Oh food. How I love thee. Today was a Great Day. Broke away from the routine of work and enjoyed lunch with a great group of friends at Thanh Thanh Oriental Noodle House at 10718 – 101 St, Edmonton. Sorry Calgary peeps you will have to visit us here. Phone 780-426-5068. They take reservations and…
Brown Rice Pudding
I reviewed our kitchen inventory this morning and found we had a) 2 litres of milk with a best before date of tomorrow, b) 1 litre of half-and-half cream less a few tablespoons that went in our borscht c) a Bulk Barn bag of brown rice tossed in the back of the cupboard, d) an…
Borscht!
My favourite food time of year is upon us. Our gardens are offering up beets, onions, potatoes, peas, cabbage, carrots, dill, bacon, sour salt and cream. OK fine, maybe Safeway is providing the bacon and cream. Sour salt is a bit more of a challenge. Above you see a bowl of my Mom’s finest borscht….
Forget the Tea. Let’s Have Wine!
I have been drinking a lot of tea lately. I took a hiatus from my usual G & T. Mainly because a) the weather has been cool, and G & T is my hot summer day drink, and b) my bottle of gin is empty. Nonetheless, my latest shipment of wine from Opimian has arrived,…
Pork Ear Drums
Someone ended up at my blog because they Googled, “How to cook pork ear drums”. I do not cook, eat, or even look at pork ear drums. I think you confused Walsh Cooks with Andrew Zimmern, of “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern“, who hangs with people who probably eat things like pork ear drums with…
Transcend Coffee
Today was too gorgeous to stay indoors, so we did a wander through Old Strathcona and ended up Transcend Coffee by the Garneau Theatre just off the High Level Bridge, on 109th Street, south of Saskatchewan Dr. This location is busy, and can often be difficult to find a seat. We always manage to get…
Lentil Dahl
As the moon moves into Taurus, and the sun into Leo, my mind gazes to the empty bowl of sugary grapefruit slice candy, and wine gums beside me. Again, another Monday looms with resolve to “eat right” and clean up my act. Best way to tackle this is to cook in advance. More often than…
Friday at our Place
What. A. Week. A confidence shared. Embarrassment. Spilled my full-to-the-top water bottle all over my keyboard, mouse, telephone, pants, floor. All while trying to be professional during a telephone call. Not sure that a screamed “OH CRAP” (*whispered: I actually screamed OH SHIT but someone I work with might be reading this, so oh crap…
Bubble Tea
Bubble tea has been on my radar for many years. But it fell in the “Ew, you must be kidding me” category, so didn’t pay much attention. Thing is, bubble tea didn’t go away like I thought it would. In fact, it has grown into a seemingly booming industry. They talk about bubble tea on…
Specialty Tea
Regular reader of my blog? You know I love tea. New to my blog? I love tea. My usual is Cally’s Teas Best Earl Grey, because, it is simply the best Earl Grey tea on the planet. I’m letting you know this in case you are wondering what to buy me as a mid-summer just-because…
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