Just beet it.
Author Archives: Adrienne
i’ve always wanted to do this.
I made my own vanilla ice cream by hand with a bowl and wooden spoon, without an ice cream maker - !!! My forearms feel very powerful. I’ve wanted to make ice cream at home for ages, and always that it would be unachievable without an ice cream maker – but in the spirit of seizing …
crack cookies.
Testimonial for these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies: “These cookies are like crack.” True story.
bites of summer.
Only two Ontario peaches left. Sigh. Will have to wait another year to bite into their golden glory.
w is for watermelon, and weekend.
Weekend plans: to eat a whole watermelon all by ma’self!
The Heart of Yassa
Many moons ago a few friends and I tried a Senegalese restaurant for dinner. It was in a part of town that I had frequented many times before, but I had never noticed it. On a quiet street, its dusty glass door revealed a set of paint-chipped stairs, which carried us up to a simply …
Balls, baby!
Mmm, balls. It seems that the darling snack of the vegan/yoga/healthy/holistic world are these little round packages that are often raw, made with nuts to give a punch of protein, perhaps some oats for fibre, maybe dried fruit for sweetness, and chocolate to satisfy all females. As I become slightly stricken with panic if I’m …
homegrown.
Zucchini from our friends’ garden, basil from the farmer’s market, and tomatoes from our friend’s mother-in-law. Not bad, not bad.
summer in a glass.
A watermelon and strawberry smoothie – so bright and refreshing, it’s like drinking ice-cold sunshine.
hi nigella.
Latest preoccupation: nigella seeds. Little, black, and licorice-y. Here with feta, peas and lettuce cooked in butter.