Today is December 31, 2011. Long gone are the days when Michael and I would head out and celebrate until midnight. Instead, we stay in, eat pizza, drink a bottle of Prosecco, remain in our most comfortable of clothes, listen to tunes, watch a movie, and basically relax. Truth is, it is also the night…
Author: CathyWalsh
Ketchup
Change is the norm these days, and our little packets of Heinz Tomato Ketchup is on the bandwagon and shaking things up. Today, when I ordered my grilled cheese (with extra orange coloured cheese I might add) and dried sad fries from the Standard Life building food court, I was excited, yes EXCITED to pick…
A Canadian Foodie – Food Trends 2012
My pal Valerie of A Canadian Foodie, stitched together a series of posts titled Food Trends 2012. She offers her own insight, as well as those from food bloggers, writers, and people in the food biz. It is a mighty interesting tome for 2012, so put on your coziest cardigan, brew a pot of tea,…
We’re Having Waffles!
A day of eating all things Christmas, plus glasses of wine, buckets of tea, laughs and encouraging shouts during a cut-throat game of dice are all over. The “morning after” can be a bit deflating. The warm glow of wine and the TV fire log have cooled. The Christmas decorations already look out of place….
Wife-Saver Recipe
I’m loving the idea of having “special guests” feature on my blog, and today, I’d like to introduce you to old high school chum Peter Martin. Peter was on Facebook this Christmas morning posting pictures of his beautiful daughters and singing the praises of a Wife Saver recipe, which immediately caught my attention. Wife-saver is…
Merry Christmas!
From Michael and me, to all of you (even you): Merry Christmas, and best wishes for a safe, happy holiday full of love and laughs.
Egg Salad Take 2
Whomever Googled 에그샌드위치 (in case you can’t see it, it looks like Korean writing), and got to my blog…. I did kind of leave you all hanging about Michael’s egg salad sandwiches. They really are delicious. Here’s what he does: Put eggs in bottom of pot Pour in cold water, enough to cover the eggs…
Cally’s Teas is Open for Christmas
Fellow tea lovers, you want the facts. Here they are: Cally’s Teas 10151 Whyte Ave NW Phone: (780) 278-3294 Christmas 2011 shopping hours: December 21 to 23: 11 am to 6 pm December 24: 9 am – 3:30 pm True to form, you are warmly welcomed upon arrival, and a hot cup of tea is…
Egg Salad
Michael makes a mean egg salad sandwich, and since I had two left-over eggs from this morning’s breakfast, thought I’d drop a subtle hint which eggs were available for his lunch.
Garlic Does Not Mellow
Just an update to my Hummus post. Two heads of fresh, raw garlic in your hummus does NOT, repeat DOES NOT, mellow overnight. My friends, learning to cook is trial and error. Now I do have to qualify this in that I don’t mind the intense garlic flavour. However, what I do worry about is…