I recently got a copy of David Lebovitz’s most recent book, Ready for Dessert, and have noodled around a little bit, but wanted to make a few of the cakes. For tonights dinner, I was looking for something that wouldn’t be too sweet, and might pair well with some of the rhubarb that was begging [...]
I’m playing around with plugins for wordpress here and thought I’d use it as an opportunity to pull together some of the cocktails we’ve enjoyed in the last few months… Click on any one of the pictures to start the slide show!
This summer, I've been taking gluten-free baking to the Mayfair Market, and aside from (1) selling lots of baked goods and (2) meeting the people who need gluten-free baking, one of the great things about the markets is meeting and talking with some of the other vendors. There's been a tamale cart at most of [...]
Last night was the last Thursday Drink Night before Tales of the Cocktail and the theme turned to crushed ice. Its been a few weeks since I’ve had a chance to catch up with the Mixoloseum crew, so even though time was tight last night, I pulled together a cocktail and popped my head in [...]
Last weekend, Kris Constable organized an Ideas conference in Victoria. 2 days, 50 talks, each 10 minutes long. There was no restriction on topics, so they ranged from discussions about optimal housing arrangements, to the benefits of bio-diesel cooperatives, to how technology could aid lymphodema patients! (check out www.ideawave.ca for the deets). I gave a [...]
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