August 2011
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For the Love of All Things Sweet and Creamy...
“Homemade salsa? Homemade cheese? Homemade spice blends? Homemade sauces? Who has the time?”
Or so I thought. Until I really started cooking for myself, the idea of making my own items that I could otherwise buy in jars or deli counters just didn’t make any sense to me. Why would I bother when someone else can do it for me? Of course, the reasons for making scratch-options as opposed to...
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Penciling-In Inspiration [Smokey Summer Squash...
I’ve been struggling to find inspiration lately. I’m not sure if I can blame being busy and not having as many opportunities to find myself grazing through the aisles of the market or hanging lazily over the pages of Food & Wine or if I’m just trying to find excuses to be lazy and sluggish. In any case, I’m over it. If I need to pencil time in to plunk myself right in...
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A Photo Entry [A Visit to Canada's East Coast]
Where does the time go?
I’d meant to write a quick post telling you I was off to Halifax to visit friends and that I wouldn’t leave you high and dry, but some friends would be guest posting…. but as is customary these days, it slipped my mind. Gosh, I’m sorry. We had a bit of a whirlwind trip to the East Coast, arriving by car Thursday evening and returning home last...
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A Favour For An Eastward Friend (A Guest Post)
Pork Ribs and Rub Yields 3 Racks
The Rubadub Rub
2 Tbsp Ground Ginger
1 Tbsp Ground Cumin
2 Tbsp Mustard Powder
1 Tbsp Paprika
2 Tbsp Dried Oregano
2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
1 Tsp Ground Black Pepper
2 Tsp Salt
The Sauce
2 Cups of your favourite BBQ Sauce.
So I got asked to put an entry into this thing called “the Gouda Life” it’s a lovely site done by a very talented lady by the name of...
Dear Mariposa (a guest post)
And you should go there too. Plantagenet, Ontario. An hour drive east out of Ottawa, but still a world away from the hussle and bussle of the city. In which a place called Mariposa Farms exists and drives the capital in its search for a culinary identity.
This post is here for my friend who is now away enjoying her time on vacation. This post is also here because I was really inspired to...
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Eating Summer [Fresh Mint and Pea Pasta Alla...
I’m holding my wrists out, palms facing up, for the slap on the wrists I deserve for having been absent from here for so long. There has been so much going on lately that upon arriving home from most days, I am magnetically drawn to the couch and the comforts of my living room. I’ve felt the guilt burning into me for not getting busy telling you about all these wonderful things...
