I like cooking fast and improvising. It works well with some things. But don’t try it when baking. Today, I started with some leftover steak and ended up with a rich tasting chili that knocked my socks off. Here’s what I did: 1. Chop and onion and 4-6 cloves of garlic. Saute in olive oil. 2. Add some dried [...]
I don’t know what it is about this ad, but it cracks me up. Every time. How can I not try PepsiMax? (I don’t even have a proper category for this one.)
Shabbat dinner was not the regular affair last night. LA and I had spent the day shopping for furniture, lunching at Cactus Club (the Rocket Salad rocks) and generally hanging out. It’s called a “date day” and I highly recommend it. Then, we got a cancellation call from the dentist for Maddy to get her cavity repaired [...]
John gave me my mom’s old waffle iron a few years ago and it worked remarkably well whenever we longed for a taste of a freshly made waffle. Yesterday, I was making a triple waffle recipe (because David is visiting and we all love fresh homemade waffles) – we can always freeze the extras, they are [...]
The occasion was a year-end celebration for LA’s work colleagues and the house was done up all festive and nice. The 20 cm dumping of snow the previous day didn’t deter the hearty Edmontonians. They showed up by car, truck, all-wheeler and cab. Most missed the house number (because it is invisible and needs to [...]
