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For you Iron Chef (requires Flash) fans out there, this unofficial web site is very comprehensive.

Someday, Barb and I will buy a TV so we can actually watch this show! I've never seen it!

Anthony Bourdain's latest book, "A Cook's Tour" is another must read. Check out my review for more details.

For all you chocoholics out there (myself included!!), chocophile.com has some very interesting nuggets about chocolate such as a cool chocolate related book list.

In January and February, the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts is featuring a two for one special at their student run restaurant. The special applies to both lunch and dinner from Monday through Saturday. As this annual event is popular, be sure to make a reservation.

If you can't make it for a meal, check out their fabulous bake shop filled with bread and beautiful pastries made by students.

Stanley Park by Timothy Taylor is an excellent novel about Vancouver, eating, cooking, the struggle to overcome your demons within and the plight of the homeless and those less fortunate. Check out our review for full details.

For our wedding, we registered for some silicon--bakeware that is!! Silicon bakeware has been around for the last few years and many bakers swear by its nonstick qualities and durability.

I tried out our new mini muffin cups this evening to make mini turtle brownies. I just put the silicon muffin mold onto a baking sheet and filled the cups with batter--no need to grease or line the molds. When the brownies were baked, I let them cool in the muffin molds and they popped out!

Here's a picture of some of the delicious cookies that Barb baked for this year's Holiday season. From top left clockwise: chocolate orange stripe cookies, butterballs, linzer cookies, chocolate cherry shortbread, ginger shortbread and cardamon pistachio "burfi".

Watching Barb cook her annual cookie delights makes me realize how much work and love is required to make these delectable treats.

Hugs and crumbs Christmas cookie-making a labour of love from myBC.com sheds some light on the whole Christmas cookie ritual and gives some cookie making tips.

Shelley (who lives in northern BC) is looking for Canadian preferably BC sources of spices and other "hard to find outside of a big city ingredients".

If you know of some good source, please email us or post to the VanEats discussion group! Thanks!

FoodStyles (via Amy Wohl)looks like a cool web site with lots of easy recipes and other food related information. Check it out!