Author: Charmian Christie

Greek Week – Let’s start with dessert

Greek Week – Let’s start with dessert

White kitten photo © Charmian Christie I took this shot on the Greek island of Santorini years ago. A blue-eyed white kitten prowled the edge of a whitewashed wall on a cloudless day. Its eyes matched the sky and its fur matched the building. A 

Whisky Works – As the Barrel Turns (Episode 24)

Whisky Works – As the Barrel Turns (Episode 24)

This week, for As the Barrel Turns, the good doctor is away on important baseball business. To fill the void, the family decides to hold a party. We hire an orchestra. The Guelph Symphony Orchestra to be precise… …who invite their friends… who come in 

But I digress…

But I digress…

Last cannibal post. I promise. I just got permission to share this with you and can’t resist. The background: My sister picked up that cannibal fork in Fiji en route to Papua New Guinea. She was going to visit my godparents who were stationed there 

The answer revealed

The answer revealed

First of all, I must say I’m extremely impressed with all the thought you put into your answers. People noticed the use of fabric, provided links to images of similar objects and thought up creative uses for the bulbous end. Bravo! When my sister showed 

Three guesses

Three guesses

Forks go on the left. Knives to the right. But where do you put this thing? When I read Cheryl Sternman Rule’s blog entry today, I just had to post this picture. This hangs on my sister’s living room wall. It’s a souvenir she picked 

Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?

Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?

Food is a four-letter word beginning with “f”. Unfortunately, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has embraced the other f-word and the Aussies are none too impressed. According to Reuters, Ramsay’s love of the f-bomb has single-handedly pushed Australia’s parliament to consider tightening up their cussing policies 

More garlic tips

More garlic tips

Photo © by iLoveButter, published under a Creative Commons License. Seems you can teach an old(ish) dog new tricks. Thanks to a recent comment posted by Dana McCauley, cookbook author, chef and food blogger, I learned a new use for my microplane. While I knew 

Fresh from the Farm

Fresh from the Farm

Update: This site is no longer in service. It’s strawberry season! Or is it? You’d think I’d be on top of what crops are ready, upcoming or gone for the season. But magazines file months in advance, which means I’m thinking Christmas pudding in July. 

Garlic Pro Chopper doesn’t cut it

Garlic Pro Chopper doesn’t cut it

Garlic. While we love to eat it, we will go to great lengths not to touch it. You can buy rubber tubes that peel the cloves with a roll of the palm, presses that crush the pulp with a mere squeeze, and even pint-sized mandolins