About Kathryne
If you were to scale everything back to explain my fascination with food, it is this: I cook for people to show them how much I love them. I inherited this habit from my Mom and Dad and married a man who’s Mom did the same. The trait is inherent to my sisters and the women that my brothers married.
Cooking in Nice
My husband is far more skilled than I am in the kitchen, having been trained in hotel/restaurant management. I met him when he was a 14 year old busboy and I was a cocktail girl. He was the youngest manager ever hired by The Keg Steakhouse, owned his own multi-unit family restaurant, operated an enormous cafeteria and catering business, distributed food at Winnipeg Harvest and now purchases food for one of the largest restaurant supply businesses in the nation.
My pride and joy are my children. Our youngest has just returned from a mission trip South Africa. Our son has married the girl of his dreams. My oldest is my hero-she is gorgeous, intelligent, loving and gentle. She is feisty and determined and independent.
My sisters are my best friends and amazing cooks. You will find them identified as sister #2 and #3 in these entries (I’m sister #1).
Swollen Creek at Lester Beach
My precious place is our little cottage on Lake Winnipeg and I love to travel. My favourite winter destination is Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico. I’ve also travelled extensively in Canada, the US, Europe and the Middle East.
I love that I was born and raised in the city of Winnipeg.
I love Winnipeg
It has amazing restaurants and food stores. But best of all are the cold winters for that is the time that we nest away and invite friends over for cocktail parties or try a new restaurant in the neighbourhood. With an automatic car starter, winter is a breeze. Besides, I can wake up in my own bed, stop at Tim’s for a coffee on the way to the airport and be on the beach in Mexico by lunch time-how amazing is that?
My beach chair awaits me in Isla Mujeres
I am the sole proprietor of a media consulting business entiled…. The Media Chef! I have many dear friends in the business.
“Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality”. Romans 12:13 …and practice makes perfect.
I hope you enjoy this space. Keep in touch.
Hey this is really cool. I am a gourmet cook and love to have new ideas to work with. Keep up the good work
Kathryne, I just discovered your food blog!! Omigosh, it is very cool amiga. I went to it not knowing whose blog it was, imagine my surprise when I saw all those familiar faces, LOL.
Jan! Hola Chica….I am so glad that you found my blog. We didn’t really have a long enough visit this year for me to bring you up to date on this kind of thing. But you’re here now-I hope you visit often.
Hey there, just found your site and it’s awesome! Marking it as a fave. :0
jana aka Moongrl722
Hey Moongirl-I often read your Isla postings. Thanks for visiting my site.
So nice to see you the other day. Congratulations on all the new family happenings. Hubby and I are getting more and more into food ourselves, so this is a fun blog to find!
Nice to see you too Sonya. Your business conecpt is very cool!
What an amazing idea Kath! Im hooked and can’t stop reading. Look forward to seeing you again! Hugs
Care, some of my fondest memories of fabulous meals were shared with you. K
Kath – I just stumbled on your site – I am addicted! I need to go to bed but I just keep exploring! My dream is to go to Italy one day so I know who to get tips from. Will be coming along for the ride on your summer vacation!
Hey Nanc i am so glad you found me. Please feel free to pass along to the “old” gang.
Hi Kathy,
Seeing your face in Dish brought back so many memories…more than I thought I had of the late 70′s and 80′s. Love your blog, and it sure seems that your life is pretty darn wonderful. I just have one question, how is it that you all seem to have stayed right off father times mailing list? I will continue to visit and perhaps one day I will pick your marketing brain on how to promote a new business on a shoe string. Please say hello to sister#3 for me.
Richard
Hey Richard! So lovely that you wrote. If you just got a partial message from me-excuse me. I am not used to these smaller netbook keyboards and perform all kinds of wild functions without intending to. My secret to keeping father time away is to plump up those wrinkles with fat cells! Would love to hear more about your business and your life. You must still be in hospitality-you were a natural. Say hey to that bro of yours. Wish I could afford to visit him at his place of business. Chat soon.
hello :)
stumbled across your blog today, always happy to find fellow winnipeg food bloggers!
you look awfully familiar to me as well…perhaps we frequently dine next to one another at local hotspots!
i have added you to my blogroll!
- alana
Alana-and I’ll add yours to mine
Thank you for mentioning my restaurant (Provence Bistro at Niakwa Country Club) in your Winnipeg Women article. I like you BLOG it is a very interesting read. I started blogginh as well at http://www.winnipegfood.blogspot.com/
You’re very welcome. I’m never actually dined at Provence but saw friends in the dining room one Christmas time when I was there for another event. It looked so cozy and stuck in my memory. I look forward to checking out your blog. Do you want to do a link exchange?
Just came across your blog thru a Facebook link. Always interested in new finds on Isla. We leave next Thursday for two weeks. (Our third year).. Love the peacefulness and the fabulous food at great prices but above all the great people both natives and ex-pats.
have a wonderful time-we’re not there until the end of February
Just found your blog today and will mark it as a favorite so I can follow. Would love to meet you someday. We are from Stonewall and in 5 sleeps will be on Isla for the third time in 3 years. Thank you for your work on this blog.
We should definitely stay in touch. I don’t leave for a couple more weeks. You’re not planning an extended stay are you? I know of another Winnipegger who goes to Isla every year (for 20 years) and I met her on line as well. Turns out she had a cottage at the beach next to mine so we’d get together in the summer too. She’s on Isla right now if you want to look her up. We also have pre-Isla parties where we get our entourage of travellers together. This year there are ten of us and we invite others who are coming for the first time. We fix some some of our favourite Isla dishes and drinks and get out our maps and photos so that when they arrive, it will already feel like home. But that will occur when you are already there-enjoying the real thing!
LOve to come back to your blog and keep up to date with your travels and food stories! It was so great to meet all of you in Isla and I hope we can keep in touch until next trip.
I have “adopted” your rice recipe from the blog and can’t wait to make it tomorrow.
Ah… memories of rotisserie chicken and Tino’s ribs!
Take care. Hi to everyone!
Hi Kathryne! i just happened upon your blog and though I should drop you a line to say hello…I am a fellow Winnipegger and a blogger. I love your blog and will come back to visit! Just wanted to introduce myself! I am looking forward to reading more and getting to know you!
Lori
Hey Lori. It is nice to meet you in cyberspace. I am going to email you about a couple of fun things. Chat soon.
I found your blog thru a program staff; What a great job you’ve done!
Please accept my special thanks, Kathrynel, for your great comments on our Cookbook “The Word At My Table”.
My pleasure Lan-I look forward to hours of cooking pleasure with your fine collection.
I am thoroughly enjoying your Isla restaurant reviews. Thanks for your efforts. I’v been to Isla for 8 out of the last 9 years for three weeks in May. There are always new places to discover for food and drink. Thanks to your reviews. you are making my pleasureable duties even easier.
Gil Brody
Wow-thanks for the encouragement Gil. All tolled, you’ve spent more time on Isla than I have-you lucky duck!