Hostess, the innovators of synthetic bread science who brought the world Wonder Bread and Twinkies, is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection in the United States. Interesting.
SPICY MAYO
Stuff about food and food-related stuff
The Knife Maker
The third installment in the “Made by Hand” series featuring knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn. I recommend watching this sucker in HD full screen mode.
Rosehip Syrup
My place of work is nestled along the river and landscaped with a wide variety of native trees. I often see people collecting grape leaves and berries and was inspired to make use of the scads of rosehips just outside my window.
Happy Thanksgiving
My little garden experiment yielded mixed results. Although the fava beans were lost to aphids (and neglect), I produced beautiful two wonderful varieties of carrots: Dragon Purple and Belgian White. My Bull’s Blood beets are equally lovely and will be a nice addition to our Thanksgiving dinner.
Duck Duck Goose
Things are coming together in Todd and Megan’s new venture, Duck Duck Goose. Follow their construction blog for the latest news, possible menu items and pics of the new place in progress!
Lemon Olive-Oil Cake
We celebrated my dad’s birthday with this seemingly sophisticated, yet entirely unpretentious cake.
Weczeria sneak peak
Dan Walker hosted a small cocktail tasting party at Weczeria’s new location on Broadway Avenue. The capable, good natured (and patient) bartenders poured cocktails as we toasted the promising new space. I had best intentions of making notes about the cocktail list but suffice to say after enjoying the refreshing Outlook, feeling the Love, tasting Success, a surprising Singapore Sling and an Old Fashioned, my memory started to get a bit fuzzy. The 48 seat restaurant is excrutiatingly close to opening and I’m eager to post up at the bar for a meal. I’m excited to see what they will produce from the improved kitchen facilities and taste my homie Kyle’s cooking!
Eggs
My mom continues her seamless transition into retirement with her latest agricultural project. The chicken coup has received a fresh lick of paint and all of the necessary furnishings to host a half dozen happy little chickens. They took their first brave steps outside last week where they are free to peck at grass, weeds and bugs to their heart’s content. I am the happy beneficiary and will be enjoying a steady supply of free range eggs all summer!
Seeds
On the weekend I attended a feel good, community event promoting open pollinated and heirloom seed-saving, biodiversity and sustainable living (visit Seeds of Diversity for more info). With best intentions of planting a garden, I picked up some seeds including these fava beans. Bring on spring!
Saskatoon, meet Collective Coffee
Collective Coffee is the latest addition to Saskatoon’s Riversdale landscape. I popped in with a couple of lovely coffee companions for a delicious cup to celebrate their grand opening on Saturday, February 19th.