Bake with abandon!
If the kitchen were on fire, which isn’t that far fetched an idea given our history, this is one of the items I’d grab. My mom gave me this navy blue ceramic ginger grater for Christmas a couple of years ago and I’ve used it …
Why is this block of cheddar wearing ear buds? It’s listening to All You Need is Cheese, a series of podcasts about Canadian cheese. Fermented curd connoisseur, Ian Jones, criss-crosses our vast country talking to “artisans, experts and cheese lovers from coast to coast.” Whether …
Sorry this post is so late. I wrote 15,000 words in three days and my brain got scared and hid under the sofa. I managed to coax it out with hot coffee and sweet snacks. But it’s still mad at me. By now some of …
Now that American Thanksgiving is over, I feel I can address Christmas without rushing things too much. Over the next few weeks I’ll be looking at gifts for people who love to cook. Now I realize that buying a suitable present for a fussy foodie …
Yesterday, I went stove shopping. Many hours and several stores later, I learned: Very few manufacturers make 24″ gas stoves. Those who do make bare-bones models. You have your choice of white, white, white or white. Today, I went shopping again and learned: When it …
Charmian can’t come to the blog right now. She’s out looking for a new stove. Here’s her I-might-as-well-blow-the-wad wish list. How many features do you think she’ll actually get? Remember, she’s going for a 24″ natural gas model, not a standard 30″, and had to …
It’s small. It’s earnest. Although it teeters on the julienne-thin line between cute and kitschy, I want it as much as I want a new stove. Last year Yarn Harlot won first prize for the Best Activities Blog (where I swiped the nifty logo on …
According to the good people at Breville, makers of fine espresso machines and other things kitcheny, today is National Espresso Day. The chocolate swirl lily is my caffeinated tribute. Now before you ooh and ahh, let me tell you it took eight tries, half a …
You guys are the best! I knew my brain was functioning on emergency battery backup when I posted my nowhere-near-100 top list. Brownies?! How’d I miss that? And what was I thinking when I listed sugar cookies? Oatmeal chocolate chip are waaaaayy better. And no …