Tag: recipe

  • searching for theatre style

    searching for theatre style

    Salt, oil and popping corn. Can you imagine how many iterations and combinations of that trio I’ve gone through over the years in search of the perfect pop-at-home theatre-style popcorn? I lost count long ago. I’ll try not to bury the lede here. Theatre Style Popcorn 2 tablespoons of beta carotene infused coconut oil2 teaspoons

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  • the great pasta kerfuffle

    the great pasta kerfuffle

    I alluded to this in my most recent post on brand loyalty: the great spaghetti sauce change up of 2024 and the “kerfuffle that caused” in our house. First of all, we’re not Italian. So when I write about “spaghetti sauce” I need to be exceptionally clear that we are basically talking about the red

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  • Scratch Soup

    Scratch Soup

    Using up leftovers, scrounging bits of vegetables from the refrigerator, gauging spices, and adding bits that make texture and flavours and spicyness to what you and your culinary audience likes… this is what makes a good scratch soup.

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  • taking stock, making stock

    taking stock, making stock

    New Years Day and it’s officially 2023. We host a party every new years with our camping friends. We don’t camp on new years eve, but instead we cook a big meal in our warm house and then wander over to the park to skate or sled or (if they’re not cancelled like last night)

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  • Bardo’s Bakery: Oat Cakes

    Bardo’s Bakery: Oat Cakes

    December 4 of 31 December-ish posts Some kids dream of running away to join the circus. (Well, at least that’s what they do in movies, right?) Some adults dream of quitting their jobs and starting a business. If I could run away today (with a few hundred grand in my pocket to help the plan) I would

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