Category Archives: Cookery
Not to labour the point…
This Labour Day long weekend, I’ve been spending it… well, labouring. Saturday I had to work – I don’t mind working the Saturday of a long weekend because everyone’s already left town or are doing long weekend-y things, and don’t … Continue reading
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That’s more like it
After a longish week, I had high hopes for the weekend. And happily, everything went better than expected. Saturday morning I biked down to the market with a fellow knitter and neighbour. After we got back, I turned right around … Continue reading
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A little bit of this and that
Lots of things to update, and not much time in which to do it. Between the thunderstorms and the whole “getting ready for work” thing, let’s see what I can tell you about. ~ Last Thursday was the only day … Continue reading
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Operation Chaos, Part the First
Sunday afternoon I decided I didn’t have enough excitement in my life, so I decided to undertake two major, first-time projects, and call it “Operation Let’s See How Much Chaos I Can Create In My Tiny Kitchen.” The first project … Continue reading
Post-post-Boxing Day buzz
Another day spent in glorious debauchery. Yesterday, the ILP tried to go to the kitchen and restaurant supply place and the giant book store. Hilariously enough, both were closed. So I hit both places today. If you are ever in … Continue reading
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Soup’s On! : Cream of Carrot soup
This is my absolute favorite soup. The backstory: when I was at grad school, I was a student assistant for the Director of the school during my first year. Before the Christmas break, he invited all the student assistants, the … Continue reading
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Soup’s On! : Veggie Chili
I started writing this last night, but was so tired I fell asleep. Not at the computer, but in the general vicinity. The first batch of soup I made was a vegetarian chili I originally found in the Looneyspoons cookbook. … Continue reading
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Soup’s On! : Introduction
Y’know how sometimes you come home at night, and you’re tired and you’re hungry, but you don’t have the energy to cook. Even if you did, there’s nothing in the fridge or cupboards to cook? To top it off, outside … Continue reading
Peaches and reading
This morning when I got up, the peaches I bought at the market on Saturday had infused my apartment with a wonderful, peachy smell. Before it became the sickly-sweet smell of rotting peaches, I made them into peach crisp. Yum! … Continue reading