Monthly Archives: July 2011

Smoky Margarita – perhaps our best at home to date!

Do you ever read a recipe, fall in love with the idea that makes that recipe unique and then forget to clip it? The other day we were barbecuing a whole salmon to have with our selection from a Naramata Bench winemaker, … Continue reading

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Want to hang around the Okanagan?

Check out the ZipZone Adventure Park in Peachland, BC.         Is there an unwritten rule that says you need to actually try something personally to blog about it? If so, I’m breaking it! I’m breaking it because … Continue reading

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Reez’s – Montreal Flashback in Summerland

Montreal has a rhythm to which you can easily fall in step. I was fortunate to attend conferences there while I was working at the University of Calgary and I fell immediately in love with it. While the conference experience … Continue reading

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“Chicks Who Wine” Get Together and Get Behind the Scenes at Mission Hills Estate Winery

Getting together with people who share one of your passions is bound to be fun. When the group is dubbed with a nickname in the planning phase, you just know it’s going to be an especially good day! So it … Continue reading

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