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spaghetti and meatballs: make on day 1, eat on day 2
Patience is a virtue. I made this spaghetti and meatball masterpiece on Friday afternoon. 2.0’s family was planning a visit for Saturday evening, so I wanted a crowd pleaser that could be assembled at the last minute when I got home from the studio. When I did a little taste test, it was good. But when…
Read Moremeet penelope
She’s going to be living with someone very special. Packed up into a little cardboard crate (with air holes, of course), to wing her way to her new home. There will be lots of books there, and a dog to keep her company. Happy spring! .
Read Morelemon cookies
Sometimes, when you’re feeling a little stressed and/or sluggish, a good tea cookie is what’s needed to put things right. Or gin… but tea and lady-like cookies are a far more socially acceptable and work-friendly solution. I have a to-do list that is currently out of control, which might explain the constant state of headache…
Read Moregaspereau valley fibres
. . . Yesterday, Bill and Rosie Beaucoup took me to Gaspereau Valley Fibres. I’ve been desperate to get some wool for felting, and Rosie promised that I would find everything I needed in Gaspereau (that’s in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia). The shop is very close to downtown Wolfville, and about a kilometre away…
Read Morelemon garlic shrimp
Hello, friends. It’s been a long week of twelve hour work-days, topped off with a two-day headache. Bleck. But I’ve made it to Friday, and the day has been all mine. And what should one do when one has the day to herself? Gorge on shrimp, of course. Let me preface this by saying that…
Read Morechicken and mint salad
Whenever I’m in Toronto, I go to one of my most favourite restaurants – Pho Hung. It’s usually my first stop. As in, I don’t need to drop my suitcase off before stuffing my face with Vietnamese awesomeness. I always order the same thing. Always. Never anything else. Never. A huge bowl of noodles topped…
Read Moretriple ginger cookies
Do you like ginger? Mrs. Rutherford does. And she made the mistake of telling me so a few years ago. Now, whenever I see a recipe featuring ginger, I think of Mrs. Rutherford. Imagine my delight when I discovered a recipe for triple ginger cookies on epicurious.com. It had Rutherford written all over it. So…
Read Morebeef stroganoff
This is the birthday meal I requested for the first 30 years of my life. This, and Rosie Beaucoup’s Mountain of Meringues. Oh, and lately, a Superstore white cake. I love grocery store cake with its thick, sugary icing. I’d like to tell you this is the best and most authentic beef stroganoff recipe ever, but…
Read Morehappy valentine’s day
Yesterday was spent decorating cookies. Ninety cookies. Ninety heart-shaped sugar cookies. That’s a lot of icing, people. Decorating that many cookies with 2.0 around is no easy feat. He hovers. And wonders when you might be done with that beater? And whines about how hungry he is. This despite the fact that he gets any and…
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