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Curry in no hurry
We have an enterprise in town called Curry in a Hurry, who offer food at the market and meals delivered. Tonight we got to try a selection at a relaxed buffet dinner at Mudtown Pottery, the venue for...
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Autumnal equinox
It’s starting to look and feel like fall — chilly nights, and brisk mornings down by the pond — with breezes that shake down dead branches and loose leaves. Today was divided between my landscape...
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Always something to learn
I have been baking bread off and on for, oh, maybe 35 years, and never hesitated to try a different recipe or method. I’ve done sponge, sourdough, overnight, machine, Cuisinart, etc., and numerous...
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More losing and finding
This week has been all about bread for me, as I am in final prep for my bread workshop at Ginger Press on Saturday. I started retesting recipes a few weeks ago, but when I was assembling them to copy...
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Spreading the bread
Yesterday’s bread workshop went very well, I think. We had just the right number of people for the amount of dough I had prepared and enough time for everyone to shape one or two mini-loaves to take...
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It’s all about food — right here
Local foodies came together in droves today at a yummy Field to Fork Feast in Owen Sound to support the Grey Bruce Agriculture and Culinary Association. Superchef Michael Stadtlander talked about his...
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Putting food by
As my mother and I shopped and chatted at our weekly visit to the Owen Sound Market, I was reminded of a story I read just yesterday about getting food in hand for the winter. I was immersed in Bruce...
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Where’s the sun?
As I prepare to head off to the big city tomorrow for some usability fun, I note that we are only one week away from that much longed for event, the Winter Solstice. As of today, the day length here is...
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The smell of sunshine
I have never been to Spain, but I feel transported to a hillside there on those rare February afternoons when the Seville oranges are bubbling away on my stove to make the classic marmalade. I made...
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A major birthday
I spent my birthday away from home, but doing things I liked: reading, knitting, walking a dog, and finishing the day with an exceptional dinner accompanied by a delightful jazz trio, plus one. Thanks...
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