Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Every now and again I’m sent products to review. The latest of these are a new granola bar product, the Fiber One Chewy Bars – Oats and Chocolate (made by General Mills – I’d link to a product site if they had one). I haven’t personally eaten a mass produced chewy granola bar in years. … Continue reading Fiber, getcher Fiber!
A while back I happened upon this blog post, which basically instructs the reader on how to manage cooking for yourself, without eating things that only come out of a can or box, while having absolutely no clue to what you’re doing. I realized that even though, yes, of course, eating at home is cheaper, … Continue reading Cooking at Home
I think it’s nearly impossible to live in Vancouver for a certain amount of time, and not eventually develop a liking for at least one soy product. Don’t get me wrong, I love meat. And not in the PETA way – in the kill and devour it charred and bloody way. But I also really … Continue reading Have your Cake and Eat It too!
One of the culinary frontiers I hadn’t explored until today was shellfish. I don’t mean eating (I’m an old pro at that one), I mean preparing in my own kitchen. I doubt I would’ve made it there, had I not possessed an excess of wine in the fridge that needed to be cooked with. (Wine … Continue reading Mussel Man
I got a lovely wee package in the mail yesterday. TiVo was sharing some love, in the form of an apron! WooHoo!
They sent it because I was supposed to host a TiVo tasting party (they loaded my box with a bunch of content, with the intention of sharing it with my friends), which I never did get around to.
But I sing the praises of the TiVo often enough, and pimp the TiVo love all over town, so I don’t feel guilty accepting the gift anyway.
I’ve already given it an inaugural run, and covered it in spaghetti sauce splatters from tonight’s dinner.
Neil also gave it a trial run while prepping salad. I’ve included that particular photo under the cut. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Continue reading “Cookin’ with TiVo”
In true Vancouver fashion, November has ushered itself in with rain which probably won’t depart until sometime in February, when we’ll be blessed with a week or 10 days of bright, crisp sunshine, to be followed by more rain through April. And not much is better in that kind of weather than curling up with … Continue reading Bookworm
Further proof to add to the already overwhelming collection of evidence that I am O.L.D. I am just so excited about this weekend that I could spit! (Though not until after a quick swirl, deep sniff, and roll-around in the mouth taste.) What on earth am I going on about? THE 2003 BORDEAUXS ARE HERE! … Continue reading Grape Escape