Seriously have to consider changing the name of this blog to Walsh Drinks. Fellow gin aficionado Keith introduced me to a website this morning at The Huffington Post, Fall in Love with Gin Cocktails. You know its going to be a good day when you are looking at cocktail recipes before 9:30 am. Now that…
Month: May 2013
Godzilla in Old Strathcona
Found this on our walk this morning in Old Strathcona. This was shortly after a man in a VW Beetle drove past us in an alley, Twistin’ the Night Away blaring, windows down, stopping beside us, and he driver-seat dancing, and Michael alley-dancing, right then, right there. There is no price, no money in the…
Don’t Do It Japan!!!!
I get all sorts of weird, interesting, odd things in my email since I started writing this blog of mine. Today I got this press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9th May 2013 Breakfast Cereals Are The Rising Star Of The Japanese Bakery & Cereal Sector Breakfast cereals grow ahead of the sector trends as Japanese…
Easy Spicy Coconut Lentil Soup
Bet you didn’t know May is Love your Lentils Month. It is. Chef Michael Smith says so. A call was made to food bloggers and home chefs to get creative and submit a recipe, so I did – after I took inventory of my spice cupboard to see what I had in there. You probably…
Spring has Sprung at Earl’s
The patio furniture is out, the sun is shining, and Earl’s has it’s new Spring menu! Nothing says spring (especially for those of us without barbecues at home) quite like a 16 oz bone-in Certified Angus rib eye steak, rubbed with olive oil, gluten free soya sauce, minced garlic cloves, fresh lemon juice, fresh basil,…
Where to Eat in Victoria
Traveling to Victoria? This blog is for you. I am in turmoil because we normally get a Spring trip out to the island, and this year we are unable to. My whole being is aching for the smell of boxwood, the spring flowers, the sea air, the green, roads without potholes, sidewalks not covered in…