Bake with abandon!
Or Happy Dominion Day if you’re my husband. He hauls this t-shirt out every July 1st and stomps about the house in it explaining how Canada’s the first “Dominion” and we should revel in it, not ignore it. Living with an historian comes in handy …
Half way between high-tech and high-art, I met the ghost of George Carlin. I snapped this photo on Friday at MeMe’s Cafe in New Hamburg, Ontario, a small town between Kitchener-Waterloo, (home of the BlackBerry®) and Stratford (home to Canada’s Shakespearean Festival). Amidst cheese scones, …
This week, As the Barrel Turns bows to mounting pressure. In lieu of a guest turner or other lame plot device, we’ve decided to answer your burning turning questions. Is Guelph a highland or lowland whisky?Since we live atop a hill, we consider ourselves highlanders. …
I’ve no idea if there’s such a thing as chicken kopita. I just made it up. While I love spanikopita, I find I’m hungry shortly afterwards. So I sometimes slip a slice of chicken breast onto the spinach and feta base before wrapping up the …
Today, I’m swapping blog posts with Gretchen Roberts, an amusing little New World wine writer with hints of berries and peppery undertones. Her blog, Everyday Wine, takes the snob factor out of this potentially pretentious beverage. Since the only Greek wine I’ve had is Retsina, …
Photo © Wolfgang Staudt, published under Creative Commons License. The first time I ate Greek yogurt, I was having breakfast at a taverna much like the one pictured above. The yogurt was so thick and rich I thought they’d served me sour cream by mistake. …
Is my face red. My sister phoned to ask if my baklava recipe really needs 14 cups of honey. Sheesh! And I thought microwaving would make the dessert soggy. I’ve corrected my typo. That’s 1/4 cup for those who wondered. While I sit in the …
Imagine yourself in the photo above. On first impulse, would you ride the donkey or strip down and swim in the ocean? Or would you rather head to the nearest five-star resort with a book? I have a theory. The way you will enjoy this …