A soup that will surely delight as much as it surprises. The mystery of this soup continues long after the mystery of my last CSA mystery post. And this is certainly the kind of adventure I envisioned with the series. So when presented with a vibrant yellow melon, the size of a child’s football, during my…
A Million Bells at Nighttime
© Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 The notion of pictures at night are indeed a beautiful theme. There are so many elements to the night and so many variables that can be incorporated with the play between the shutter speed, aperture, and even the use of a flash, light and the absence of…
“Side Launch Wheat” (Wheat Beer) Side Launch Brewing Company
Stats: Wheat Beer. 5.3% ABV. Collingwood, Ontario. Size: 473mL can Colour: Muted, unfiltered straw blonde Mouth Feel: Medium carbonation with a spicy but dry finish. Purchased: LCBO Price: $2.70 Pairing Notes: Grilled Chicken → 87 points Third up on the “CAN”-do count-down is a wheat ale from the small Georgian Bay community of Collingwood known more for its spas and shopping and ‘mountain’ vista…
CSA Adventures … Mystery #6
From green, to red, from orange to yellow, the colours of the garden are breathtaking, like a dissected fall foliage that you can eat. How great is that? However, it would seem the mysteries of the CSA are getting better — and tougher? — or someone has disconnected my mic. “Hello … is this thing…
An Enduring Bloom
© Dale Schierbeck 2014 Flower blooms are often ephemeral, lasting for a few short days or weeks, but the orchid, for all its delicate folds and appearance of fragility is an amazing flower that can endure for months at a time. This bloom has been providing me warmth since late winter where it sits next…
White Barszcz with Sorrel
With the end of summer and the inevitable approach of fall, a young man’s fancy does surely turn to soup. … And one of the soups I fancy most is a soup I fell in love with during my three years of living in Poland. If I quizzed you on Polish soups, many would say…
Endurance ~ My Best Friend
© Dale Schierbeck 2014 At 18½ years of age, my very special best friend, Benjamin, endures like nothing else I’ve ever experienced. Wrestled from the streets of Warsaw as a pup, he has endured a life with me that has taken him half-way across the world and then to Canada’s North and then again half…
“Nickel Brook Headstock” (IPA) Better Bitters Brewing Co.
Stats: IPA. 7.0% ABV. 80 IBUs. Burlington, Ontario. Size: 473mL can Colour: Golden straw (chardonnay) — clear except for profusion of heavy particulate that grows with the pour. Mouth Feel: Medium, very natural carbonation; light start and a refreshingly bitter finish. Purchased: LCBO Price: $2.85 Pairing Notes: n/a → 84 points Penny for Your Thoughts ♦ Nickel for Your Thirst Next up on my Getting…
Roasted Red-Kuri and Beet Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
When the red kuri squash turned up at the CSA pick up a few weeks ago I thought only for a few minutes about what I was going to do with it — then turned back the clock a couple of years to the first red kuri squash I received and decided to reprise what…
Humanity ~ The Artist
© Dale Schierbeck 2014 See more of the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Humanity. See more of my own photography here ….
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