Irish Recipes for St.Patricks Day

Irish Recipes for St.Patricks Day

As appeared in: Celtic Canada celticcanada.com/st-patricks-day-menu Mid March is usually significant of two reasons for me; spring time approaching and St. Patrick’s Day. Having Irish blood run through my veins means that a good pub crawl with some traditional Irish...
Canadian Christmas Classics From Coast To Coast

Canadian Christmas Classics From Coast To Coast

As a Vancouver based catering company, we get various requests for ethnic influenced foods for weddings, events and Christmas parties. From majestic coast to coast Canada, is a mix of cuisines and traditions from all over the world. Our Christmas tables are heavily...
The Lucky Charm

The Lucky Charm

Traditional Irish Barmbrack or Barnbrack Barmbrack is a traditional Irish fruit loaf that is similar to Christmas fruitcake or wedding cake. The fruit is tea soaked. The name barnbrack or barmbrack originates from the Irish Gaelic word “bairín breac” which...

Buttered Up

Honey Jalapeño butter is the answer. What was the question? It’s summer! The tastes of fresh vegetables, sweet corn, sun-ripened tomatoes and juicy fruits make my mouth tingle at the thought of them. One thing that defines summer to me is sweet corn on the cob. It is...

Celtic Canada Article

Combining food and mood is my specialty. As we look forward to the lazy days of summer, long weekends and holidays, that we as Canadians languish over, it is impossible to negate the fact that spring cleaning is in order. Spring is the time of hope and promise. As we...
When Life Gives You Lemons…Preserve them!

When Life Gives You Lemons…Preserve them!

The distinct flavour of lemons is widely used in our cooking and palettes. With year round access to fresh lemons, we often doesn’t consider preserving them. The other day I came across a smoking deal for a case of lemons ?. This was the perfect motivation to...