works of wanderlust

Category: cast iron guy

  • Downtown, Part One

    Is it out of character of me to write a short post about the heart of the place I live? See, I used to work downtown. Used to, in that the job I currently have the privilege to do from the safety of my home was once and may again in the future be based

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  • Grilled Grilled Cheese Spring Sandwich

    Late last year I bought a slab of cast iron from the local home improvement mega store. The idea was not to buy a quality cooking griddle, but instead supplement my outdoor grill with a reasonably inexpensive multi-purpose cooking surface. Delicate grill items, like veggies or fish are fine on aluminum foil, but I figured

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  • Edmowood

    Community spirit comes in many different shapes and sizes. Sometimes it comes in the shape and size of a larger-than-life travelling sign that shows up mysteriously in parks around the city. ED – mō – wo͝od A nonsense name and (I assume) a portmanteau of the name of our city “Edmonton” and the name of

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  • Camping: Of Annual Adventures Gone Awry

    It’s Travel Tuesday and once again I’m reminded of the challenge of living through a global pandemic and a life dismantled by a thousand small cuts. You see, each year with — the exception of last year — we usually go camping with a small group of families. Eight adults. The same number of too-rapidly-growing-up

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  • Ten Sweet Desserts Made Sweeter By Cast Iron

    If your Easter weekend was anything like mine, it involved a lot of food. And like many holidays it also happened to involve a lot of sweet desserts. Here’s hoping you got your fill of flavourful delights this year. And for next time, here is some inspiration for how to get you holiday sugar rush

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