Bake with abandon!
I am either exceptionally gullible or way too accommodating. It’s stinking hot outside and I’m baking hockey skates. No really. Andrew’s skates are sub par and an extremely generous friend gave him these top-of-the-line Mission S500s. How fancy are these? Eight hours before you use …
Murphy, tried to make an appearance during coffee roasting, but we sent him packing. When prolonged use began to melt the cover on the hot air popper, we simply removed it. When the beans unexpectedly swelled to twice their size and began to overflow, we …
Murphy, tried to make an appearance during coffee roasting, but we sent him packing. When prolonged use began to melt the cover on the hot air popper, we simply removed it. When the beans unexpectedly swelled to twice their size and began to overflow, we …
One of my writing friends, Gretchen Roberts, is a wine fanatic. She loves wine so much she’s dedicated a blog to it. Everyday Wine launched this week and one of her posts pointed me to Decanter.com’s quiz Am I a Great Vintage? This page tells …
Yesterday, Andrew and I went to The Green Beanery in Toronto to buy a half pound of beans for our home roasting experiment. When faced with a wall of choices, we were unable to make a firm decision and bought six different types. I justified …
When I was in Nova Scotia this week, Jodi introduced me to Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op, the first fair trade roasters in Canada. You know the owners are passionate when they mortgage their house to start a business with 10 tons of green beans …
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. …
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 …