The Mogo Blog

Cupcakes are back baby! These delightful diminutive treats are making a huge comeback after their heyday in the seventies and there are so many good reasons why. Cupcakes are so much easier to deal with than cake; no need for plates and cake forks as each cupcake is a self-contained miracle of confection. You also don’t have to decide which flavour of cake you want, because with cupcakes, you can have one of each flavor. The rise in popularity of the cupcake has also birthed a large array of a

Building a great fire is an artform (I’ll write about it another day), but when I was craving some home cooking the other day I thought about something my family used to do on camping trips when I was a kid: Campfire Cake. You will need to bring: * A box of cake mix (one makes about 4-5 cakes, so take that into account. I prefer chocolate.)* * The appropriate amount of cooking oil (check the recipe) * The appropriate amount of water (check the recipe) * A large navel orange for each per

Summertime—if we ever get it, galdangit—is an awesome time to be a Vancouverite. The beach, the patios, the long afternoons with a cold beer in hand…nothing beats it. But one thing that also tends to happen in summer here is the opening of new restaurants. No one wants to do construction in the dark of winter, after all, and summer is the best time to grab crowds of relaxed Vancouverites and tourists wanting to try something new. I am excited by a lot of new restaurants I’ve seen popping up lat

Nothing beats a cold drink on a patio in the summer time. It’s easy enough to quench your thirst with a local beer, like the Granville Island Robson Street Hefeweizen with a slice of orange, or a chilled glass of BC white wine (I’m a huge fan of the Wild Goose Gewurztraminer, for the record). But sometimes the summer calls for something a little more creative…and cheaper. Here are three of my favourite creative summertime drinks, in no particular order. 1. Champagne or Beer Spritzer This is my