What if the ocean ran silent,no lapping waves slappingagainst encrusted logs,no humpback songechoing deep downbeyond the sunightin a place we have only seenon National Geographic? What if the skies were emptyno wheeling gullsscreaming at their neighbours,no cheeky crowstormenting my dogas she tries to pee in silencebefore her morning cookiesand snuggles?
Dinner
Vic Hodgin’s Thai Shellfish Soup
When I was living in Northern B.C. my best friend’s wife (who hailed from Singapore) introduced me to a variety of spicy Southeast Asian delicacies, many with unpronounceable names that brought fire to the tummy and sweat to my brow – dang they were good! Now that we live in
Snacks
Bingy Peanut Popcorn Squares
If there are two things in this world I like they are peanut butter and popcorn. Give me a fresh jar of peanut butter and I am a happy camper. A large bowl of popcorn and Netflix and I am set for the evening! So what about combining the two?
Words Worth
Mono No Aware
The Japanese have a way of making a few words into a deep philosophy of simplicity, expressing the thoughts and feelings we have inside that have no words in English. Sure we have words like sadness and melancholy but they are generalized, almost cliche that lose the essence of their
Geekstuff
Geek Meets Chef
So I decided to convert my old Teeswater.ca sqldump into something(s) I could use on this blog. Now Teeswater.ca was my long defunct online newspaper back when I was living deep in the heart of Bruce County. When I shut down the site I grabbed the sqldump and it has
Dinner
Swiss Steak Allah Oop!
Two of my favourite, and often underused spices in our Western cuisine are Cumin and Paprika. In many parts of the world Cumin is used in place of Pepper, yielding the distinctly Persian flavours that are a halfway point between European and Indian cooking. Cumin is also very good for