Monday 30 May 2016

Episode 143 - May 28, 2016

Gardening expert Frankie Flowers joins the show to answer your gardening questions and shares his tips on growing your own food successfully. Whether you have a large garden or just a small balcony, Frankie breaks down the essential items you'll need and the most important things to consider as your grow and harvest.
Did you know you can grow kiwi? Learn how to naturally get rid of pests, kitchen solutions to fertilize your plants and which plants grow well in little sun. Plus, the most useless watering tool you might be using and wasting your money on.

And you'll be surprised by some of the great new fruits and veg you can be growing this summer (pink blueberries and a plant called "ketchup and fries").

Chef Carl Henrich of Richmond Station chats about his involvement with Toronto Taste and previews what he'll be serving up.

Sunday 22 May 2016

Episode 142 - May 21, 2016

Back from Halifax with a story to share about my dad offering a scammer money over the phone.

To kick off the Victoria Day long weekend, Design and Lifestyle Expert Karl Lohnes, pops by to share ideas on updating high tea for your next event or gathering. Plus, the difference between High Tea and Afternoon Tea and hey...did you know one of them usually involves beer?

Karl shares easy ways to amp up your next shower, brunch or pool party with ideas inspired by traditional High Teas.

Toronto Taste is coming up o June 12th and Pay will be broadcasting live with Zane Caplansky. Tune into find out how Second Harvest rescues food and gets it to people who need it most.

Monday 9 May 2016

Episode 141 - May 7, 2016

What is human Hungry, Hungry Hippo? Tune in to find out.

If you'd like to eat healthier, and make better meals for you and/or your family, cookbook author and cooking class instructor Nettie Cronish and Registered Dietician Cara Rosenbloom join the show to talk about their book: Nourish - Whole Food Recipes featuring Seeds, Nuts and Beans.

Find out if soy is really bad for you, or if it's gluten, maybe fat...or nuts. The women set the story straight and share some suggestions for cutting down your grocery bill and making delicious meals that are good for you.

And what would you do if you found over 4-million dollars deposited into your bank account? You'll never believe what one 21-year-old spent it on.

Sunday 1 May 2016

Episode 140 - April 30, 2016

Pay found the best way to get rid of old stuff (it's not new...she is just new to doing this.)

And someone got a grown-up BBQ and is conquering her flame fears after having a BBQ explode in her face once. Hear the pathetic story.

Joel MacCharles and Dana Harrison are the couple behind WellPreserved.ca - a great blog of recipes for preserving. Their new book, Batch, includes tips, techniques and recipes for preserving. Joel shares the 7 types of preserving (and chances are you're doing more than one without knowing it) and a few simple 10-minute recipes you could be doing at home without any extra equipment.
Some of them involve booze.

Plus - their kitchen experiments gone wrong...