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Top Five Friday – 5 Great Reasons to Visit the Pender Farmer’s Market
In Island Life, Top 5 Friday on July 16, 2010 at 8:54 pm
If you’re on Pender Island this weekend, be sure to stop by the Farmers’ Market on Saturday:
- I’ll be there serving Pender Pulled Lamb on Homemade Flatbreads with Veggies and Tzatziki — look for my table around the side of the community hall — beside the lounge. Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday Lunch – Vodka Infused Watermelon
In Kitchen Tips, Sunday Lunch on July 11, 2010 at 7:39 pm
Sometimes, when it’s really, really hot, a crazy cool-down idea will take shape around here.
Like injecting a watermelon with vodka — circa Lollapalooza ’93 — which is the last (and more age-appropriate) time I considered using a syringe to introduce alcohol into fruit. Back then it was a scheme to get booze past the festival gate checkpoint — a scheme we never got around to actually attempting… Read the rest of this entry »
Top Five Friday – 5 Cold / Chilled Soups to Cool You Down
In Top 5 Friday on July 9, 2010 at 1:02 pm
1. Soba Shots in Frozen Asian Flavoured Double Strength Chicken Consomme by Island Vittles
I think my timing is a little better on this post than my last one — if I had checked the weather forecast before I published on Monday, I would have seen this heatwave coming, and not suggested a Wilted Spinach & Oyster Mushroom Salad with Warm Goat’s Cheese Dressing.
That said, I originally posted the Frozen Soba Shots above in April, when a warm spinach salad probably would have been the more appropriate choice in the cool spring sun.
I could change the name of this blog to Seasonal Food Anachronisms, or I could just get a grip and start posting stuff at the right time, and in the right order…in that spirit, I give you 5 great chilled soups to cool down the summer heat:
Wilted Spinach & Oyster Mushroom Salad, Warm Goat`s Cheese Dressing
In Recipes on July 6, 2010 at 5:02 am
Summertime is salad-for-dinner time. Am I right?
So what do you do when, 2 weeks after summer solstice, the sun has appeared for a total of 3 1/2 hours, and dinner on the deck means long pants and long sleeves?
I figured if I had to wear a sweater, then the salad probably needed a warm-up too. And as I found out, cashmere isn’t the only goat product with excellent thermal properties.
Tuesday Dooze – In the Daisies
In Tuesday Dooze on July 6, 2010 at 5:01 am
I just can’t help but picture Tiny Tim singing “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” when I look at this picture — Koda, on the other hand, takes these things far too seriously. Geez, can’t even take a joke…
Happy Anniversary Morning Bay Vineyard
In Island Life on July 4, 2010 at 2:03 pm
I wandered over to Pender Island’s own Morning Bay Vineyard on Saturday to join in the celebrations — co-founders Barbara Reid and Keith Watt put on a party to celebrate the winery’s 5th Anniversary.
We were treated to some new wines and enjoyed some great food and music. Congratulations to Keith, Barbara and staff — and thanks for putting on the party!
Strawberry Shots for Canada Day
In Recipes on July 3, 2010 at 11:58 am
My intention was celebratory shot glasses made from meringue. The final result was more like clay pots. I kinda dig them though — and as a strawberry coulis delivery device, they performed brilliantly.
My last little sweet bite — Lemon Drops — were 1 perfect bite. These guys are a little bigger, so it’s more of a 2 bite scenario. But the potential for mess is small, as the chilled coulis is thick enough to hold in the curve of the pot while you finish that first sweet mouthful…
Top Five Friday: How to Use Garlic Scapes
In Kitchen Tips, Top 5 Friday on July 2, 2010 at 5:01 am
If you’ve been out at a Farmer`s Market in the last couple of weeks, you`ve probably seen bundles of these little curly-cues for sale. Known as garlic greens, flowers or scapes – they are harvested from the tops of garlic plants at this time of yearby many growers in order to send all of the sun`s energy to the bulb developing under the soil.
Love the look and idea of these things but unsure how to use them?
Well, it’s Top Five Friday, so here are my 5 best ideas for incorporating garlic scapes into your everyday cuisine…
Tuesday Dooze – Getting a Little Colour
In Tuesday Dooze on June 29, 2010 at 5:00 am
Basking on the deck amongst my herbs and tomato pots,taking advantage of the sun`s brief appearance over the weekend.
