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Reception Fare

The Ottawa Book Awards reception had sushi in Chinese take-out and shot glasses of candied spiced walnuts, BBQ-flavor dusted dried bananas, dried peas, roasted peanuts, among the other offerings, including music.

Dessert Choice

Two of the four dessert choices at the reading in memory of Archibald Lampman and how poetry has diverged since.

Apple Plum Crumble

Apple Crumble with plums subbed for 1/3 of apples.

Mom’s Meal

For my parent’s 37th wedding anniversary, mom’s standard holiday meal: canned fruit in strawberry jello, chicken gravy, boiled beets, yukon gold potatoes (and new this year, purple potatoes that a neighbour gave her), pickles, tomato juice, cubed cheddar, mashed parsnips, carrot coins, and a roasted chicken.

Simple Quick Carb and Vitamins

Spring onion pancakes, mashed sweet potato, green beans, brussel sprouts and radish.
Food as Humor Link: Steve Don’t Eat It of those really scary looking items in the aisles.

Cranberry Dip

Cranberry Baked Brie is a quick luxury. I keep a tin of French brie about. With cranberries in season, just simmer them for a few minutes, add a dollop of honey and top the cheese and broil until the cheese melts. You could add more ingredients or spices or all kinds of fancy crackers as […]

Seasonal Bounty

Fresh from the trees, tart and sweet, the McIntosh apple. I used to live on bushels of these. See how the pink under skin is thru the flesh.

As much as that is cold noses and warm gloves food, it matches well with a day with pumpkins in the market and hot cocoa by and by.

Happy […]