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IC Weekly Update – July 21, 2017

Hi folks, here’s the latest edition of Impulsive Culinarian’s weekly update here on the IC blog, a new way to let you know what’s happening across all channels associated with IC.   What’s Been Happening? As promised there has been lots of new exclusive content posted across all of the IC channels, starting with weekly […]

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Acknowledging First Nations Cuisine

  Finding A True Culinary Path In my years as a home chef, I’ve struggled to find my own culinary identity. It’s very much like a musician searching for their own sound, and in the great expanse of cultural flavours to choose from, identifying with any one particular style can seem like an overwhelming challenge. […]

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Alsace Pfaff Black Tie 2016 – A Lovely Pinot Gris / Riesling

  The weather was hot, it was wine-o-clock, and my taste-buds were craving a nice glass of wine to cool me down after a lovely afternoon in the kitchen … but lo-and-behold, I actually shirked at the idea of opening my regular hearty bottle of red grenache or tempranillo! No, instead I had a VERY […]

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Bulk Farming Is The New Standard

Any typical farmer’s story from decades past is often dotted with the unmistakable memory of “tough financial times” and the reality of hard work for little pay that seems inherently part of the most humble of trades. Farmers had little guidance in the past on how to make a solid business plan let alone planning […]

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Sunday Sneak Peak – Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe

Here is a sneak peak of next week’s recipe/how-to video for one of my absolute favourite pasta salad recipes, it’s my very own dairy free, gluten free pesto pasta salad recipe made with fresh basil and delicious black olives. The final video will be posted on youtube this coming Saturday morning on July 22 … […]

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IC Weekly Update – July 15, 2017

Hi folks, here’s my first edition of the Impulsive Culinarian weekly update here on the IC blog, a new way to let you know what’s happening across all channels associated with IC.   What’s Been Happening? Everyone has their own favourite way to be social, so to keep up with you guys I’ve decided to […]

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Impulsive Culinarian On Youtube!

It’s Good To Be Back! I’ve finally taken the plunge and started making youtube videos! Ages ago I tinkered with video podcasting and it was a serious hobby of mine for a while, and now that the tools and technology are so much more user-friendly (for geeks like me at least), I realized there is […]

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Planning Our Thanksgiving Menu

  Fall is my absolute favourite season of the year, and our Canadian Thanksgiving comes as a hallmark of that beautiful time. The leaves are turning, the days are warm but the nights are chilly, gardens are flaunting their last big flourish .., the bittersweet tension of Fall always makes my heart sing.   We’ve […]

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Time For Some Homemade Vegetable Broth

  Every few months, depending on what we’ve been cooking, there comes a time when I notice a dwindling supply of our home made vegetable broth in the freezer. It’s nothing to fret about of course, because the very next shopping day it’s as easy as loading up on a few vegetables at the market. […]

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Moist And Delicious Gluten Free Banana Muffins

  Those of you who know, have probably already seen my Gourmand Gluten Free Banana Bread Recipe, and I’ll humbly submit that it is quite delicious, but I’ve been looking for a more ‘portable’ version for lunches and such. I think I’ve found just the right method for converting that lovely loaf into delicious muffin […]