Out With Erin

Exploring the Beauty of YYC and Beyond

While scrolling through my Instagram feed, I came across a picture of peanut butter cookies which led me straight to the Half Baked Harvest website. She has amazing and very easy recipes to follow, and everything I’ve made so far has turned out great. Her 5 ingredient peanut butter recipe is as follows: 1 cup …

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Have you heard that Calgary has it’s first winery? You might be questioning how that is possible, considering our lack of wine growing weather conditions, but City & Country Winery has quite an interesting concept. They import grapes from all over the world. Once here, they can blend different varieties together to make their wine …

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Have you ever been to The Eden in Inglewood? Located right on 9 Avenue in an old, narrow building this family owned and run restaurant offers a beautiful breakfast every weekend. The restaurant itself is quaint and homey. The ceilings are beautiful tin and the walls are covered with changing local art work. They have …

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Free House opened in Kensington mid January and after hearing great things about it, I finally had the chance to check it out. The inside has been renovated and offers a bright, welcoming vibe with greenery and hanging string lights. The bar list includes only local beers and ciders on tap, and with 24 choices …

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I’ve never tried Taiwanese food before, and to be honest wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. But hearing that noodles were involved, I knew it had to be good. And that it was! We stopped at Lambo Noodle Bar which is located in a small plaza just off of 16 Avenue and 2nd Street NE. …

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Yellow Door Bistro offers seasonally inspired chef’s pancakes that continually change throughout the year. When we arrived and were informed the feature was ferrero rocher it was obvious that we had to try them out. This beautiful dish was served with three, chocolately, thick pancake stacked on top of one another. Between each layer, was …

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If you’re looking for an all natural and delicious yet, Hear Me Raw has the answer for you. This local company from Canmore, makes all their treats with ingredients that you can read. They are refined sugar free, gluten free, dairy free, and vegan, and let me tell you, they also taste amazing. Each ball …

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I’ve been to Pulcinella’s a few times for dinner, but had no idea about their incredible lunch special that they offer. For the small price of $17, you get a full course meal which includes: First, your choice of bruschetta or arancini. Second, your choice of salad, mixed greens or arugula and fennel. And finally, …

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