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Best of GT - shovelling

Canada, food| 6 Comments »

Many of us on the Eastern seaboard of North America and in central provinces and states were pounded by a pre-winter snowstorm. Here are some musings on shovelling the snow.
A recent snowfall sent the typist out to shovel. And as she bullied the slushy sludge into submission, she got to thinking about shovelling and shovellers. […]

A sqeeze, a squirt and a slurp

Canada, food| 6 Comments »

On Saturday night, an oyster feed was had at my house. Oysters are not for everyone. But for me, a feed of fresh raw Nova Scotian oysters is as good as it gets. With a squeeze of lemon, a squirt of tobasco and a slurp of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, you realize that life does […]

Turkey’s such a turkey at Thanksgiving

Canada, Uncategorized, culture, food| 7 Comments »

This being Thanksgiving, we’re preparing to tuck into a nice Thanksgiving cedar-planked salmon. It’s a lovely piece of salmon marinaded in a bewitching cocktail and then barbecued on a soaked plank of cedar. The sweetness of the cedar smoke infuses the fish with a rich perfumey essence that is to die for.
At Christmas, we often […]

Food porn and pushme-pullyou lobster

beauty, food| 6 Comments »

As someone close to me always says: “Food is life.”
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You’ve been tagged!

food| 13 Comments »

As promised, I’m going to tag some of you to find out your top-five fave restaurants where you live and why. You can write your response in comments.
YAM
TagBagger
Tognetti
Eva
Dick (if not Hundred Mile House then beyond in the interior of BC)
Tanya Espanya
Anne B
Deepti
Rowan
Wendy M.

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