Bake with abandon!
This week, As the Barrel Turns welcomes Jim Estill, blogger, runner and self-proclaimed “business guy who sells computers.” Jim’s a busy fellow, but still found the time after completing the 10-Miler to drop by and lend a helping hand with the cask rotation. Since the …
When I first made Basil and Walnut Green Beans Andrew and I couldn’t quite place the familiar taste. Then we realized the dish was very similar to pesto, only without the assault of garlic. While I love pesto, I often avoid it in restaurants since …
I refuse to get all bent out of shape over where this salmon came from or how it was raised. My husband was doing the grocery shopping, saw “wild salmon”, thought I’d like it and brought home a piece for me. He doesn’t eat anything …
After four days of bad coffee in the java wasteland of northern Ontario, I returned home excited to be reunited with my beloved husband, the two cats and my morning latte. Perhaps the ghost of the oven timer was out for revenge. Maybe the Latte …
This organization will not tolerate failure! When I brought my new digital timer home, I showed it the remains of its predecessor. Bet that’s the last time an LCD device allows the soup to boil dry in this house again.
We are vexed to report that after the Canada Dominion Day celebrations, the cask seemed lighter than ever. Given this photographic evidence, it appears the Canadian Legends Action Figure of Sir John A. Macdonald inexplicably came to life. When no one was looking, our country’s …
Canada and the US share many things, like Niagara Falls, the Great Lakes and the inability to understand what the French see in Jerry Lewis. Apple pie is another commonality. Yet, despite its place alongside motherhood and baseball, this particular dessert has never symbolized America …
Chocolate and chili is the perfect marriage. Together they make a cockle-warming hot cocoa or a palate-pleasing ice cold gelato. Of course, they’re happy to meet half way and be a practical room-temperature chocolate bar, too. They’re the backbone of a savory mole sauce and …