Whitney’s Fun Food Suggestions!

• Happy Pi & Pie Days! March 15, 2025
  Okay technically Happy Pie Day was January 23rd AND yesterday was March 14th Happy Pi 3.14 Day. But, any day is a great time to celebrate PIE ! Pi is a VERY specific although unending number 3.14159265…! Pie can be a VERY wide ranging (perhaps unending) food! This is a comprehensive CNN article which outlines […]
• Banging Chocolate Chip Cookies! February 27, 2025
  Banging Chocolate Chip Cookies – both an adjective as well as a verb! This viral & respected CC cookie recipe from Sarah Kieffer & recommended by Food52 shares an interesting cooking step that is new to me & I HAVE baked quite a few cookies, chocolate chip or otherwise. I do know about chilling or […]
• Fun Food for the 2025 Super Bowl February 10, 2025
  Nachos are a very flexible Fun Food or combination of Fun Foods! Depending upon when you start your Super Bowl Celebrations, you can serve nachos for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  This comprehensive PureWow article sets out 30 nacho recipes that covers the range of ideas that can work for guests of all ages – vegans, vegetarians, […]
• Easter pt.2 – Iconic Egg! April 2, 2024
  As a quick follow up, another Eater article outlines the history & evolution of the Cadbury Easter Egg. And perhaps it is not only Iconic but also deserves Cult status! From a horizontal eating perspective, it will be important to get “non Hersey made” Cadbury Easter Creme Eggs to double check the slight flavour variation(s) […]
• Easter Eggs! March 28, 2024
  Easter is quickly approaching – it is the final weekend of March in 2024. Easter means Easter Candy and more specifically Easter Eggs! This past Christmas, Cadbury put out Candy Cane Mini Easter Eggs which were the PERFECT “Combination” Holiday treat. In fact, a bag has been stockpiled to taste test against the usual Cadbury […]
• Halftime Fun Food February 10, 2024
  Super Bowl means Super Fun Foods!  Dips are an opportunity for multiple Fun Foods – the dips PLUS the dippers! This Simply Recipes article sets out 22 different dips (plus appropriate dippers) for consideration and as they suggest, do multiple dips for an “all-dip” Super Bowl Celebration. You can have main course dips ( Lasagna dip!) […]
• Poutine & Fish February 1, 2024
  Poutine is a well established Fun Food (one of my faves) and is celebrated during La Poutine Week each year!! For 2024, the week starts today, February 1.  This Vancouver is Awesome article outlines where to experience the 2024 special poutines for the next 7 days. One location is at the Vancouver Aquarium so you can […]
• Hot Choco, Comforting Fun Food January 13, 2024
  It is that time again in Vancouver where Hot Chocolate is celebrated and it starts today. For 2024 there is celebrating at 105 locations across the Lower Mainland! My fave food writer has outlined the impressive offerings in her Festival article. The Greater Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival starts on January 13th and has over 160 versions […]
• DONUTS! January 10, 2024
  Always a Fun Food!  And there is often a debate around the best donut… Hot off the press is this Top 10 Donut List in Vancouver by The Georgia Straight. While there are a couple of key donuts missing ( Mello & Honey ), I mostly agree with the ranking and I now have 3 new locations […]
• 2024 – Is Here! January 1, 2024
  The new year is here – 2024!  And to welcome in 2024, NY’s Eve is a good time to raise a toast with your beverage of choice. This Purewow article on Champagne Cocktails seems to include a range of drink ideas that could work with or without Champagne! 50 ideas for making cocktails, punches, margaritas, […]