Writing
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What's for Pud? Ginger Bread and Butter Pudding
I simply cannot resist a good bread pudding. So, despite the fact that I was thinking about doing something a bit more creative for Sam & Monkey Gland‘s What’s for…
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Elsewhere: A lighter lunch, and a perfect pull
I like to think of life as a study in contrasts. One day, I am deep frying cheese and the next I am nibbling on a healthy lunch of tuna…
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Chicken Fried Cheese Sandwich
Oh my. I really can’t believe I’m doing this post. I can’t believe that as I was flipping through Nigella Bites, looking for something fun to make for What’s for…
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Babbo's Egg Sandwich
There are certain foods that are just hard to photograph. It’s not that it can’t be done. It just presents a challenge, or at least an acceptance that the photograph…
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About Tripods
I am not a person who gets excited by gear. In fact, gear often deters me from even getting into a hobby in the first place. When I began to…
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Greece meets West
I’m not usually a big fan of pita bread… it’s often dry and tough unless drenched in tzatziki. However, there is a fantastic little greek restaurant up the hill from…
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Happy Easter
Today is both Easter and my daughter’s 12th birthday. She has started calling it “earthday” as a result. Have a great day!
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Elsewhere: Happy Hour
Happy Fruity Friday! My [DC] post this week is one of my favorite drinks, the strawberry mojito… well, frankly, anything that is both a mojito and contains fresh fruit would…
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Pizza for Brunch
I realize I’m deluding myself when I say this, but these aren’t tarts. They are pizzas. With puff pastry, and no sauce, and no cheese, and tart like toppings. OK.…
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21 Steps, Whistler BC
I’ve written a little about the restaurant, 21 Steps in Whistler BC, that we are part owners of before. We are silent parters, so we really have nothing to do…
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Elsewhere: Freshly Roasted Guatemalan Huehuetenango
Sorry it’s been quiet around here… I’m on vacation this week, not to mention officially entering my late 30s today. Ouch! (Or, at least that’s what I’ll be saying tomorrow…
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HDR Photography
Heidi, from 101 Cookbooks, has posted a very cool article on using High Dynamic Range (HDR) for food photography. Cameras, or in fact, the human eye, can only see a…