Currant events

Every holiday season, I find myself asking the same question: “Why is it so hard to find recipes for cookies at this time of year?”

Ha ha.

Kale and hearty

With the Yueltide nearing (we’re not there, but you can see it from here) and with it the usual gorging on baked goods, booze, starch and meats, I thought I’d try to get one (last?) sort-of healthy meal in beforehand.

Class dismissed

Here's me, looking as exhausted as I felt/feel following my last cooking class. I burned my demi-glace, overcooked my chicken a smidge and managed to botch glazed vegetables, but I passed and now I'm freeeeeeee! Now: what do I do with the chef get up?

The Maple Leaf forever

Here in the Big Smoke, the autumn is stubbornly refusing to give way to the winter snows that have started blanketing other parts of the country (even our fair west coast). It’s crispy, but the boots are still in the basement for now.

Still, the nights do get cool, so if you really need an excuse to crawl under a soft blanket on the couch, it's there if you need it. And how about a warming cocktail to complete that little tableaux?