Pork (Why I’m entering the Maple Leaf contest)

I decided within the last couple of weeks to enter a recipe contest sponsored by Maple Leaf foods, and I promised those of you who follow the Real Food Made Easy page on Facebook an explanation for why I decided to enter…

For those of you worried that I’m shilling for “the man”, here’s my thinking:

My primary [...]

file under cocktails: Kentucky Summer Blues

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 before [...]

The Cost of Convenience

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 short [...]

Gluten-free Baguettes

I’ve been playing around with the gluten-free recipes from Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes per day.  Zoe Francois and Jeff Hertzberg have done a great job of providing whole grain and gluten-free options for their Artisan Bread in 5 minutes per day method.

Simply put, this method is great for families and households where you would like [...]

Afternoon with the Padre ( A delicious summer cocktail! )

As promised, this next cocktail post is, in fact a cocktail post (albeit a little later than originally planned!).

This cocktail was originally developed for a Thursday Drink night, but I’ve been enjoying it over the past few weeks and thought I would share the recipe with y’all.

Summer is finally upon is, and what says [...]