Monthly archive August, 2010

Confessions of Cake from a Box

I admit that ordinarily I would be inclined to turn my nose up at recipes that call for a package of this and a box of that. The television commercials that depict the notion of “cooking” as adding a package of Philly to pasta, or onion soup to ground beef  make me cringe…until I sampled...

72 Hours in Portland: So little time, so much choice

My favourite thing about visiting the States is the choice.  Compared to Canada, there is just more of everything.  More flavours of gum, more cereal, more chocolate, more liquor, more food.  So with only two and a half days in Portland — a definite foodie heaven — you have to make choices and live with...

Baking like a chef

I’ve always known that I’m a left-brained girl.  Math was my best subject, I like binary arguments, most of my books are organized by type and author, and I get tingles up my neck when I get to look and find things on maps.  This is why I’m most comfortable baking.  It’s a formula that...