First, to be super clear, I realize I don’t need a dog. It’s just that when one is put up on Craigslist for free and it’s spelled adorably incorrectly (“chiwawa”) the temptation is almost too overwhelming. No, I won’t contact them, but I want to, having a companion here would be very nice. Not that […]
Archive for the ‘food’ Category
August 16, 2012
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It’s breakfast and it’s good.
By Caitlin Jane in foodI’ve made 2 batches of this muesli since I got home from England and I love it. It tastes so good and seems to give me great fuel for the day, especially on gym or swim days. This recipe makes 4 portions. I make it at night and it’s ready by morning, and lasts a […]
June 14, 2012
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Oatmeal cookies
By Caitlin Jane in food, seriously?These might not be the best cookies I’ve ever baked (wait, do I say that every time?) but they might be, so why risk losing this recipe? They used to be called Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip and Pretzel Cookies but I have morphed them into better-dom. From this day forward, they will be known as Oatmeal, […]
May 19, 2012
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Baseball, bread, buns
By Caitlin Jane in food, we have fun, workI went to the Jays game last night, they were playing the Mets and I thought that there would be a good turn out. I was wrong. Other than opening day, which was completely sold out (and I didn’t go to) this is pretty normal for the Skydome on a Friday night, at least in […]
May 17, 2012
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Baking, baking, brain breaking
By Caitlin Jane in food, Griping, hmmmmSo, first off, which one of you smarties can tell me the diff between brioche and challah? The recipes I’ve read for either seem pretty much interchangeable. Of course I know I must be wrong but… I was tasked with finding a recipe for and making brioche hamburger buns and mini baguettes. Sounds easy, I […]
December 31, 2011
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Happiest of new years
By Caitlin Jane in food, loveI wanted to wish my loyal friends and readers a safe, happy and most importantly healthy new year. This cake will be demolished after supper (roasted lemon chicken, roasted Brussels sprouts and cauliflower, boiled mini potatoes). With cake it’s the taste that counts, right? I embarrassed myself twice last night. Sometimes I wish I wasn’t […]
November 1, 2011
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Lentil Dahl
By Caitlin Jane in foodI was just going to type out this recipe in notes and then it occurred to me that other people might enjoy it too. I wish I could give credit to the person I got it from, if you happen to read this and recognize the measurements, please tell me. That said, I have made […]
May 23, 2011
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Oh. Yum.
By Caitlin Jane in foodSpringtime is rhubarb season and I got a bunch today at the Saurauren farmers market and made it into a cobbler. I’d link but I don’t know how, but trust me on this one, it came out perfectly. I was worried it would be sour but it was not! Go! Make one! NOW!
May 17, 2011
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Minthi
By Caitlin Jane in foodI spotted this herb at W the other day and was completely stumped. Minthi? Never heard of it. One might assume it is mint, but it’s so different in every way from any mint I’m familiar with: the leaves are small and soft like oregano and it smells great, very fragrant. It smelled Indian to […]
April 10, 2011
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I made cookies
By Caitlin Jane in foodI used this recipe. They came out okay. Actually, they’re really good, total hit with the fairer sex of this household. What I did differently was using margarine instead of butter and I added half a cup of raisins (and only half a cup of chocolate chips). My mistake was buying milk chocolate chips, ugh. […]