These super-delicious cupcakes are sure to be a hit on St. Patrick's Day whether you taking them to work, or serve them up to eat at home. The moist chocolate cake is not too sweet and is perfectly enhanced with a touch of Guinness. Paired perfectly with cream cheese frosting, it's hard not to eat the whole lot at one time. Topping them with some St.
I'll be honest, when I was asked to review McCain's latest entry into the frozen vegetable aisle I was super skeptical. I've always had a problem with vegetables from the freezer. Not in a 'oh-my-gosh I'm SO above eating anything that's not fresh' kind of way but, really, it's just that I've just never enjoyed them. I have been served many a stir-fried rice ruined with frozen peas and corn, insulted by restaurants who serve freezer-burned carrots, terrorized by mushy piles of defrosted broccoli. As I said, skeptical.
With its lush landscape and serine lake dotted with cottages and boat ports, the Okanagan Valley is almost perfectly contrasted with the stark mountains that rise around it. High up into the surreal rocky and snow covered terrain, about an hour drive from Kelowna is the Big White Ski Resort—a destination that proudly boasts itself as "Canada's Favourite Family Resort." A lofty declaration considering the number of ski resorts the province alone contains. As wallets have tightened over the last several years, there is fierce competition for vacation dollars.
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By day, Gav is VP at a software company. By night he is busy cooking up a storm, exploring culinary adventures, watching copious amounts of Food Network, drinking a nice red wine, training for half-marathons, playing endless amounts of hockey, and being a dad to three awesome taste-testers—not necessarily in that order.
You can find Gav on his food blog—Grill Interrupted—where he takes a break from the busy to jot down some recipes. He is always on the lookout for new foods to experiment with and new ways to get the kids helping out behind the counter.
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