Bake with abandon!
Photo by Myhsu. I’ve got to learn to pick up on hints. But I was so anxious to relive the wonderful restaurant experience Andrew and I had five years ago while on vacation, I ignored the obvious clues that disappointment was just a fork load …
Stephanie, aka the Crockpot Lady, is one brave cook. She’s vowed to make a crockpot recipe a day — every day — for 2008. Not only does she make the expected soups and stews, she steps outside the slowcooker box and makes falafels. And pancakes. …
As part of the Blog a Day for the Month of May challenge, I’m doing a blog swap with fellow writer, Elizabeth Kricfalusi. She and I have a lot in common besides making a living with words. She loves to travel, has a soft spot …
I had a number of treats today. First, I drove to the visually stunning and fertile Annapolis Valley to visit my friend Jodi DeLong, a freelance writer, avid gardener and creator of the blog Blooming Writer. Not only did I meet her horse, 27-year-old donkey …
This week, the barrel did not turn. Instead of performing a rotation, Dr. Andrew Thomson spent his day offering sage advice and lessons hard learned to fellow travelers in the business history crowd. And just what could tear him away from his precious cask? This …
A while ago, I caused some confusion when I posted a recipe for hummus and mentioned my belly dance classes. Yes, I dance. Just not very well. When I cleaned up my office, I located the missing bumper sticker — which had been filed away …
According to Inventables, the think tank behind the transparent toaster pictured above, if their R&D team can figure out a way to get the glass hot enough, you’ll never be surprised by singed crusts again. I see two flaws in this plan. One: They assume …
Today’s lesson: Smart husbands hide the chocolate stash out in the open. Can you see the two packages of Lindt? The spines says,”Dark chocolate with pieces of orange and almond slivers.” Neither could I — at first. Very clever of Andrew to store them amidst …
Today’s lesson: Paring knives aren’t good for opening jars of olives. The good news: The doctor says the puncture wound to my sister’s left hand did only minor nerve damage. Nerves heal at a rate of 1mm a day, so she should be back to …