The gravlax I mentioned the other day was unwrapped, rinsed, sliced and eaten. Not entirely, no, that would be crazy, but we ate about a quarter of it. A lot. The only thing I would do differently-next time I make it and there will be a next time-is to use actual Kosher salt rather than […]
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December 24, 2009
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Xmas eve dinner
By Caitlin Jane in foodI wanted to make something new, festive and pretty for dinner tonight and I was successful on all three points. I made Beet Barley Risotto and I only made a few minor changes to the recipe. I added about 2 tablespoons of cold butter at the end to make it shiny and creamy. I also […]
December 22, 2009
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Cuba, farewell
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, food, loveSince the Cuban authorities had other ideas about our vacation (Shannon called it 20 minutes, but it was really closer to an hour total on the ground there), I’ve had to figure out other ways to amuse myself while off work for a few days-other than wound licking. I’ve done some more knitting-the shawl I […]
December 19, 2009
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Packing heat
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, clothes, food, friendsWe’re getting ready to take off for a few days over xmas. Because we’ve taken so many trips in the last year, it’s become easier for me, I no longer make lists of what to bring-it’s second nature now. I also keep vacation stuff (passports, goggles, miniature toiletries) all together to keep things simple. The […]
December 10, 2009
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I got 99 problems but my coat ain’t one
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, clothes, foodWinter, it seems, is finally here which means I’ve worn my new winter coat all of 3 times. It’s stunning, not just in appearance but in it’s warmth, a knee length down-filled coat is very cozy. Oh, so warm. I wore it to the grocery store this morning and actually had to take it off […]
December 9, 2009
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Glorious
By Caitlin Jane in foodI got a mandoline slicer the other day at Winner’s. It was only $20 and comes with several attachments for grating and stuff (and we needed a new grater) so I’ve used it daily since. I made salads on the weekend and made some pickled onions and today I sliced up some raw beets because […]
November 30, 2009
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A tale of epic kludgery…
By Caitlin Jane in foodI’m not sure if this will ever appear on the website in question, but as far as I am concerned There! I Fixed It! totally applies to the following: For some reason I decided I’d like to make truffles to hand out at xmas time. I’d looked on foodgawker and Martha Stewart for recipes and […]
November 18, 2009
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The Royal
By Caitlin Jane in food, we have fun, workI went to the Royal Winter Fair last Friday with my boss and my dad. It was the first time they’ve met and they got along really well. As always, my favourite part (since they didn’t have any poultry worth looking at) are the giant veggies. This beast is a 32lb beet. Imagine how much […]
October 31, 2009
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Simple Pleasures
By Caitlin Jane in food, love, we have funToday I made cupcakes to celebrate Hallowe’en. Nothing like eating sweets on the way out the door to collect more sweets, right? I know Ari will share her bounty with us, she never likes ALL the candy she gets and she does love to be generous. I honestly can’t remember the last time I went […]
September 28, 2009
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Cookies
By Caitlin Jane in foodThese are sort of mutant cookies. I had half a box of lemon cake mix that had been sitting around for a while-I don’t even remember what became of the first half-that I decided to make cookies, based on that awesomely easy recipe I made almost a year ago. I used mini chocolate chips and […]