Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Over the weekend, Neil and I headed to the Summertown Farmer’s Market. Partly to check out what was on offer, and partly to partake in a (delicious!) pulled pork sandwich from Shredded Meat Co. who are setting up shop there each weekend this summer. The market was lovely, and most businesses along the strip where … Continue reading A funny thing happened on the way from the Farmer’s Market
Last month Neil and I went out to see Chef Michael Smith talk about life, food and his latest book: Chef Michael Smith’s Kitchen. We’ve both followed the Canadian chef since the days of his Chef at Large show, and on this (now rare) night we were actually out without Isaac, his message was poignant: … Continue reading Cooking, Presence and Cock Sauce
My lands it has been practically a lifetime since I shared something non-baby-centric on this blog. No longer! I am finally finding time to cook again, and this particular recipe is an awfully good one for summer. We love carrot cake ’round these parts, but it’s been a bit too warm to turn on the … Continue reading Slow-Cooker Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Honey Drizzle
Do you have a life list? Mine’s not formally written down anywhere (self, get on that!), but I do have a mental list of things I want to do someday. And I got to check off a long-standing item on our trip to Chicago last September. Dine at Alinea. I first learned about the restaurant … Continue reading Alinea
UPDATE! Inger McCrae, half the equation of the Campfire Grill Smokin’ BBQ commented on this post mere hours after it went up, and gave us excellent directions, and even better BBQ! Full review coming tomorrow, but you should seriously go. It’s awesome. Neil and I loves us some good, good BBQ. I won’t go so … Continue reading The Campfire Grill Doesn’t Want Me to Visit
A lot of locals are (rightfully) all worked up this week over news that a dog-sledding operation in Whistler had one of their employees shoot 100 dogs, because business was too slow to need all the animals. Out of the buzz from this story has come a dialogue about why we’re outraged by how these … Continue reading Got Milk?
As I was making dinner with my brother & sister-in-law the other night, it occurred to me I haven’t shared anything foodie here in a little while. And this, my friends, is a good ‘un! When we did our cooking classes in Thailand, one of the dishes we learned was a steamed banana cake. It … Continue reading Bananarama