Bake with abandon!
You are not seeing things. Do not adjust your monitor. Yes, I’ve used this photo before. On Thursday. It drew so many compliments I thought I’d use it again with some clarifications. One: I did not take this photo. I wish I did, but it …
LinkedIn has a new feature that will make freelancer writers smile — a companies directory. And you can bet I’ll be checking it out so I can target my pitches to the right person within the right company. Michelle Rafter covered the subject thoroughly on …
Michael Phelps might be breaking records in the pool, but David McGinn gets gold for his piece in yesterday’s Globe and Mail. His “Eat Like Mike” is one of the funniest pieces of writing I’ve read in a long, long time. McGinn decides to tackle …
My cinnamon ice cream post prompted someone to leave a comment about the potentially toxic effects of cinnamon. It’s Monday morning. I spent the entire weekend cleaning out the basement and dealing with mouse nests and the moldy fallout of a summer’s worth of floods. …
Black cherries. Black background. Oh, if the cat who played with them at the break of dawn had been black, it would have been perfect. These two survivors are soaking up the early morning sun. I like how the light reflects off their curves. Perhaps …
A reader posted a question in the comments section the other day and I don’t want it to get missed. While she knows her area of interest, she’s unsure how to pursue her chosen field. She writes: I am going back to school in September …
If I apply a baseball analogy — and most things in life work well at this level — I hit a double this morning. Not only am I guest blogging about booze-filled chocolates at Accidental Hedonist, I’ve posted a simple but delicious panini recipe at …
Mark Twain once said, “Be careful about reading health books. You could die of a misprint.” Seems celebrity-chef recommendations aren’t always safe either. According to The Globe and Mail, a popular chef and TV personality mistakenly urged readers to toss a potentially lethal leafy green …