I’d heard rumours that Vancouver is a beautiful city, encapsulated by the blue, vivacious Pacific on one side and the grand and looming Rockies on the other side. After spending all my free time there sloshing around the streets of Vangroovy, all I can say is that it’s very, very wet, this time of [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Vancouver and My Gumboots
Posted in Uncategorized on October 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Chocolate Mousse Duet
Posted in chocolate, dessert, mousse, pudding, white chocolate on October 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Nothing is calming down in this household at the moment. No sooner do I drop my bags at the door, when I have to pick up the packaging tape and bubble wrap and start packing all over again. Yip, we’re a-movin’. I think back over the last chunk of my life and [...]
A Parting Gift of Warmth
Posted in autumn, butternut, cumin, dinner, fall, ham, lunch, paprika, soup on October 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
If you’re living in the Northern Hemisphere right now, like I am, you may well be in need of a little warming up. Not too many people I know dislike Autumn, or fall, as it’s appropriately called here (anyone wanting to know Why it’s called Fall in North America, and not Autumn, need only take [...]
At the End of the World Blueberries Grow
Posted in apple, autumn, baked goods, berry, blueberry, pastry, pie, travel on October 16, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I seem to have my jet-set engines on at the moment. I’m only just getting my breath back from our trip to Newfoundland and already I’m busy packing for another bout of airports and baggage check. Naturally I’m thrilled to be partaking of one of my great loves in life: travel; but [...]
Hold your breath
Posted in Uncategorized on October 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been scouring one of the five corners of the world. It’s a place which remains as unconnected from things like cell phone reception and internet services as a world-weary soul could seek. I’ll be back with stories and food. Oh, just you wait.
The First Apple Pie
Posted in apple, autumn, baked goods, berry, cinnamon, cloves, dessert, fall, fruit, mulberry, pastry, pie, pudding, spice, tart on October 3, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Mmmm. What more can you say about apple pie? Well, actually, I can think of a thing or two. Let’s be honest. Is there anyone out there who doesn’t like apple pie, even if it’s somewhere deep down inside your most private thoughts? Saying you don’t like apple pie is like saying you don’t like [...]
Apple Nut Bread Pudding, A Perfect Ending
Posted in apple, autumn, baked goods, bread, bread pudding, chestnut, cinnamon, cloves, dessert, egg, fall, fruit, ice cream, jam, pudding, spice, walnut, walnuts on October 3, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I received a phone call from a wonderful friend the other day. “I’m so excited,” she quirped, ” I’m outside a fruit stall and I’ve found the most perfect apples. They’re just too beautiful, I’m going to buy you one.” My kind of friend. And she was right. When we met [...]
Autumnal Stuffed Squash
Posted in almond, autumn, beef, camembert, fall, kale, marrow, mushroom, polenta, pumpkin, squash, stuffed, zucchini on October 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I love squash. I was brought up eating gem squash a couple of times a week, steamed in a pot and mashed up in the half shell with a slathering of salted butter and black pepper. Yum. I don’t know why we don’t eat that many any more, but when I [...]
Such Pretty Little Artichokes
Posted in artichoke on October 1, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The ever willing to be fed Mr P and I have been experimenting with Artichokes now and again this Summer. These prickly little devils are not something we’re at all used to dealing with in their whole, gorgeous form. I love artichokes, but have never ventured further than the marinated, Italian kind you [...]
