Yes, they are as good as they look… and if you want to see more of things like this, check out Mel’s new baking blog at smilingfrog.ca for a pile of recipes for very tasty things.
The announcement is long overdue, and I’m sure most of you have already stumbled upon it… but if not, it’s [...]
Several people have been asking me lately about the coffee we’ve been brewing at home. Last fall, I ended up having one of those random, supermarket line-up conversations with a fellow in line behind me. He was grabbing a bag of Kicking Horse coffee, one of my old favourites, but was explaining that [...]
As my first recipe to share, here is what I made to go with our dinner tonight: Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup.
Ingredients:
2 tbs. olive oil
1 tbs. butter
2 tbs. flour
1 clove garlic – minced
1 medium white onion – diced
2 medium leeks (white portions only) – coarsely sliced
2 red peppers – roasted & sliced
1 28 oz can [...]
During the summer months, we were making a regular habit of heading over to Kensington Market (downtown, near Chinatown) each weekend to collect a weekly stash of fresh fruits and veggies, as well as meats and fish. During the winter, it’s a bit cold over that way, so we’ve been heading to St. Lawrence [...]
We went down to Kensington Market today. What a neat spot. Hippie, granola, ethnic, and artsy all rolled into one area. Lots of amazing shops and stores to visit, with street performers, coffee shops, and art displays abound.
Now that we’re not renovating every weekend, we have much more time to finally be able to check [...]
