At a restaurant recently our cheese and charcuterie plate was served with a sweet little pile of pickled Brussels sprouts and a dab of grainy mustard. What a revelation! For starters, they were so une… more →
Paintbox Kitchenwrote 6 months ago: At a restaurant recently our cheese and charcuterie plate was served with a sweet little pile of pic … more →
wrote 7 months ago: My friend C**dy gifted me with a nice big sack of apples yesterday. She made me promise not to tell … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Do you have to try really, really hard not to dread winter? I do. The riotous yet moving beauty of f … more →
wrote 7 months ago: During a period of dietary cleansing it feels appropriate to bring the same energy to other aspects … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Isn’t this a strange little plate? I found it in a rummage store. It’s cleanse time! Hav … more →
wrote 8 months ago: I love me an enchilada. Last week I had a craving that would just not quit. We seem to be short on M … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Sorry I haven’t written in awhile. I’ve been preoccupied with the illness and subsequen … more →
wrote 10 months ago: I was over-the-moon chuffed, tickled to the fuchsia toenails to have my very first recipe accepted f … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Goodness, I seem to write about lemonade a lot, for example here and here. It’s back on the br … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Not that you’ve ever known me to be modest about my cooking but this time I really don’t … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Clean lake; clean face! Cheakamus Lake, BC. Near Whistler, Canada. This is so simple I can’t b … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Garnished with sage blossom This recipe is loosely based on one I clipped out of Chatalaine(a Canadi … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Shrimp tacos are just one of those dishes that have about a three second delay between when I realiz … more →
wrote 12 months ago: Today’s post, friends, is both recipe and cautionary tale. I did learn, sometime in my teens … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This recipe was inspired by my gratitude to my herbs for just showing up and growing so beautifully … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Things are feeling just a wee bit hectic back here in the city. I’ve returned to my job produc … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Who would have though that my little community garden plot in Vancouver would actually reward me for … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Evening bag essentials Most of us have been there: twisting in the sheets, kicking oneself for wasti … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The house is empty. Bill is heading back out on the road and I am de-camping to my little nest in Va … more →