Category Archives: party time
May
15
2015
Have you seen the Netflix documentary series “Chef’s Table“? In short, you should.
Stylistically it’s brilliant, and completely unexpected in it’s depth and insight into creative thinking both from a film-making and culinary point of view read more
posted in meatless wonders, party time, sideshows
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Apr
27
2015
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” Rumi
“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Change. It can be a cause for celebration. A turning point. A ju read more
posted in party time, Uncategorized
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Dec
22
2012
ceviche bites
The food I grew up on was anything but exotic. When people here ask me “So what is typical Canadian food?” I hesitate. “Um… we use a lot of potatoes?” Which I know is a lame response, but if I describe the food Canadians eat, I know the a read more
posted in one-bite wonders, party time
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Apr
10
2012
roasted garlic hummus
As I was putting together an assortment of snacks for an evening’s gathering, I got to thinking about the first time I made my own hummus.
It was a cold winter’s day in Montreal. I had recently moved in with my new roommate, a fun and hilarious Québécois read more
posted in condiments, make your own, meatless wonders, party time, sideshows, the opening act
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Feb
17
2012
ground cherry and walnut baked brie
I do not like the circus. I find the whole thing terrifying. I don’t like the fact that it is a traveling spectacle, for one thing. I don’t know, something about that just feels unsettling. I did get the chance to sit on an elepha read more
posted in meatless wonders, party time, the opening act
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