There are few things in life that I adore more than a surprise. I actually like the feeling of being surprised more than the content of the surprise myself. Those who have been reading for a while may recall the story of one of my most favourite servers in the world, Heather, who would regularly [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Details on how to make pickled asparagus
Posted in Canning (Waterbath), tagged how to make your own pickles, how to make your own preserves, pickled asparagus, pickled asparagus re, pickled asparagus recipe, Pickling, preserves on June 30, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Finally – 2009 preserving begins (with pickled asparagus)!!!
Posted in Canning (Waterbath), tagged asparagus, make your own pickles, pickled asparagus, pickled asparagus recipe, Pickling, preserving, spicy pickled asparagus on June 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It’s been a very, very busy 6 months in my life. I have traveled to Scotland, England, Atlanta, Phoenix, Richmond, Salt Lake City and more. I have launched new programs at work and stayed as busy at ever at home. We’ve had a busy spring and taken a few pleasure trips already – made it [...]
An urban organic farm (supplying food on 1/5th of an acre)
Posted in Farmers, Farms and Markets, tagged 100 FOOT diet, 100 mile diet, Dervaes family farm, eating local, eating organic, organic farming, Path to freedom, sustain, sustainable living, urban farming on June 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Urban Homesteaders? That’s what the Dervaes family (of Pasadena, California) calls themselves as they challenge the rest of us to try to live a 100 FOOT diet. They run an urban farm on one-fifth of an acre (to put that in perspective, if their lot was square it would measure approximately 93 feet at each [...]
Dining in the Dark (O. Noir) – opens in Toronto
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged dark dining, dark dining toronto, dinind in the dark, eating in the dark, O.Noir, O.Noir Toronto, opaque restaurant, Toronto on June 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many of us have seen restaurants sans light on television – Ramsay showed one as an award and even our Rock of Love (Brett Michaels) brought some of his many dates to such an establishment. The restaurant in both of these shows was named Opaque (check out the Dining Room section on their website). A [...]
ukuleles make me hungry
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged corktown ukulele jam, neighbourhood, Riverside, riverside district, rye n' ginger, Toronto on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Couldn’t resist posting this video of the Strawberry Song, an homage to the fresh, in-season, local strawberry. Because it IS strawberry season and “Rye n’ Ginger” played it in ‘our’ backyard – also known as F’Coffee’s back patio – last night as part of Sounds like the Riverside, a night of live music at all [...]
Test your knowledge – are you up to the challenge?
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged chef, chef quiz, chef test, cooking, cooking game, quiz, test on June 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Although I struggled in school, I adored taking small quizzes and surveys (most from Cosmo which is probably why I struggled with the ones that evaluated real knowledge!) Being Friday and too hot to concentrate on much of anything, I thought I’d share a few online quizzes (ranging from silly to difficult). All are free [...]
All about the bubbly – the making of Veuve Clicquot
Posted in Wine, tagged bubbly, champagne, collhunting, cool hunting, making of champagne, veuve, veuve clicquot on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another great Cool Hunting Video – this time itès a glimpse into the world of the making of champagne. I remember a few friends going to Disney over the Christmas Holidays when I was in high school. Their families didn’t know each other but a fluke of the universe resulted in both of them being [...]
Free cookbooks and online articles… legally
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged cook books, cookbooks, free cookbooks, free recipe books, herve this, in defense of food on June 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you haven’t checked out Books.Google.com yet, jump on over! The search engine offers a wide listing of books – some are simply reviewed, some are offered in limited prview and others offered in full view (all electronically of course). Here are a couple of samples: Looking for Preserving (in all books), brought up several [...]
Squatter’s Pub – Salt Lake City, Utah
Posted in Beer and Craft Beer, Other Places, tagged american craft beer, american pilsner, beer, brew pub, brewpub, craft beer, provo girl, salt lake city, Squatter's pub, utah on June 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Got back from Utah on Friday – a wonderful place with an odd culture around alcohol (odd to me of course and perspective is everything – I understand and appreciate that if I were in Utah I would be the odd one and respect that). I write from my own perspective and experience and, therefore, [...]
Stunning (yet soaking) weekend in Prince Edward County
Posted in Prince Edward County (Ontario), tagged campfire cooking, cooking while camping, How to cook over a fire, How to cook with fire, Norm Hardie, Norman Hardie, Prince Edward County on June 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What a weekend! We had a wonderful stay in Prince Edward County (more posts to come) – we went with old friends, visited some newer ones and shared food with many. Fresh strawberries are in full tilt, asparagus is still haunting local stands (it’s as thick as your thumb) and the vineyards are starting to [...]
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