Archive for January, 2012

Superbowl treats

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Now don’t those look good? Those are my pomegranate-sriracha chicken wings.  They’re HECKA good.  And they’re perfect for the Superbowl this weekend. Tart, spicy, peppery with a little mint to cool down that Sriracha rush. If you’re going to a Superbowl party, this is the thing to bring to make people go, “Holy heck!  Who [...]

Recipe Shmecipe: Sound of Silence Bowl

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

This was my lunch yesterday. A bowl of slow-roasted fennel, tomatoes and chickpeas in lots of olive oil and cumin, with a big hunk of toasted bread to sop up all those juices (I seem to be able to eat a little bread at the moment, without breaking out into Little Miss Moonface.  Hallelujah!). It [...]

It’s the little things…

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Sometimes, all it takes is the smallest luxury to turn your day around, doesn’t it? Like… Freshly-washed sheets on my bed (which also means a freshly-made bed, aahhhhh) A new conditioner.  My hair smells totally different so I feel like a new person. A toasty towel when I’m done showering (helps to have the dryer [...]

New Show!

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

I haven’t had a chance to tackle any of your excellent ideas of things to write about here.  I miss how good my writing used to be!  Bren and I were just talking about that yesterday… about how we both used to write on a daily basis, and how easily the words flowed onto the [...]

Guess who?

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Look who’s in this month’s issue of Food Network magazine? Cute, huh?  Bren and I collaborated on our favourite french toast recipe… with chocolate chips and dates (although, truth be told, Bren’s original version consisted of dates and KITKAT!  Yum!).  I rustled up some ginger-pomegranate sparklers, bourbon maple syrup, and a berry salad with cardamom [...]