A steady stream of house guests this past year, some for just a few hours and others for up to a week, has got me thinking about being a host and when I most like cooking for others. So what we want to know this week is:

What’s your favourite occasion to cook for?

Is it a certain family member’s birthday? Is it your one night a week with the girls? Or with the boys? Or do you love cooking for yourself best?

Leave a comment after this post and tell us!

* What’s Your Favourite? Fridays is posted every Friday in an effort to get our readers talking and inspired about their favourite foods, drinks and recipes as the weekend approaches. If you’ve got an idea for an installment of What’s Your Favourite? Fridays just leave us a comment!

What’s your Favourite Fridays has taken a couple of long weekend holidays…and it sincerely apologizes.

Back into the regular rhythym now though, and due to our recent gloomy and rainy weather we’ve been enjoying a variety of warm beverages. I am more of a dairy-free hot chocolate/any kind of tea person, while my other half can’t live without his twice-daily americanos. But what about this whole Matcha thing? I see matcha lattes everywhere, but they involve milk, and sadly this is what makes them off limits to me.  I noticed them first when we were in China in August, they love their matcha and their Starbucks over there and since ordering anything in mandarin beyond something we could point at was nearly impossible, ‘green tea’ got me 3 scoops of ground matcha powder with hot water. And, actually, it wasn’t half bad and I have since become hooked on it.

So, what’s your favourite soothing comfort drink?

What’s Your Favourite? is posted every Friday in an effort to get our readers talking and inspired for some favourite foods, drinks and recipes as the weekend approaches. If you’ve got an idea for an installment of What’s Your Favourite? just leave a comment!

I hope it’s sunny where you are right now, we’re still getting sunshine and it’s fabulous. In celebration of the many BBQ’s that hopefully you had over the summer holidays, and maybe are still continuing to have if, Basil Gazing wants to know:

What’s your favourite BBQ dish?

Leave a comment and tell us!

(Mine is, after careful consideration: BBQ corn on the cob, only complete when paired with a lot of salt and butter. Delish!)

What’s Your Favourite? is posted every Friday in an effort to get our readers talking and inspired for some favourite foods, drinks and recipes as the weekend approaches. If you’ve got an idea for an installment of What’s Your Favourite? just leave a comment!

I hope it’s sunny where you are right now, we’re still getting sunshine and it’s fabulous. In celebration of the many BBQ’s that hopefully you had over the summer holidays, and maybe are still continuing to have if, Basil Gazing wants to know:

What’s your favourite BBQ dish?

Leave a comment and tell us!

(Mine is, after careful consideration: BBQ corn on the cob, only complete when paired with a lot of salt and butter. Delish!)

What’s Your Favourite? is posted every Friday in an effort to get our readers talking and inspired for some favourite foods, drinks and recipes as the weekend approaches. If you’ve got an idea for an installment of What’s Your Favourite? just leave a comment!

So I realize the weather in a lot of places has been a little unlike what we are used to experiencing in July…ok, I’m going to be blunt: it’s been downright gross, rainy and cold. I wore my raincoat and wool socks today for crying out loud. But, in the spirit of positivity and things improving as we move from today through the weekend, Basil Gazing wants to know:

What’s your favourite chip dip?

Leave a comment and tell us!

(Mine is a heavy garlic & tomato guacamole…made best by my better half, and he knows it. It’s like a mexican vacation on the edge of a tortilla…what could be better?)

What’s Your Favourite? is posted every Friday in an effort to get our readers talking and inspired for some favourite foods, drinks and recipes as the weekend approaches. If you’ve got an idea for an installment of What’s Your Favourite? just leave a comment!

So I realize the weather in a lot of places has been a little unlike what we are used to experiencing in July…ok, I’m going to be blunt: it’s been downright gross, rainy and cold. I wore my raincoat and wool socks today for crying out loud. But, in the spirit of positivity and things improving as we move from today through the weekend, Basil Gazing wants to know:

What’s your favourite chip dip?

Leave a comment and tell us!

(Mine is a heavy garlic & tomato guacamole…made best by my better half, and he knows it. It’s like a mexican vacation on the edge of a tortilla…what could be better?)