With a mere month until the holiday frenzy comes to a climax, I’m once again struggling with the convergence of the delicacy of all those social obligations that tag alongside: parties, gifts, food, et cetera. Couple those concerns with a looming global recession, a (personally) exhausting pair of months, and the general fatigue that [...]

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) *Asterisk and Italicize any items you’d be interested in trying but have not yet.*
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. [...]

The girl seems to have learned a new trick.
The scenario? We keep her clean bibs in a small tub on the floor of the pantry. When it’s time to eat, one of us walks over to the pantry, opens it up, and pulls out a new bib. Claire, smile on her [...]

I also considered titling this post:
“I’m with Stupid”
“Hollow Man”
“The Ghost of Easter Past”
“Do you like green eggs and ham?”
“Worst. Sandwich. Ever.”
“No, salmonella is not the new diet craze sweeping the nation.”
“Who’s the April fool, now?”
“Extra mustard cannot fix everything.”
Actually, if you ever want to have the frak kicked out of you by a little bit [...]

December 21
I’ll be having some scrumptious leftover butter chicken for lunch today. It took about an hour to prepare and cook, but we tried out the new recipe to great success last night. Wow!

Day 21: So much candy and yet I’m too young to have any!

The only thing I’d note is that [...]

December 17
I realized this morning as I was taking some time to plan out the week’s recipes in the mealplanit (and yes, two years later we still use that thing!) that while I mentioned cooking on my “planning for two weeks off” post, I didn’t really elaborate on the extent of that.

Day 17: …but she [...]

December 2
For a couple of busy parents (who apparently have no time on their hands) we sure seem to eat well these days. I suppose with Christmas a few weeks down the road we should be saving some good cheer for later. But I’m definitely not arguing.

Day 2: “I only let grandma squeeze me [...]

This time last year we had snow on the ground. And it stuck around for a good six months. Not yet, this year.
Instead, after walking over and back to the polling station, a dog and a bright orange stroller in tow, we came home and barbecued some steaks and grilled up one of [...]

I’ve been conducting a little experiment for the last few-plus weeks. I’ve gone cold turkey on flavoured sugar water and have been drinking more water. In fact, I’ve trimmed my liquids down to the following:
- water
- milk (1%)
- tea (unsweetened)
- coffee (black)
- wine (though my drinking buddy is dry right now)
- beer (on [...]

When we were in London a few months back, we spent a few nights in a “self catered” apartment. Basically, that means we had our own kitchen and we could cook our own food.
But we were in London… on vacation… so why?
We did (just to speed things along in the mornings) stop [...]

I keep meaning to post some photos of the garden these days. It’s become a grotesque, seething organism in and of itself, and I’m — well, I’m a little scared of it, frankly. When I do manage to muster the courage to step foot inside, it’s usually to check the progress of the [...]

Karin and I went for dinner with the in-laws et al at Red Deer’s newest dining sensation, a modern mini-mall incarnation of Indian dining cuisine. I’ll start by saying the food was mostly pretty good. It was certainly not the “best” curry I’ve eaten; The naan was so-so (and misspelled in the menu), the [...]