Blue cheese is one of those things. Some do. And some just don’t. Continue Reading…
Stilton, walnut, raisin bread
September 6, 2016
a pressed-crust pear and almond tart
August 15, 2016
It’s been so hot this summer. And so dry. The driest summer in Eastern Ontario since 1888. It reminds me of my years in Australia – especially the drought years when the heat seeped up from the floor boards and down from the attic, filling every crack, every corner of the house, while outside the yard baked hard and dry under the intense Australian sun. Continue Reading…
a summer salad of arugula, cherries, and chèvre
July 12, 2016
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how fortunate I am living this sweet, simple, happy life here in Kingston. I love this place. The shabby-chic-ness of it. The history. The old stone buildings. The massive waterways. The proximity to other places – Montreal, Ottawa, the Adirondacks – and yes, Toronto. And better yet, how fast I can leave everything behind and be in the middle of nowhere. Continue Reading…
a one ingredient sorbet
June 17, 2016
Though this may not seem the place for it, it feels impossible for me to write here without at least acknowledging recent horrendous events in Orlando, along with the brutal rape in Stanford, the murder of British MP Jo Cox, and the senseless violence between drunken hooligan soccer fans in France. Continue Reading…
happen-to-be-vegan chocolate chip cookies
June 2, 2016
Chuck out all your old chocolate chip cookie recipes. Throw them out now because some genius just re-invented the wheel. Actually – genii. Two women, Erin Patinkin and Agatha Kulaga, founders of New York’s Ovenly are responsible for this just-happens-to-be-vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe. If you don’t know about Ovenly, you can read more here. Continue Reading…
fettuccine with leeks and why food writing matters
April 24, 2016
“Leeks are the softly-softly of the onion family.” Continue Reading…
Irish soda bread
March 17, 2016
Homemade Irish soda bread in 25 minutes or less – from start to finish including prep and cooking time! Continue Reading…
sweet potato soup
March 4, 2016
You know the Albert Camus quotation, “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer…”? Continue Reading…
red wine jelly
February 9, 2016
Goodness. It’s almost Valentine’s Day. That unbelievably commercial day celebrating that least commercial of things – looove. Continue Reading…
Vietnamese tofu spring rolls
January 20, 2016
I love this time of year. Not because I love winter – but I love the fact that the days are slowly, steadily getting longer. I like the quiet of winter. The long dark evenings. The clean blanket of snow. The fact that it’s actually easier to sit at my desk now than it will be in six months when the garden will be luring me outdoors. Mostly, I love the fact that spring is coming, and then summer, and then autumn. It turns out that what I really love is the fact that I live in a place where we have four distinct seasons. And I spend a good portion of winter looking forward to the other three.
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