Oliveto Trattoria Edmonton, AB - big pastas, baby rack of lamb and amazing Bolognese sauce!

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Reluctant birthday boy. He loves Italian food. Add in friends, a tasty Italian restaurant with great service and we have a recipe for a great birthday dinner! We had a list of good Italian restaurants and we narrows our choice down to Oliveto’s as some of our friends haven’t given it a whirl yet, as well as its tasty food and service in the last couple times we dropped by – previous reviews here and here. Anyways, onto a night of garlic, seafood, pasta and yum!

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Cinnamon Pull Aparts Recipe - soft, brown sugar and cinnamony goodness!

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I looove cinnamon buns.. warm and fresh out of the oven with its tender melt in your mouth dough enveloped with buttery brown sugar and cinnamony goodness! I'm not too overly fond of making them from scratch though. It eats up so much time and the suckers disppear within minutes! Enter in the cinnamon pull a part recipe courtesy of my fellow foodie, creative artist/baker/dessert making machine extraordinaire: Lydz! The exact recipe Lydz gave me happened to appear right on the back of the bag of frozen white dinner bun dough balls I picked up, but credit goes to her for her brilliant and simple modification that ensures every single pull apart is coated in the buttery brown sugar and cinnamony goodness that I so love! FYI - this recipe does take about 5min of prep but about 6-8hrs of rising and 30min of baking. Super easy peasy dessert for entertaining, but you gotta remember to get it ready by late afternoon at the latest... unless you want warm cinnamon pull aparts around midnight (don't hear anyone complaining lol!). Anyways, enough yapping and lets get to the recipe!

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Massimo’s Cucina Italiana, Edmonton, AB – inviting Italian menu and amazing tiramisu

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Massimo’s been open for a little while – by none other than the Spinellis, the same Italian family that introduced Edmonton to the delicacies and tasty things that defines Italian with their city wide Italian Markets. Located right by their newer south Edmonton Italian Market location, Massimo is named after the youngest of three generations of Spinellis, we went for a dinner with simplistic and hip décor, friendly service, and traditional favorites on the menu.

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Holy Smoke BBQ Calgary, AB - great smoked beef brisket, pulled pork, chicken... we meat again!

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I know, we haven’t seen each other for a while, but even though I’m only up for the weekend, I came to see you. Holy Smoke, you make some wicked smoked meats, all sandwiched between some nice sweet buns! ;)  Heehee!  Yes, while in town,  I had to drop by and pick up some delicious smoked meaaaaat!  After one taste last time, we had to come back!

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Prosciutto wrapped asparagus, bacon wrapped asparagus… its asparagus season!

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Prosciutto and cream cheese wrapped roasted aspargus

Though usually available year-round shipped from all over the globe, its full on asparagus season April/May till about July/August. You get the sweetest most crisp and nutrient rich fruits, vegetables and meats when you purchase them in season, and asparagus is no exception.  Yes, it makes your pee smell funny, but when its packed full of nutrients (folic acid and potassium), fibre and natural sugars that you can bring out by grilling or roasting, colorful (they come in green, white annnnd purple… yup… purple! Baby, bring these tasty little spears on!

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