January 2012
9 posts
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Wed by Hand Giveaway [Ottawa Event]
It’s that time again. My favourite time ever. GIVEAWAY TIME! When my good friend Krista Leben, who also happens to be the mastermind behind Wed By Hand, Urban Craft AND Urbanite Jewelry, (how she manages to eat and sleep, I’m not quite sure) asked if I’d like to giveaway some tickets and a swag bag for Wed by Hand, I jumped, literally, at the chance. Afterall, I’m always...
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An Ode to Bread and Soup [Roasted Butternut Squash...
I love bread. I love the way a fresh loaf’s crust shatters like glass when you pull a warm, doughy piece from it. I love it’s comforting, alluring smell as it emerges from the oven, golden brown and imperfect. I love how unpretentious a rustic peasant loaf can truly be. I love that it rises from merely three modest ingredients. Simple or complex, dense or light, flattened or round,...
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The Red and White [Ottawa Food & Wine Event]
[Chef Kirk doing a demo for the crowd - photo by Laura Jane Photography]
The adjectives “boring” “sleepy” “uninteresting” get thrown around a lot here in Ottawa. “The town that fun forgot” is another one we’re all too familiar with. This city has a pretty bad reputation these days and it takes a determined few to plan events that a) get a...
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Eating Your Science [Atelier Black Box Dinner]
Recently, I and a few of my fellow Ottawa bloggers had the outright pleasure of attending Atelier Ottawa’s Black Box Dinner. Before I go too far into the specifics of this particular evening, it’s necessary for me to tell you a bit about Atelier first.
Every night, Atelier serves it’s guests, every single one of them, a 12-course gastronomic feast for the senses. I’ve...
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Versatile Blogger Awards [Double Chocolate Chili...
I woke a few weeks back to an email from a fellow food blogger, Barb from Profiteroles and Ponytails, informing me she had nominated/awarded me with the Versatile Blogger Award. What a lovely way to wake up. Barb’s take on food is refreshing, convivial and it’s tremendously obvious that she adores cooking (and baking, oh her baking!) home-cooked, soul-soothing meals for her husband...
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Centretown Buzz'd [Turkey Soup with Wild Rice and...
It’s been an exciting day and a half in the GL residence! My very first published piece appeared in Centretown Buzz, a publication kind enough to help a rookie writer out with a monthly food column. The soup featured in this month’s issue is one of our favourites around here. Without fail, we make it once every two weeks and haven’t grown tired of it yet. It’s warm and...
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Win Tickets to The Red & White [Ottawa Food & Wine...
CONGRATULATIONS TO JESSICA DIENER! I’ve emailed you with more information about the tickets. Thanks all who entered, I hope we’ll see some of you there regardless!
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A Lazy Weekend [Bucatini with Mushroom Ragu]
This past weekend was one of the first in a while Mr. GL and I had completely to ourselves. To do whatever we want, with whoever we want, at any time we wanted. I know we don’t have kids, and it’s weird to think that we don’t often have a lot of time spent like that, but it’s true. Between Mr. GL’s job + band, my full time job, cooking, photography, editing, writing...
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It's not me. It's you. [Green Lentil Soup with...
Aaaaaaand we’re back. Hello there! First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU! I can’t believe 2011 is but a distant memory. The years sure do pass by quickly when you’re a ‘grown-up’ (I use grown up for lack of a better word to describe the sort-of-adult-sort-of-teenager-sort-of-old-lady stage I’m in). As you might know, I’m not much for resolutions. I feel they...
