I am a huge tea lover. One of my favourites, Masala Chai, is not on the menu these days because of the detox plan, but that hasn’t stopped me from indulging in a variety of other concoctions. For years I’ve been hearing about all of the wonderful health benefits of tea, particularly green tea, but there is now a relatively new “big gun” in the tea arena — white tea. I’ve only recently discovered this new wonder beverage, so my experience with it is minimal — for now. Actually, I’ve only had it in combination with green tea, [...]

When I first started this food blog, I made a point of mentioning how much I love wine, particularly Merlot. But did I ever mention how much I love peppers? Perhaps not, but many of the dishes and recipes I’ve posted so far have featured peppers of varying types. Sweet red, orange and yellow peppers, green peppers, jalapenos, habaneros, serranos, poblanos, Thai chilis … the list continues. I don’t think I’ve ever met a pepper I didn’t like and since I love adding heat to my food, hot peppers are probably my [...]