Standing on broken glass A crystal dream fractured Into kaleidoscopic fractals Chaos streams in the light Ruby shards pressed Into my dripping feet Its sharpness cuts my soul Bleeds my heart dry … And yet all my mind can see Are visions of tenderness Smiles and gentle kisses Sparkles in an eye Warmth upon a…
Archives for March 2014
Pull and Push
My heart was pulled Into yours – It awoke Fallen into an embrace Held Tightly in your arms At peace and At home. My heart was adrenaline Lifting cars A superhero In my chest … It beat complete. “Don’t!” I am rebuffed “No!” Your tongue slapped Conversations closed Connections Lost “You shouldn’t” And I fall backwards Into…
Tangerine Beef with Broccoli and Ginger
Invigorate your plate with the season; infuse your meal with sunshine. To be clear, I’m all about cooking with ingredients that are local but when they can’t be local, I want them to be at least seasonal. So when the culinary doldrums of winter arrive, citrus becomes king. Thus, as I prepared to chase away…
“Saint Paix” (Fruit Beer) Les Brasseurs RJ Inc
Some things are entirely tied to a moment in time. It really is remarkable how much our mood and place impact our intuitive reaction to things … reactions which might be quite different if we sat down to really dissect what we’re experiencing. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating for a careful dissection of…
“Amber Ale” (Amber Ale), Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery
Change is inevitable and good can certainly come of bad. Such is my experience with Ontario’s Beer Store which I had previously panned for not only its disappointing selection but its poor selection of local craft brews. Apparently they’re listening to their customers. Or perhaps they’ve been taking a page out of Flying Monkeys pages…
Meyer-Lemon Meringue Pie
Reinventing comfort food … one ingredient at a time. Indeed, this would have been the perfect creation while I battled through the mother of all sinus colds the over past few weeks (the cold is currently in a standoff with antibiotics), but the truth is that I made pie as part of a gluten-free birthday…
“Nut Brown Ale” (Brown Ale) Dead Frog Brewery
A quick pour of this beer and I was already making faces. Nice essence of caramel from nose to mouth, but the bubbles were as tight and harsh in the mouth as coco-cola without the sugar. Not the way I like my brown ale. Fizzy is certainly the word I would use to describe this…
All Things Home ~ All Things Ottawa
We are so much defined by place that we define the place we live by naming it … home. And if “home” is only where you’re born, then I guess I offer this observation as person who has been homeless more years than at home. The irony is that in having lived so many places,…
Poutine with Maple-Cranberry Sauce * Fillet Mignon * St-Albert Cheese Curds
Poutine: greasy truck-stop food ending in heartburn or a gastronomic adventure that ends in foodgasm? Ever since I scarfed back the most amazing plate of poutine 13 months ago, I’ve been committed to recreating that dish prepared by the servers of Le St-Estèphe. There seemed no better time than now, especially with the advent of…
“Yakima I.P.A.” (American Pale Ale) Le Castor Brewing Company
A beer for the senses …. I know a great beer when I smell one … and I definitely know one to taste it. And, while a little tougher to discern, I often know one to see one. Here’s a beer that teaches you your own beer senses if you care to try them out….