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 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 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 23rd, 2009
A few weekends ago I met a Homely Zucchini.
He was lying by himself on a table at the Ambleside Farmers Market, next to an artistic pile of slender, tender pin-up girl zucchinis. He wasn’t quite symmetrical. His green skin had faded to a sickly yellow on one side and he had a large gash [...]