Bake with abandon!
Last week’s topic spurred some monkey business. I won’t pass along the childish or illegal ideas sent to me via a wide range of channels, but suffice it to say, I won’t be publishing those suggestions here. I don’t want to be accused of influencing …
I’m in an extremely good mood today — more on this later — and am celebrating with a book giveaway. The good people at Whitecap Books have generously provided me with a copy of Dominique & Cindy Duby’s wonderful book, Crème Brûlée: More than 50 …
Avocado photo © Simon Goldenberg. Published under a creative commons license. In the movie Oh, God! George Burns, as The Almighty, admits the avocado might have been his one mistake. He made the pit too big. While I appreciate the creation of avocados, I do …
There’s a great series of Bud Light mock greeting cards. My favourite reads “Let’s make February 15th our Valentine’s Day.” It’s February 16. I’m not late. I’m just feeling somewhat rebellious and not particularly romantic. No flowers, bon bons, cards, cinnamon hearts or dinners out …
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — I’m not a banana fan. I consider them the Herb Tarlek of fruit — they’re pushy and turn slimy when you aren’t looking. You just know if a banana wore a belt, it would match …
Learning new software is a bit like cooking on a new stove. While the concept is the same, the oven light switch is in a different location, the knobs work in unexpected ways (why didn’t anyone tell me you had to push them in first?) …
Saturday, February 7, 2009 marked the 45th anniversary of the Beatles’ arrival in North America. To celebrate, my friend Theresa hosted an Across the Universe party. Great food and bad puns set the mood as we watched the video and sang along. I apologize to …
Last week, Alisa Bowman asked what impressive but no-fuss meal she could serve her book club. Hungry bookworms answered with a wide range of culinary solutions: Diva Lisa jumped straight to dessert and suggested cheesecake. Lisa, you can join my book club any day. Cheri …