Pucker-Up Peppermint Lip Scrub. Vegan Beauty. Easy. Effective. Tasty! Well over a year or so ago, I was generously sent a review copy by Robert Rose Publishing of The Compassionate Chick’s Guide to DIY Beauty. Since my blogging was pretty much on deep freeze for the past couple years, it sat in my drawer semi…
Satisfy My Sweet Tooth
Take one full-time job, add a dash of chronic fatigue and you end up with no time or energy to get very creative in the old food blog world.Ā My energy tank is running on empty. Most days I manage to come home from a demanding day at work, sit in my chair in front…
Rice Cubes
First of all, I’m not doing that great on finding time to post here. Ugh. Secondly, I took the pics for this post just before the light died for the day. I apologize for the quality, but when you get the urge to play with your food and decide you *must* capture the moment, you…
Adventures in Snacking
It’s been a seriously crazy month or so for me. Crazy. Work and personally. I just haven’t had the time I wanted to put into Culinary Zest. There has been a lot sitting on the back burner, so today I thought I would try to get something out there, cause this is the stuff I…
Rhubarb Berry Crisp
Yup, I have a thang for a good crisp. I have an extra soft spot for berry crisps. This isn’t the first time I’ve blogged about crisps, Three Berry Mixed Fruit Crumble, and it won’t be the last either! Crisp/Crumble..uhm let’s just say YUM and be done š Last week was Thanksgiving in Canuck land…
Cauliflower Tomato Masala
Kitchen Sink Special time! Yup, it was one of those days.Ā I was on my day off, I had to cook up something that would feed me not only that day, but provide me additional meals to pack and take with me to work. I’ve reached the stage of “nothing quick is left”…you’re going to…
Granville Island
Granville Island in VancouverĀ was one of my favourite spots I discovered while on my second trip out to BC some 14 years ago.Ā On my last visit this past summer, it was on my list of places to visit again. I didn’t have nearly the amount of time I wanted to just wander and…
Books To Cooks
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Vancouver, BC, was stumbling upon this little gem of a book store. It was totally unexpected and random and I wished I had an entire day to spend there, just looking and maybe drooling a little too! If you find yourself in Vancouver…you have to drop…
