I was motivated by a request from a Facebook friend to write my recipe for hummus, after I posted “Homemade hummus. Too much garlic. It burns. Burns. (And let this be a warning to those I work with, and vampires)”. This has got to be the most garlicky batch I’ve ever made. It is also…
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I am a food and lifestyle blogger who has been too busy with food and lifestyle to blog.
A Public Service Health Announcement
I can’t write today. I’m going for a walk. But I leave you with this important message from Dr. Mike Evans.
Saturday Afternoon with Walsh Cooks
Today I was out and about with a dear friend of mine. The destination was the Muttart Conservatory to stop by Culina so I could get my hands on some of Cally’s Earl Grey Tea. You see, up until today I had been rationing my Cally’s Earl Grey – so desperate was I to replenish…
Stephen Duckett’s Pate
Christmas party season is well upon us, and Michael and I attended our third, last night. Technically, it was a farewell party hosted by Stephen Duckett, his charming partner Terri, their lovely daughter/generous wine pourer, Sarah, and a friendly black cat I spotted when I was admiring their spiffy and well-stocked wine racks. I really…
O Fortuna (Calgary Version)
Here’s O Fortuna (Carmina Burana) as you have never heard it before. As described by Calgary Tourism: To help warm up the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus this season, we asked Calgarians to tweet their tips on how to keep warm in Calgary’s winter wonderland. This had me giggling through the entire piece. I had to…
Tienda Latina – 2nd Year Anniversary!
Tienda Latina (Argyll Foods) 9844 – 63 Ave Edmonton AB (780) 438-3684 Our friends Bernardo and Carlos are celebrating the 2nd year Anniversary of Tienda Latina. Haven’t been yet? Go. Located still at the corner of Argyll and 99th Street, the shop has morphed into a Latina specialty store, and the “corner shop” items like…
The Victorian Kitchen
My friend Darlene Kunitz posted a comment on her Facebook page that a “Victorian kitchen, with cook and scullery maid, had great potential to be a jolly place”. Indeed! I’d never tell Michael this, but when I ask him to find me a pot or to get me a few potatoes from the storage cupboard,…
Walshinara Sauce
We’ve been eating a lot of meat lately. Mm. Meat. Nothing wrong with meat, but some days the old ticker says, “Hey Walsh, take it easy please.” I listen to my body all the time. And I respond in kind. So when it says, “Hey Walsh, you need to eat that Mint Oreo Blizzard”, I…
Cally’s Tea Available at the Muttart
Hot off the Twitter press: ————————————– CulinaMuttart by HighlndsKitchen You can now buy Cally’s tea at the Muttart! The best earl grey tea ever, just in time for x-mas. ————————————– People, this is a Christmas miracle, as I’m nearly out of The Best Earl Grey!
Cabbage Rolls and Coffee
Tomorrow is a family reunion – a promised feast of garlic sausage, veggie plates, perogies, buns, butter, squares, and of course, wait for it…. (enter The Shmenges…) 2 – 3 – 4! Cabbage rolls and coffee! MMM MMM good! Seriously. We will be having cabbage rolls and coffee. Tonight, to get my Ukrainian stomach prepped…
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