Posted in Recipes on Jul 3rd, 2010
Somewhere in the world, it’s Already Summer. Little girls are running down the streets in bright gingham dresses. Elderly gents are dozing off on covered verandahs, lulled to sleep by the drone of lawnmowers and lemonade is being poured into chilled glasses over crackling ice.
Somewhere in the world (not Vancouver, where it is grey and [...]
Posted in Recipes on Apr 29th, 2010
It’s the small things that can make the most difference. A thank you note that arrives by mail from across a city or continent. A brief, quiet call to say ‘hello’. A gift (ta-da!) for no reason at all.
As in this simple recipe. That bare sprinkle of curry powder- just enough so as not to [...]
Posted in Recipes on Apr 27th, 2010
It happened so quickly, I couldn’t tell you what happened if I tried. One moment there was a cauliflower. An entire head of cauliflower.
The next moment… poof. It was GONE.
Save for this caper and this itty bitty roasted caulifower floret…
And these disappeared too- suddenly and quickly. An entire cauliflower devoured, all in one night. There [...]
Posted in Recipes on Apr 22nd, 2010
You can tell a lot about a girl from what you find in her fridge.
I envy those with refrigerators chock full of organic vegetables crisp in the crisper, butter beautiful in porcelain bells, fruit freshly-picked and tucked in their rightful drawer. Girls who line up their gourmet dressings in matching bottles (alphabetically!) in their fridge [...]
Posted in Recipes on Apr 19th, 2010
It would be lovely to wake up in Kythira on a Monday morning someday. Even the name enchants, promising something even more than azure seas and skies, white-washed cottages and cliffs. There would be romance there, of that I’m certain. And a sure and steady sun.
But on this morning, in lieu of transporting you to [...]
Posted in Recipes on Apr 5th, 2010
There is little that excites me more than planning a dinner party… unless of course that dinner party is a themed one. I love that with just a touch of whimsy and the company of good friends, even the simplest meal can be transformed into a culinary journey that spans the globe and broadens the [...]
Posted in Recipes on Apr 3rd, 2010
Sparkle is a state of mind~Tatiana Tarantino
The wind has been heaving itself across Vancouver, bringing with it a torrential downpour so cold that it’s iced itself into occasional hail.
But sunshine, like sparkle, is a state of mind.
So in spite of the rain coming in sideways through my open window, I am quite certain [...]
Posted in Recipes on Oct 27th, 2009
In so many ways, it would be easier to make a gargantuan batch of cookies. If a girl is going to sift one cup of flour, she might as well sift five. Then she’d have lots and lots of delicious cookies to dole out to friends and family, or to freeze for busy nights ahead.
The only thing [...]
Posted in Recipes on Oct 27th, 2009
Sometimes a girl needs an average sort of muffin. Someone wholesome and reliable, the sort of muffin you can bring home to your parents and count on to get along with your best cup of tea, mug of coffee, even your favourite stew.
This average applesauce muffin forgoes fluffiness for a moist, honest-to-goodness crumb. He skips [...]
Posted in Recipes on Oct 19th, 2009
The leaves have begun to scatter. After yesterday’s rain, they littered this morning pavement like coloured confetti. I can’t help but think that before long, even these leaves will pass, and we’ll be left with nothing but bare branches, grey pavement and even greyer skies for the winter months ahead.
It would be a melancholy time, [...]
