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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Art Anchors the Eastside – Culture Crawl Weekend
The place where you live can be an anywhere or it can be somewhere very specific, especially in Canada and the United States. It’s very easy, even in cities, to replicate the experiences you can find across the continent; there … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, community, Eastside Culture Crawl, events, markets, seasonal
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FFWD – Pumpkin-Gorgonzola Flans
Our cookbooks sit on a set of shelves near the entrance to our kitchen. All that fit, that is. Others have no permanent home, floating from kitchen to coffee table to nightstand. Those are the ones I look at most. … Continue reading
Cinnamon-Cardamom Rice Pudding with Honeyed Rosewater Sauce
I’ve mentioned before that eating out can be challenging for people with celiac disease. But it’s not only restaurants where you might run into problems. Eating at the homes of your friends and family can be tricky, too. It’s hard … Continue reading
FFWD – Pommes Dauphinoise (Potato Gratin)
We had the first snow of the year last night, though nothing really stuck to the ground. It’s wet here in Vancouver and there are only a few times each year that conditions are right for snow. By the time … Continue reading
Why I’m here
I was one of those students who did well in high school writing assignments by writing to expectations. I’d been turned off by grammar and usage mechanics by an overly prescriptive teacher and came to prefer learning through sentence combining … Continue reading
FFWD – Roast Chicken for Les Paresseux
I didn’t realize I came from a long line of lazy chicken roasters until I encountered Dorie Greenspan’s recipe for Roast Chicken for Les Paresseux in Around My French Table. In our family, the standard treatment for chicken was a … Continue reading
A New Home for the Winter Farmers’ Market, with Digressions
This past Saturday, the Vancouver Farmers’ Market had their first winter market of the season. It was a bittersweet occasion for me, because until this year the winter market was almost literally a stone’s throw away from where I live. … Continue reading
FFWD – Caramel-Topped Semolina Cake
Cream-of-Wheat and raisins were high on my list of hated foods when I was a child. Well, not raisins in all situations. I loved chocolate-covered Glosettes and a box of Sun-Maid raisins was always welcome. I just didn’t like raisins … Continue reading
Secret Souls, Public Dreams
The Parade of Lost Souls has been a yearly fixture in my neighbourhood since the mid-90’s. Public Dreams Society created an event that mixed Mexican Day of the Dead traditions with Celtic Samhain rituals, throwing in Hallowe’en costumes and a … Continue reading
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Tagged arts, community, events, Festivals, Hallowe'en, Holiday, local
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