December 2011
8 posts
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Handmade Holiday #3 [Boozy Olives & Martini Kit]
This is it! The last post before I embark on a week (a full WEEK) of family, friends, eating, dancing and general celebration! It’s been quite a year in my kitchen and I’m so glad you could all join me for the ride. I owe a debt of gratitude to you all for reading, commenting, trying recipes out and listening to my never ending rambling. So thank you, from the bottom of my...
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Dear Santa [Chocolate-Bourbon Eggnog and Felix &...
Can you believe we’re less than a week away from Christmas? Can someone tell me how on earth this happened? 2012 is less than two weeks away, too. Doesn’t it seem like we were just welcoming 2011 a month or two ago? I’m really not sure when November left us, but here we are, panicked and anxious, counting down the days until Santa squeezes his plump little body down your...
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Trust Me. [Cinnamon-Sugar & Toasted Pecan...
We know each other, you and I, don’t we? You could probably even call us ‘friends’ by now, right? I share my deepest darkest secrets with you and in return, you listen, hungrily & wide-eyed, while I do. I think we’ve built up a fair amount of trust in our time together, haven’t we? I thought you might feel the same. And I’m so glad. You may recall...
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Handmade Holiday #2 [DIY Mulled Wine Kit]
It’s that time again! Handmade Holiday #2! This week, I’m letting you off real easy. This one is pretty much as simple as it gets. Mix a few things, put them in a bag. Arrange together and Bob’s your uncle! (It’s a long standing joke in my family that Bob really is our [great] uncle. We’re pretty hilarious. I know.) If you’ve ever had mulled wine, I...
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The Red & White [Ottawa Food & Wine event]
There is certainly no shortage of exciting Food & Drink events in our cozy little hometown of Ottawa, but one in particular has me feeling desperately anxious for January 18th to arrive. Food, wine and beer lovers, take note!
The Red and White is a event in support of Harmony House, a second-stage womens shelter, the only one in Ottawa, that provides safe, affordable, transitional housing...
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TV and some Bacon Jam [Chipotle Bacon Jam w...
I realize I’m on a mad-posting binge this week. I hope you’ll forgive me for not posting like this every week going forward. It’s just been one of those months where I have so much to share with you. I don’t want you to feel left out, you know.
Today I was incredibly lucky and honoured to be able to make my television debut! How odd it sounds to say that. No, I...
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Unfussy Dip-ables [Roasted Carrot-Cumin Hummus]
After months and months of thinking “Jeez, I’d really love to be part of a Supper Club…” I finally decided “Ok, I’ll start a Supper Club”. Waiting around for other people to plan things for you never did anyone any good now, did it?
Tonight is the first meet & greet of our little Centretown Supper Club and I’m so looking forward to meeting...
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Simple Dishes for Entertaining [Spanish Chicken &...
I’ve been so completely all over the place lately that I forgot completely we were having some friends over for dinner last night.
Not daring to ever serve guests take-out at my house (the reason for that is much less pretentious than it sounds, I just REALLY like takeout and want it all to myself) I opted for one of those marvelously simple one-pot-dinners. They save me from a life of...
