Posted by Billie-Jean | Jul 21st, 2010

Vegetable Jalfrezi-the star, David Labistour.

Once in awhile, as if by chance, you stumble upon a flavor that is completely brand new to you.  Seemingly distant and exotic yet coming from a place as close as your own backyard.  Or, in my case, my cul-de-sac.  As if guided by the divine itself, I was led to the flavors of Vegetable Jalfrezi, it grabbed a hold of me, tossed me around like a used napkin and rendered me an eternal victim of its unique, sensuous...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Oct 13th, 2009

Gnocchi making 101-Jacoe style!

If you have ever imagined what an Italian/Canadian family would look like, Rogers’s family would definitely be it.  I don’t just imagine it though, I idealize it like in a movie.  The more I learn about his life in Nelson, the more enamored I am with all the idiosyncrasies of having an Italian father, who bakes, cooks, grows his own food, cans tomato sauce, and cooks out in his garage.  For years I have...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Sep 25th, 2009

Puerto Rico baby!

I would like you to meet my friend Andrea.  She first introduced me to Puerto Rican food 5 years ago and I have been hooked ever since.  The thing about her cooking is that the flavors are so unique and so addicting.  The bacalau salad is probably the only food where I have woken up in the night to go eat more.  Or, got up first thing in the morning to have as breakfast.  Once you have a taste for it, you can...