Bake with abandon!
I thought I knew all the deep fried options available. Our local Scottish-themed pub serves deep fried Mars bars, the 2006 State Fair of Texas drew crowds and headlines for serving deep-fried Coca-Cola, and Indiana upped the ante the following year with deep-fried, chocolate-dipped strawberries. …
The tree outside my bedroom window is turning a golden red as we move past the halfway point of September. This glorious hue is often called “ginger” and reminds me of golden retrievers and freckle-faced red heads. Not actually the colour of ginger root, it …
Belly dance class starts again soon and I’m all set to go. I’ve secured the coins on my jingly hip scarf and have finally found the bumper sticker I filed away for safe keeping (okay, lost) until the start of the new session. It reads …
Browsing BoingBoing this morning I stumbled across a post for a product I haven’t seen in years – Vegiforms. Available at my beloved Lee Valley , these clear plastic molds transform veggies into kid-friendly shapes like elves and hearts. Just clamp one onto a growing …
In the grocery store the other day, I was hit by a distinctive aroma as I passed the produce section. To my delight I saw a large display of concord grapes. While I mourn the end of summer, autumn does offer up persuasive apologies – …
Basil and Walnut Green Beans I’ve always had firm opinions about food. Even as a child you couldn’t trick me into eating tinned corn. Frozen was fine, fresh even better, but it if came from a can, I’d have nothing of it. Peas were just …