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Greek-Style Rice with Fresh Dill and Feta

September 8, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

Almost every cuisine has a version of rice which speaks to the culture and the ingredients that symbolize it. So when I recently made pork souvlaki (recipe here), I wanted to make a rice dish that would both complement the rest of the meal … but still be something of a new creation. If you’ve…

Adventure ~ Take My Hand

September 5, 2014 by Dale 12 Comments

Westcoast Field Trip: ‘Research’

September 3, 2014 by Dale 2 Comments

Some hobbies are more dangerous than others. Certainly, this is one with which requires some care because, by all accounts, I took one for the team with the substantial field work I completed last month during my pilgrimage back home to BC. Fresh off the airplane, the first stop my father made was for provisions as I…

Dialogue ~ No. 3: Through Yonder Mist …

September 2, 2014 by Dale 5 Comments

Dialogue ~ No. 2: Reflections

September 1, 2014 by Dale 2 Comments

Fish Tacos: Grilled Halibut, Kohlrabi in Coriander Cream, and Grilled-Pineapple Salsa

August 31, 2014 by Dale Leave a Comment

I think anyone who has had a great fish taco, and the decadent Baja fish taco in particular, has fallen in love with the complex interchange of simple flavours, crunchy textures, the dialogue of sweet and tangy, and the pure comfort of food that pleases the soul. Recreating it home without pulling out the deep-fryer, though, is a…

Dialogue ~ No. 1

August 30, 2014 by Dale 10 Comments

CSA Adventures … Mystery #4

August 27, 2014 by Dale 4 Comments

So this adventure series hasn’t turned out exactly as I was expecting — though I guess that is the whole point of any adventure. My let down is that it just hasn’t felt that adventurous, at least to me — but can I really complain that I’m eating delicious veggies, regardless whether they contain new…

Tri-Coloured Potato Salad with Feta-Mayo & Bacon-Crumble

August 25, 2014 by Dale 12 Comments

We humans have more in common with honey bees than we give them credit — both our species are attracted to colourful food. The inspiration for this has been a few weeks coming. It all started when I received “red” potatoes in my CSA… or at least, I thought they were red. But when I…

Frayed ~ Poetic Gallery

August 22, 2014 by Dale 9 Comments

Spun and strewn Sewn upon a palette Loose wisps wound Impermanent Frail and frayed Forget me not Forever in a moment. © Dale Schierbeck 2014 See more of the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Frayed. © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 © Dale Schierbeck 2014 See more photography here ….