmas Gift
It’s that time of year again–Friends, family, holiday parties and gift guides are everywhere. I have come across some unique and special items lately…
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Cooking seafood at home with Executive Chef Kyle Groves from Catch & The Oyster Bar
I am so excited to introduce Life Where We Are’s first guest blogger–Chef Kyle Groves of Catch Restaurant and Oyster Bar is not only…
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Summer Nights, Friends and Tequila
This summer has been a bit gloomy in Calgary. A bit gloomy in my life too if I’m honest. I mean, no cake for…
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MARKET – A Summer Menu You Need To Try
MARKET easily impressed me when they opened to fanfare in the cold month of February earlier this year. They seemed to have everything going…
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Roasted Banana Cherry Cake
Just when I thought I might be getting weary of the #52Cakes Challenge, I discovered the joy of creating my own cake recipes. Last…
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Chickpea Salad
Have you ever eaten something at a friend’s house or a potluck dinner and immediately realized that you will do anything to get the…
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It’s My Party And I’ll Bake If I Want To!
I turned 38 years old on Saturday. It’s not an age I wanted to be yet but there doesn’t seem to be anything I…
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Strawberry Shortcake Skillet Cobbler
Six pounds of strawberries in the fridge demanded that I use them in a cake and my nephew’s 4th birthday on Sunday seemed the…
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Busy Day Cake
I did bake a cake last week. Promise. However, I’ve been in a bit of a crazy head space for a while now and…
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This Ain’t No Ordinary Hummingbird Cake
One of the coolest things about doing 52 Cakes this year, besides eating delicious cake every week, is that I have so many friends…
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Upside Down Pear Pecan Cake
A bowl full of over ripe Packham pears, a looming #52Cake deadline and a trip out of town were facing me down. Pear cake…
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Healthier Chocolate Depression Cake
Do you ever feel like a date or a weekend comes up on you extra fast? Like just yesterday it was last Monday and…
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Perfect Pound Cake
As I was sorting and organizing all of the stuff I am packing for our move to New York, I came across a stack…
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Rhubarb Cake with Cinnamon Sugar Topping
A few weeks ago I went to my friends house to celebrate their sons engagement. It was a weird thing to celebrate since I…
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My Favorite Calgary Restaurants For Mother’s Day
Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Repeat. Ad infinitum. That is the story of motherhood in a nutshell. I love cooking and eating food but, as the…
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Strawberry Spelt Shortcake On A Sunny Day
Max and I just go back from a full day in the sun with friends. We started this morning off with preparations for a…
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The Mind of a Mixologist – Interview with Christopher Cho
Recently I had the chance to meet Chrisopher Cho, Calgary’s newest mixologist. His cocktails are fresh, rustic and delicious and he is a really cool…
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