Food rants :

A BIT OF A RANT

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I have just spent a wonderful weekend in New York. This was a surprise trip for my grandson's birthday. We had a fabulous time savouring the sights and enjoying the hustle bustle of a big city. However, one thing set me thinking, and that was[...]

Earth vs. Soup!

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So, you’ll notice a new widget off on the sidebar there…Yep, I’m taking part in Project Food Blog (although I am fully anticipating and preparing myself for 1st-round elimination). More to come on that in the next few weeks.[...]

Fire in the Wok

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Finally! I succeeded at getting a good shot of flames rising from the wok while cooking. And, I thought that since this photograph looked cool enough to share, I should probably write a bit about how and why to safely set fire to food in[...]

I?ve been M.I.A

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This is the second time I’ve been M.I.A since starting this blog late November 2010. The first time being when I headed to NYC over New Years and was not near a kitchen to cook. I did however eat out a lot and eat tons of sweets but I[...]

Cookbook failure

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I didn’t get around to posting yesterday, in between working, my haircut, and spending time with the bambino, but I did go grocery shopping before I went to work. While I neglected to take a picture of my receipt, I am happy to report[...]

Monday musings?.

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I don’t have much for this evening’s entry. The bambino’s watching “ The Wizard of Oz ” and I know I’ll catch hell for this, but I loathe this movie. The bambino is enjoying himself, and apparently one of my[...]

The Recipe Exchange

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I just received the greatest email from my friend. I remember when I was little, we use to do this with socks, underwear or even cash. This time it was for recipes. I had to post this immediately as it was so perfect for my blog.[...]

Farming In The City

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Farming in the city doesn’t sound as, well, sexy as “Sex In The City,” but it is still a catchy title. As most of my longtime readers know, I grew up half in the city and half on a farm. On the weekdays, I lived in[...]

My dinner @ CNY eve

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As you know I couldn’t make it back home for cny this time, and most of my friends have gone home for cny.. So this is what I had, chinese take away!!   I always have a big apetite as you can see 3 dishes for myself, yes[...]

?I wanna reach out??

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Today’s been kind of crazy–In a good way. Last night as I was checking my stats (because I’m obsessive-compulsive like that), I noticed a referral from the blog Northern Valley Beacon . Imagine my surprise to see that my rant[...]