by Teresa Carnegie | Jul Mon, 2019
For those of us who aren’t walking around with a coffee IV drip attached to our arm while just trying to make it through the day. Or how about those of us who don’t have tastings, relaxation sessions, and conversations about the different benefits of various teas. For...
by Teresa Carnegie | May Mon, 2019
Other than knowing a friend who lived in Wellington, New Zealand, I knew nothing about this city. I also really didn’t know much about New Zealand as a country other than friends had told me Canada reminded them of it. But once I arrived I found out the temperatures...
by Teresa Carnegie | May Wed, 2019
Located on the east coast of the South Island and a little north of the half-way mark, Christchurch is the third largest city in New Zealand. It is the largest in the South Island with a population of somewhere between 350,000 and 400,000. I only spent three days in...
by Teresa Carnegie | Mar Tue, 2019
On March 20th bakeries, cafes, patisseries, and other wonderful creators of the macaron around the world will be celebrating Macaron Day 2019. Vancouver is no different. It has happened every year for something like eight years but I have never enjoyed it before....
by Teresa Carnegie | Mar Tue, 2019
I first found the Half Baked Cookie Company (website) during the Cookie Challenge of 2018 here in the Vancouver area. They are a micro-bakery located in a small space on Nanaimo Street in East Vancouver. Because it’s so small you get to see all the ingredients and...
by Teresa Carnegie | Mar Wed, 2019
Once a year for 3-4 weeks in January and February, Vancouver hosts the Hot Chocolate Festival, 2019 was no different. It’s a time of year when places make a pretty big effort and offer some amazing concoctions of chocolate joy for people to enjoy. For people like me...
by Teresa Carnegie | Feb Tue, 2019
Every time I receive the email letting me know the dates customization opens for my new FabFitFun box, I get super excited. Like, set an alarm on my phone, excited. Once I saw the options for this season, I became even more excited for the FabFitFun Spring 2019...
by Teresa Carnegie | Feb Tue, 2019
Well, I bit the bullet and finally bought the yearly membership. It meant that for the FabFitFun Winter 2018 Subscription Box I was able to have more customization options. So far I’m really glad I did too because I’m pretty sure I would have ended up with another...
