I should have written this post some time ago, but I simply never thought to. Then the doorbell rang, the soup arrived and a something clicked in my mind (and if you know my mind at all, you’ll understand that things clicking on a Wednesday are painfully rare). Allow me to introduce you to Red…
Category: food
Sushi success!
Since my return from Vancouver, I have really missed sushi. You can buy sushi of decent quality here in St. John’s at three places (all on Duckworth St.), I have discovered; Basho (quite expensive, but a true dining experience, Asian Taste (quite good and not incredibly expensive) and Sun Sushi (variable quality and more expensive…
Recipe: Roasted tomato pasta sauce (super-easy!)
Like most families, we don’t have a lot of spare time. Also like (or at least, I want to believe like) most families, we try valiantly to eat healthily and with as little processed food as possible. This becomes even more critical when two of the individuals are watching their food intake for the purposes…
Dundonian Shortbreads
Recipe courtesy of David Dempster A good friend gave us this recipe, which I have made far too frequently as of late, much to the delight of the folks at John’s office (hi guys!). As requested, here’s how to make Dundonian shortbreads (Dundonian = someone from Dundee, Scotland, in case you were perplexed). Prep. and…
FYI about Corn (and “what on earth was I thinking?”)
Katherine adores corn on the cob and will transport into paroxysms of delight at being told she can have some. Ordinary corn is pretty good, too, but there’s something special about corn on the cob that elevates it to a higher plane of satisfaction in the realm of kid-dom. Katherine refers to corn on the…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 