Tag Archives: I should be embarrassed but won’t be until later.
Twenty-nine.
I usually don’t do this, but Ethel the Dean is a good friend and when she suggests something, I go along with it. Also it’s my birthday so I’m feeling indulgent, so indulge me, won’t you? Even though I have … Continue reading →
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Fried potatoes. Mostly.
Pan-frying is the second best thing you can do to potatoes, so it’s frustrating to get all worked up and excited about them only to discover that the cook has done it all wrong – and it happens more than … Continue reading →
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Tagged as I should be embarrassed but won't be until later., potatoes, Recipe, vegetables
How is it New Year’s Eve again?
It’s December 31 again, and I distinctly remember digging through my photo archives this same time last year to find a photo where we looked cool and I didn’t look fat, and I spent most of the day fretting over … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Grace, I should be embarrassed but won't be until later., Paul, steve & sooin, wine
Garden report: A shaky little tour.
A wet and rainy weekend used to mean whining. Now, it means big, bushy green leaves, my favourite galoshes, and mucking about in the mud. An improvement, for sure! And because I wanted to show you all of the things, … Continue reading →
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Tagged as garden, I should be embarrassed but won't be until later., vegetables
Agriculture: I’m doing it!
When I was sixteen I wanted to be a hippie like Jenny from Forrest Gump except without the domestic violence and heroin later on. Mostly I wanted her outfits, and to move to San Francisco and write poetry and wear … Continue reading →
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I am such a creepy, creepy weirdo.
As long as my real-life friends continue to not disown me/answer my calls and occasionally succumb to my edible whims, I’ll continue to think that I am a normal, healthy, well-functioning member of society. The Internet was made for harmless … Continue reading →
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Bread pudding with spinach, feta, and ham.
Well, it’s official. This past weekend has been the laziest on record, with no signs so far of an upswing toward productivity or wise time-use. I blame the fort, which we have only just dismantled because I was beginning to … Continue reading →
Buttermilk apple fritters: Breakfast of big-boned champions.
I kind of felt bad, a little, because it seems as though I am mainlining fat these days, which is not usually a big deal to me because on the one hand, obesity is a serious illness and bad things … Continue reading →
Eating in Portland: Touristing for the Gluttonous.
And this post isn’t about recipes, because I am currently in the process of inventing one, although maybe it’s already been invented but I’m not going to search online for it and then once I post it, if I Google … Continue reading →
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Tagged as awesome, breakfast, cheap, I should be embarrassed but won't be until later., Portland, Recipe, tasty meat, Theresa
This whole post is little more than me bragging about my day off. Which was awesome. I crave your envy.
Long before Nick, there was the city. Having grown up outside of it, and just out of its reach, I was determined to someday get here and renounce my suburban roots. Vancouver to me is like Paris to people who’ve … Continue reading →
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Tagged as alone-time, cheese, feast, fruit, Grace, Granville Island, I should be embarrassed but won't be until later., tasty meat, wine
