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Showing posts with label events. Show all posts
This pizza was created for the YYC Pizza Week 2015 Blogger Challenge and it's a fantastic one at that.  It is our opinion that you can never have enough duck; enter the 'Duck Duck Deuce' pizza. This doubly decadent duck creation is the perfect way to herald in the cooler months.  It features earthy morel mushrooms, ricotta, tender duck confit and duck rillete-foie gras quenelles atop a foie gras spread.  The sweet and tangy fig-balsamic reduction and fresh pea shoots balance out the richness.  This luxurious pizza is surprisingly easy to re-create as we document below.

 YYC Pizza Week is an annual fundraiser for Calgary Meals on Wheels where restaurants across the city enter into a friendly competition for best pizza in several categories.  We have submitted our "lucky" duck pizza in hopes of victory. Please visit the YYC Pizza Week website for full details and vote for us!
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Overall - 8.5/10
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Food - 8/10
Service - 9/10
Ambiance- 9/10
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We're excited to hold a giveaway contest for a year's supply of Catelli's Healthy Harvest Ancient Grains pasta ($200 value).  Read to the end of this post to find out how you can enter to win!

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Nothing complements food better than the perfect beverage.  When it comes to wine, I've been known to enjoy a glass (or two) of cabernet.  After almost a full year dry spell during pregnancy, my tastes have oddly changed and I've been gravitating towards the sweeter rieslings ever since.  Even though we have our likes and dislikes, we would never call ourselves expert wine tasters.  So last week when we were invited to the McWilliam's Family Winemakers tasting at the Sheraton Eau Claire, we were excited to learn more about wine making.  
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The Annual Calgary Food Bloggers Bake Sale is returning for its 4th year.  This year it will be held on Saturday, November 29 from 10 am - 4 pm at the Calgary Farmer's Market.  All proceeds will go towards supporting Brown Bagging for Calgary Kids (BB4CK).   If you live in the Calgary area, please come out and support a good cause and enjoy the delicious baked goodies made by Calgary Food Bloggers, including yours truly.  Here is a little description about Brown Bagging for Calgary Kids:
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Last week, we were invited to the grand opening of Café Blanca, a beautifully designed space in the heart of downtown Calgary. After speaking with the owners that evening, we were told the idea behind this hip independent coffee house is not only to serve delicious, high quality and fair trade coffee but to provide a creative space for a variety of events.

 One of the unique features of this coffee house is their use of a siphon.  We were told this technique was first used in Berlin and then refined in Japan.  Being a couple of science buffs, the glass vessels and heating elements reminded us off being in the chemistry lab again but this time instead of noxious chemicals, the final product was some of the smoothest, full bodied coffee we've ever tasted. The use of the siphon definitely removes some of the mouth puckering acidity that you can sometimes get with normal drip coffee. The special blend of Ethiopian, Sumatran and Colombian beans also has a lot to do with the smooth and rich character of the final product. Perhaps the best part of siphon coffee though, is the experience of watching your drink being skillfully prepared by the well trained baristas who literally have the art down to a science.  
Siphon demonstration

 Not only do they serve coffee and teas, but they also feature food on their menu.  On this night, they served up a tasting of chef Michael Christen's creations: bocconcini salad, chicken BLT, house smoked salmon and tiramisu.  
Bocconcini salad taster
Chicken BLT
Smoked salmon
We found the food to be very tasty and went deliciously with the siphon coffee and hibiscus tea served that evening.  Café Blanca's uniquely designed space also lends itself to performers with its stage, with the owners planning jazz and comedy nights just to name a few.  If you have the chance to stop by Café Blanca, we recommend that you take your time to enjoy the space, friendly staff and of course, quality food and drinks.

Cafe Blanca on Urbanspoon
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Come out to the Calgary Farmer's Market on Friday, September 6 from 5-9 pm and check out some delicious baked treats made lovingly by almost 30 local food bloggers, including yours truly.  All proceeds will go to The Calgary Foundation's Flood Rebuilding Fund.  The Sundown Chow Down event will be happening at the same time so it will be a great time to be down at the Farmer's Market to taste the food of ten different food trucks, enjoy live music and the outdoor family entertainment area.  See you there!

 **EDIT: I made Blueberry Orange Madeleines for the bake sale.  Despite the rainy weather, it was a great night- tasty food trucks, live music and of course, yummy baked goodies by fellow food bloggers!  


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Dear wonderful readers,

We know you've been stalking us online for a while now (the stats say so, and apparently y'all really like Chinese Braised Pork Belly.  Just saying.)  Well, it's time to stalk us in real life and maybe even say hello while supporting a great cause.

The hubby and I will be doing some baking for the Calgary Food Blogger Bake Sale- Holiday Edition, benefitting Calgary Meals on Wheels.  We will be making one of my favourite desserts: COCONUT TARTS! And yes, they are THAT GOOD.  This Hong Kong style dessert will be my own mother's recipe and hopefully you'll like them as much as we do.  Deets are as below:



 Help us raise money for a great cause and stuff your face with yummy blogger-love-infused baking while you're at it!  

 Happy Holidays,

 Chrissy & Darrin

 P.S. Check out the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/109927729172045/ for a list of other participating bloggers.
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