Dreaming of the Big Island, Hawaii, where everything feels great, looks great, tastes great. A vacation destination that screams out to become “home”. Take a look at these Jittery Cook family photos from January 2011. They’ll put you in the mood for a trip to warmer climes, or perhaps just some Hawaiian Chicken Salad. The Hawaiian Chicken…
Fancy These Deviled Eggs
Outstanding music last night at Metropolis, Battle of the Bands, by local bands fundraising for Maimonides Geriatric Centre. Thank you to my talented friends Elliott Shuchat and Johnny Miller for extending numerous invitations and reminders. Thank you also for being so devoted to music and giving us the pleasure of listening, singing along and pretending for…
Crunchy Kohlrabi – Pleasant Pickles
Thinking of my late grandfather, Zaide Max Botner, who came to Canada at the turn of the century from Ekaterinoslav, Russia, escaping persecution from the Cossacks. Max struggled to make his way, selling fruits and vegetables from a horse and wagon. Everyone inherits a food history and mine was a whisker away from hunger. Eventually…
Baked Quince; Dessert or Side Dish?
This is the calm before the storm. Cold, but not too cold. There is still time to brace ourselves for the inevitable. Some of you can’t wait for it to snow, snow, snow so you can ski, ski, ski. The beauty of the winter season is unquestionable, but the burden of coping with the cold,…
Poached Salmon Salad Sandwich with Sauce Verte
On CBC Radio “This is That”, “Wilderness Childbirth” was lauded as the way to go. Intrigued, I was picturing a cozy forest floor, moss covered, not so bad. Then the group leader, guiding four couples raring to be super natural, metioned that they shouldn’t be too preoccupied with the rain, because by the time they arrived…
Pecan Cranberry Squash – Thanksgiving Delight
Every time someone volunteers to tell me a secret, swearing me to secrecy, I pause long enough for them to realize their folly, before fessing up to say that I don’t really keep secrets, not even my own. And if it’s so secret, and you can’t keep it in, then why are you telling me?…
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