Homer Simpson said it best: “Mmmm, sausage.” Homer-erotic subtext aside (sorry, couldn’t resist the puns), I think the world would be a happier place if we ate more sausage. Certainly, it is an ingredient I adore and based on the popularity of my Tagine with Merguez Sausage and Winter Vegetables, one of my first posts,…
Chili (con carne)
Chili is one of those dishes that is as varied as are our fingerprints. Every home cook or chef has their own version following one theme or another and it’s one of those few dishes that uniquely has competitions centred around it. However, you don’t need a chili cook-off and you certainly don’t need a…
“Lake Effect IPA – Tank Ten” (IPA), Great Lake Brewing
Ok, so I’m learning that I’m a sucker for a pretty, I mean well-designed, bottle. Yes, I guess that makes me easily influenced when it comes to beer reviews …. (Shhhh) So here’s a 650mL bottle that has been yearning towards me for a number of weeks, but I had to get through the Renaissance…
Baked Brie with Maple-Apple Jelly
I’ve talked many times about the hedonistic pleasures of food, but there are going to be few things in life that get more hedonistic than baked brie in all its molten, gooey glory. When I created my maple-apple jelly in the fall, I knew I was going to be tested in terms of what I…
Split-Rail Fence 2 ~ Winter
“M.P.A.” (Imperial India Pale Ale), Renaissance Brewing Company
As evidenced by my last beer review, every risk does not bring with it a happy Discovery. So it is with some trepidation that I stepped off the cliff and prepared to sample the third of Renaissance’s beers that I had purchased, this one an imperial aka “double” India pale ale (DIPA). I love love…
Persimmon Parfait with Mascarpone-Cream and Gingersnap Crumble
As winter continues, persimmons continue to abound … and they beg for creation as we seek moments of comfort and warmth. Thus, inspired by the success of my previous work with them in my Crispy Duck with Persimmon-Mandarin Sauce, I moved from the main course to almost everyone’s favourite course, the dessert course. Here’s a…
Doe, a Deer, I Saw Myself …
Frozen Meringue
Frozen meringue sharp Crust upon a cloud of cream Soft flakes shining hard. © Dale Schierbeck 2014 Read more poetry here
Inspired by Tradition but Proudly Ourself: A Canadian Resolution
I love problems … love finding solutions to impossible predicaments. Challenges beget curiosity and creativity and they fill me with resolve…. Each New Year doesn’t in-and-of-itself present a problems to me: it provides a 365¼ day tableau on which to create life. And, other than when I’m actually writing, there is nothing I love doing…
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