I`m writing this at midnight knowing full well that the alarm clock will rung loudly around 5AM this morning and that I will be at the market by 5.30 at the latest. I adore shopping for a dinner party and New Years will see me finalizing my menu as I shop in the early morning. [...]
Archive for December, 2010
Thank you for your Nominations for the Canadian Food Blog Awards
Posted in Contests and Awards (We`ve Received or Entered) on December 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Our Next Food Project: Filling the Pantry
Posted in Special Series, Techniques on December 30, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Life is busy – it’s that way for many of us. I wake up at 5AM, write for up to an hour and am out the door before 7. I get home 12 hours later, we walk the dog and it’s 8 or 8.30. A quick look through the fridge to see if there’s enough [...]
(Unconventional) Ideas for a Dinner Party Menu
Posted in General on December 29, 2010 | 5 Comments »
It`s been a very unconventional Holiday season for us. We`ve had a fantastic Holiday and are returning home after 10 days of living day-to-day and travelling over a lot of Eastern Ontario. More than 1,000 kilometers of pavement stands behind us and I`m writing this post after what seems like a full day of chores [...]
Happy Birthday to..Us
Posted in Updates on December 28, 2010 | 7 Comments »
WellPreserved turns 2 today. More than 800 posts and 730 days of consecutive posting. We became bloggers while I slept (the story of our origination was here) and it’s safe to say that the idea for this blog is only a few hours older than the blog itself. Thank you for being a part of [...]
Milkman for a day…
Posted in Traditions and Memories on December 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My Uncle was a Milkman for many years. It wasn’t that uncommon 30 years ago – and is a tradition that I believe continues to this day in some parts of rural Nova Scotia. I was able to join him for a day of his deliveries about 15 years ago and found it to be [...]
Christmas Beers – What we`ve been drinking
Posted in Beer and Craft Beer, Holidays on December 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My Christmas errands brought me to the LCBO (our Provincially-run liqour stores) and a quick rummage through the beer selection offered a few memories of seasons past as well as a few choices I hadn`t seen before. Here`s some of the bottle`s we`ve tasted this season: Barley Days Cherry Porter (5.5%, Picton, Ontario) The cherry [...]
Christmas Food Tradition – Moose Meat Pie
Posted in Holidays on December 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas Eve is a big night at our house for Christmas. As a child I recall visiting Nova Scotia for several of our Holidays. We would head to midnight mass, get home and see that Santa had arrived. A party would last well into the early hours of morning and the Turkey was often put [...]
Christmas Cheese
Posted in Cheese, Holidays on December 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Buying cheese for Christmas is quite the tradition in our house. We’ve shared our tips for Holiday cheese buying last year as well as the cheeses we bought. This year has been very different. Plans are much more in the air and the Holidays are planned to be very spontaneous – we know there will [...]
I might be the worst Craft Beer Drinker in the World
Posted in Beer and Craft Beer on December 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Worse. Worst. Worster. Just simply not that good. They all describe me and my approach to my collection of craft beer from around the world. I really wish it wasn`t the case but I think it`s simply time to face the facts. I am a sucker for `scarcity.` Anything that says limited edition or is [...]
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