By: The Philosophical Fish|31 August, 2009|Categories: Food Mood . Just Thinking|Tags: food
OK, took another stab at recreating those cottage cheese muffins. Got closer, but still not quite there. I was missing a tang, and there were some dark chewy bits on the edges that I haven’t yet captured so I made some adjustments. I also thought they needed a hint of sweetness so thought I’d pop a bit of sugar in…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|28 August, 2009|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: critical thinking
In an interesting news story this past week, Trash-talking anonymous bloggers should take heed of recent case or face suit, a blogger was identified by Google as the person behind the online defamation of a Canadian model. Privacy is a funny thing, we all want it (well at least the vast majority do), but we do very different things with…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|28 August, 2009|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: reading
I had never heard of Gerald Durrell (the little brother of Lawrence Durrell) until a friend introduced me to his writing just before we went off to the Ionian this past Spring. He was British and was hauled off to Corfu as a child where he became interested in the natural world. Later in life he founded the Jersey Zoo…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|27 August, 2009|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: environment
I love living in North Vancouver. Partly because I need to be near the ocean, partly because…. it’s not quite Vancouver … I am separated from Vancouver by the water and a large forest (Stanley Park). But also partly because I am so close to the real forest. North Vancouver is sandwiched between the mountains and the ocean and dissected…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|26 August, 2009|Categories: Just Thinking|Tags: food
That age old debate. OK, well maybe not “Age old”…. but it’s been going for a long time…. since the invention of the gas BBQ anyway. People have a love of the grill, and the debates and competitions rage unabated. To barbecue means to slow-cook meat at a low temperature for a long time over wood or charcoal, such a…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|25 August, 2009|Categories: Food Mood . Just Thinking|Tags: food
Mmmmmm…. there is a restaurant in Yaletown that I love. Glowbal ….. really great food, and relatively reasonable. Just be prepared for the wine list…..very, very expensive… but the food…the food is great. Sunday brunch is fantastic! But I’m usually there for lunch with a friend every month or so. And my favourite meal is a salad that they make,…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|18 August, 2009|Categories: Food Mood . Just Thinking|Tags: food
OK, so now that the first six were gone, I could take another stab at these infamous muffins. That last batch was too dry and didn’t have the right texture. So this time I added more egg, a touch more cottage cheese, and increased the leavening agents a bit. I also increased the oven temperature and decreased the baking time.…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|17 August, 2009|Categories: Food Mood . Just Thinking|Tags: food
A friend gave me a mission on Facebook…find or recreate the recipe for Solly’s Cottage Cheese muffins. Never having heard of these animals, I went out in search of one to taste test. Mmmmm…quite lovely…meaty but moist, mild flavoured…but tasty. Yummy protein pick-me-up on their own, would be fantastic with a bowl of soup. Not sweet, but not overly savoury…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|14 August, 2009|Categories: Food Mood . Just Thinking|Tags: food
I took a trip down to the flower wholesale company before they closed at noon. I just felt like having some fresh flowers around..and as usual I overbought…the prices are just so amazing it’s hard not to. A big bunch of white gladiolas, two bunches of blue irises,ten stems of mini gerberas, a bunch of proteus, a bunch of horsetail…
Read more »By: The Philosophical Fish|13 August, 2009|Categories: Food Mood . Just Thinking|Tags: food
Yes, I’m getting the hang of this again….. now…what to make tomorrow…. I have heaps of fresh Fraser Valley blueberries….maybe salmon with a blueberry salsa….oh yes…that sounds perfect! I’m not sure why I stopped cooking some years back. I always loved to cook, but suddenly, I more or less quit. I think it was sort of gradual… I was traveling…
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