Monthly Archives: December 2008

 

Borrowed Rooms and banana jam

It’s been a frosty old Christmas season here. It’s melting, but cold and grey right now. Last night’s epic journey over the Malahat was cut cruelly short by a blizzard near the summit; first time I’ve ever had to turn … Continue reading

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Happy Christmas!

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Fruit cakes & sour grapes

Just wanted to say a few words in defence of fruitcake. I too remember those sickly sweet crumbly marzipan-topped atrocities of yore. But I also remembered Michelle’s mother’s cakes as being the ones that won me over. I’d been dithering … Continue reading

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Slightly snowbound, farming apprenticeships, bee-art and a couple of poems

We’ve gone from this…. to this… So here’s a Christmas thing to do: click on the BC Hydro card to get them to contribute money to the BC Children’s Hospital fund. And after that, maybe it’s a good time to … Continue reading

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DIY foods – mushrooms, mayo, citrus peel, pickled beets, cheese & oatcakes

Too busy to think lately, let alone sit down to write anything. Which is some state of torment, now in the heart of baking season. But… In the back of my mind for a while I’ve been thinking about mushrooms, … Continue reading

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