I’m an Islander, born and raised within earshot and smell of the sea surrounding Vancouver Island. Although I haven’t lived on the Island since the early 1980’s, there are still many times I can close my eyes and swear I can smell the redolent aroma of kelp drying in the
Author: Mark
Words Worth
Words Worth
I love words, the way they roll off my tongue or pen, the meanings and history. To me words tell us much more about ourselves than the simple meanings on a page. Sometimes words speak with a direct bluntness, other times in sly innuendo. But it is words that opens
Breakfast
Hearty Nuked Oatmeal
I’m a big ‘oatmeal in the morning’ fan, probably eating it a good 300 days per year. But nothing is more annoying to me than those silly instant oatmeal pouches you buy for exorbitant prices in the supermarket. What’s the point, it takes 2 or 3 of them to make
Lunch
Heretical Hummus
Hummus is yummus, at least to me. What better way to start your day in a fibre way than a gooey layer of hummus on toast? Lately I have been hankering to give hummus making a try. It seems simple, just a few ingredients and my handy-dandy food processor and
Dinner
Two Quick Summer Salads
We tend to barbecue a lot in the Summer time, after all who wants to heat up the kitchen when it is 35 degrees outside? The perfect complement to barbecue in my mind is a cool Summer Salad (my Dad definitely rubbed off on me!). So here are a couple