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February 2015 | Of Muses and Meringues

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Thursday's Child: Miami, Florida. Thursday, February 26, 2015. Last week, I wrote about spending some time in Key Largo over the Christmas holidays. Before coming home, we spent a couple of nights in Miami, which meant we had time to see the two districts I was most interested in – Little Havana and the Art Deco district. Shredded beef). It was terrific. The original Tiffany Hotel was designed by L. Murray Dixon, a leading architect who designed many other buildings in the district (including the Tid...

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First World Problems | Of Muses and Meringues

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Sunday, August 9, 2015. The minute I saw this recipe, I knew I had to try it. Locally-grown green beans, served in season and topped with a savoury sabayon. It had 'classic' written all over it. The ingredients were easy to find, and I had almost everything I needed. But I hesitated when I got to champagne vinegar. With all the vinegar I had in my cupboard, at least one had to be champagne vinegar, right? And how many bottles of vinegar did I have in that cupboard, anyhow? From The Broad Fork. Add the be...

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May 2015 | Of Muses and Meringues

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Thursday's Child: The Reichstag building, Berlin. Thursday, May 28, 2015. The view from Berlin's parliament building, the Reichstag, is one of the best in the city, and that was the main reason we visited. In the end, the views were lovely, but what stayed with us longest was the tour of the building, in which we learned its difficult history and how it symbolized the downfall and rebirth of Germany. Thursday's Child: Ephesus, Turkey. Thursday, May 21, 2015. Stone carving of the Greek goddess Nike. Ephes...

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Byblos in my kitchen | Of Muses and Meringues

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Byblos in my kitchen. Monday, July 20, 2015. I wanted to try this recipe as soon as I discovered it. Having enjoyed the fabulous Middle Eastern desserts at Toronto's Byblos restaurant. I offered to take some off her hands. We were both happy. And now it would be a cinch getting the rest of the ingredients! I rushed home to make the dessert, only to find someone had eaten all the grapes. Roasted Fruit with Sweet Labneh. Adapted slightly from Seven Spoons. Zest from 1/2 orange, finely grated. To make the l...

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June 2015 | Of Muses and Meringues

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Sunday, June 28, 2015. When I see the bright clouds, a sky empty of moon and stars,. I wonder what I am, that anyone should note me. Here there are blueberries, what should I fear? From "Here, There Are Blueberries" by Mary Szybist. I spent the day at a family reunion at my cousin's farm near Iona, Ontario. The drive there and back was through pouring rain, but our time together was a great chance to catch up on family news. (So great, in fact, that I took no pictures at all. Whoops! 2 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch.

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July 2015 | Of Muses and Meringues

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Sunday, July 26, 2015. I love brunch. I love going out to a restaurant on a weekend morning, and chatting over an Eggs Benedict or a Huevos Rancheros. I've enjoyed some wonderful brunches over the years, from Commander's Palace in New Orleans to Hell's Kitchen in Minneapolis, from Beauty and Essex in New York to Toronto's Farmhouse Tavern. The cookbook that it inspired, Out To Brunch. Who has a series of recipes. Inspired by her favourite musicals. Mrs Biederhof’s Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes. In a sepa...

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April 2015 | Of Muses and Meringues

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Thursday's Child: Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China. Thursday, April 30, 2015. Beijing's Temple of Heaven, originally built in the fifteenth century during the Ming Dynasty, was an important religious site in Chinese culture. The emperor visited the Temple of Heaven once a year to pray that the following year's harvests would be fruitful. Once a year, the emperor and his staff moved from the Forbidden City, his usual residence, to the Temple of Heaven. Here, an elaborate ceremony of rituals was carrie...

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January 2015 | Of Muses and Meringues

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Thursday's Child: Schindler's Factory, Krakow, Poland. Thursday, January 29, 2015. Oskar Schindler's office, in the Schindler Factory Museum. With this week being the seventieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, I wanted to write about my visit to the Schindler Factory in Krakow, Poland. If you've seen the movie Schindler's List. You'll be familiar with the story of the German Nazi who saved the lives of 1200 Jewish people, who would otherwise have perished at Auschwitz. The Room of Choices was...

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The Lady of Shalott" - Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Epistle to John Hamilton Reynolds" - John Keats. David Foster Wallace quote. Ode to Salt" - Pablo Neruda. Forever Young" - Bob Dylan. Ozymandias" - Percy Shelley. Ode to the Onion" - Pablo Neruda. When I Look to the Sky" - Train. Hope is the Thing with Feathers" - Emily Dickinson. Today" - Billy Collins. For a Five Year Old" - Fleur Adcock. Ai Wei Wei quote. The Gift" - Li-Young Lee. The Summer Day" - Mary Oliver. Ode to Valparaiso" - Pablo Neruda. Like Broom...