Most of this week the weather has been hot and humid, a little unusual for September, but it does happen. I haven’t had to put on the Air Conditioning (A/C) for most of the Summer. What a Joy and a saving of energy, money and the environment!! However, this week was too hot and too […]
Most of this week the weather has been hot and humid, a little unusual for September, but it does happen. I haven’t had to put on the Air Conditioning (A/C) for most of the Summer. What a Joy and a saving of energy, money and the environment!! However, this week was too hot and too
I promised a while back, actually a long while back, to give you my version of Butter Chicken from J’s World Kitchen. I loved J’s recipe for Naan so much that I decided to make his version of butter chicken. I did, however, take a look at a few other videos, just to see what was
I try keeping busy. I do a little cleaning, a little cooking, a little gardening and these days a little knitting. It fills the time, gives me a sense of accomplishment, a full stomach, a somewhat clean house and more sweaters than I will ever wear in a life time!! Still by the fifth week
I try keeping busy. I do a little cleaning, a little cooking, a little gardening and these days a little knitting. It fills the time, gives me a sense of accomplishment, a full stomach, a somewhat clean house and more sweaters than I will ever wear in a life time!! Still by the fifth week
Our word for today is “artisanal” or artisnal. – made in a traditional, non-mechanical way – made by hand. It applies mainly to food or drink, such as, bread kneaded by hand, possibly using a homemade starter. Artisnal also refers to locally made cheeses, beers, preserves…the list goes on. These foods are a little more
Our word for today is “cookie.” I love the baked kind. I can’t remember my mother or my grandmother actually baking cookies. However, my grandmother, always had cookies in her cookie jar, which was shaped like a rather rotund woman – go figure (or not as the case maybe đ I will eat peanut butter
Our word for today is natural…. It’s overused to be sure, but it is still one of those words that creates so many positive feelings, when I hear it. I have to work at being cynical when I read a label that says “natural flavourings,” which probably means chemical additives, that taste like the real
Our word for today is fĂȘte. It’s French for celebration. Posting about bread, or at least grain, yesterday, had me thinking about festivities. I equate festivities with food. Or, maybe, it’s food that makes things festive. Lunch, with a baguette from Jules, our French patisserie around the corner, and some cheese is always a celebration,
Our word today is grain. Again another one of those words that says so much, so simply. Grain is the stuff of life. It’s a staple. Depending on where you live, it can be wheat, rice, maize etc. It’s a symbol of the richness of life – friends and families “breaking bread.” I admire people
