Had a fun time at a fundraising cooking lesson by Mairlyn Smith for New Circles charity. The food was yummy, Moroccan chicken, olives and blueberry crisp in the hostesses mother’s teacups! Jackson Triggs provided the wine Mairlyn the lesson and laughs And me….I was just the kitchen wench!

Everyone is grumbling about how cold it is outside! And, after driving in that blizzard I agree. But I also love winter for other reasons, snowboarding! Hockey! How enchanting the world looks with a fresh blanketing of snow, like a winter wonderland. Some ideas for enjoying the cold outside can also include staying inside! Maybe

Are the depths of January getting you down? One of my fabulous clients suggested taking a Sommelier course, so I did! Yesterday’s class I tried a glass of Torrontes which is grown 7,000 feet above sea level in the foothills of the Andes in Argentina. If you would like more information, send me a message