Author name: Lynda

One of my newer passions, beyond tequila and pasta, is Mexican food.  It is starting to nudge right up there I think with Italian these days.  It was probably after I found this recipe that I started to really enjoy Mexican food (beyond the basic taco and chicken fajitas that is).  Followed by a few […]

I don’t really know when I became so obsessed with Mexican cuisine.  Italian and good old European home cooking has always been what I have gravitated towards.  But I think that shifted for me a few years ago after our first trip to California.    We are suddenly obsessed with the shrimp taco.  It has

In my younger days I would have told you that I wasn’t much of a sweets girl.  Unfortunately, as I age, I have developed a tendency to want to indulge from time to time. Well, perhaps a bit more than that.  It’s a trait that I can with a straight face say I inherited from

Growing up, and let’s be real, even as an adult, macaroni is a go to for me.  Buttered macaroni as a side or with Cheez Whiz (ok, that not so much as an adult) or baked in a casserole.  Macaroni is a love.  After all, I already shared that I should have married into the

I have been happily married for over 30 years and believe that we have enjoyed each other’s companionship for I want to say almost 36 or 37 years now. (If only I could remember the year Tootsie married Max and I showed up to the wedding, Will in tow, shocking most of my family!).  I

I have shared with you that my husband is currently posted in Vancouver on an imposed restriction status.  We requested this status so not to sell our house and move our primary residence to Vancouver and in order for me to maintain my current employment.  Which essentially means I live in our primary residence here

Most of you are probably too young to remember Eggo Waffles, even though they are still around today.  In my house, they were a treat and not included on the weekly grocery list. As a mom of three, I bought them every now and again, mostly to ensure my picky eater had something in his

Spring is officially here and that means longer days, more sunshine, warmer weather, and all things associated with spring including Easter which comes extra early this year.   For me, Easter brings together family and food, two of the most important things.   This year is a special year for two reasons:  the newest team Ivan member,

I thought I would do something different with this post.  Here is a list of culinary terms from A to Z that you may or may not be familiar with. (letters U, W and X were tough to come up with!)  How knowledgeable are you? How many new cooking terms did you discovery? Let me

I have this co worker who when we first met was a vegetarian. She went off and had babies and was on extended family leave. I was thrilled when she returned as she has been  “my person” at work for a long time now.  I remember when she came back,  in conversation I asked if

I have already made a post about soup, but it’s winter, and soup makes everything better so here I am. If I were to be honest, I really wanted to call this post “The Soup Nazi” after that classic episode of Seinfeld, but in today’s world, that’s probably not appropriate. So instead, I found a

There are a few staples in my life. And cheese is for sure one of them. It’s my kryptonite. I like pretty much all kinds of cheese. And when I think about cheese, it usually sparks a memory or two. We moved to Victoria about 16 years ago when my husband was posted here. We

Well fall has finally arrived in Victoria. After an extended summer with very little rain, the cool, damp wet weather has arrived.  I recently had to put away my sandals and pull out my real shoes to wear to work, which actually makes me very sad.  Last week was Halloween which I enjoyed with a

I still haven’t figured out what came first, the chicken or the egg! I LOVE eggs. Breakfast, lunch, dinner…. brunch.  Any time, any where, just about any way. Hard boiled, scrambled, poached, in an omelet, or just plain old “dunkable” as my daughter used to call the over easy. Frittatas, eggs benedict, quiche, or a

There are a few significant things in my life I am extremely proud of. The first of which is that I am blessed with three of the most exceptional, considerate, respectful and overall beautiful humans aka my kids. We got that right for sure. All three times. The other thing is that I have been

I know I said earlier that I am not much of a baker. Its been hot in Victoria this summer, and I had a craving for this sweet treat that I used to make many years ago. Its not really a baked desert, but its a chilled desert of yummy goodness. The original recipe came