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, [...]
Posted in Recipes on Oct 13th, 2009
You’ve got to admire the prima donna boldness of purple cabbages. While savoy cabbages’ crinoline leaves crinkle shyly under pressure, and average green cabbages go almost unnoticed in their Plain Jane simplicity, purple cabbages are bright, brazen and audacious. They’d pucker up their purple lips and flirt with your boyfriend in a heartbeat. Shamelessly.
Don’t bother [...]
Posted in Recipes on Oct 10th, 2009
To be honest, every minute of this week has been a hurried-scurry: out the door every morning for a jog before scurrying to and through a day at the office. Scurrying here, there and everywhere to meet friends, or to run those scurrying types of errands that you can’t quite remember after because you were… [...]
Posted in Recipes on Oct 8th, 2009
Step out of your high-heeled shoes, my friends. Throw on a worn sweater and those flannel PJs you save for nights like these. It’s just us tonight, there’s no need to put up your hair. Steep yourself a cup of your favourite tea, and bake these pumpkin cornbread muffins.
Earthy with cinnamon and cumin, these down-to-earth, [...]
Posted in Recipes on Oct 7th, 2009
The sunshine has surprised all of us this fall, bursting forth frequently and with rare sincerity for this time of year. This past weekend it beamed over the Sunshine Coast, where we gathered with friends to celebrate Tara and Doug’s wedding. It glistened the ocean, dappled the trail beneath cedar trees, and warmed our walks [...]
Posted in Recipes on Oct 1st, 2009
The weather has turned, and the oak trees around the corner have been heavy with acorns and raindrops. In the gaps between showers, neighbourhood squirrels have been scurrying, moving the bounty of nuts to hiding spots in preparation for winter.
There is something to be said for this simple sort of life.
But the sad truth is, [...]
Posted in Recipes on Sep 28th, 2009
Given September and the season, we have been blessed with more sunny skies than we could have hoped for here in Vancouver. But today, as the month draws to a close, showers have slipped in and with them the suggestion of cozy sweaters, woolen socks, and the scent of cinnamon and apple cider to warm [...]
Posted in Recipes on Sep 27th, 2009
Dear Deb,
I am so sorry I panicked. It wasn’t your fault. It was all mine.
You see, I’m just not that good at this baking stuff. I’ve had some pretty bad experiences in the past. Shortbread that blackened just five minutes into our relationship. An angel food cake with so much promise in the beginning that [...]