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 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 22nd, 2009
It would only have taken 5 minutes to swing into the grocery store and pick up a bunch of mint, but seriously, I could not be bothered . It had been a longish day at work, and all I really wanted to do was come home, change into my pajamas, make a half-hearted attempt to [...]