Pickles are an important part of a Japanese meal. When Meinhilde and I last visited Japan and overstayed our welcome with the very generous mottekurunoda, we ate rice and pickles almost every morning for breakfast. Not your usual North American start of the day! Maybe that’s why I now prefer a savoury breakfast over a sweet […]
Canadian Design: Story Folk by Christine Su
I like counting things, so each time there is a list of things (book titles, countries, movies, foods) I like to count how many I personally know. So when I saw Christine Su’s Story Folk, I loved seeing which characters I could identify. Story Folk is an Etsy shop by Christine Su, where she makes fairy […]
- DIY
- ...
DIY: Gilded Frame Jewelry Display
I am a jewelry addict: piles of chunky bracelets, tangles of delicate necklaces, and mounds of sparkly earrings burst from my bedroom. I have yet to find a way to properly store and display them all together, but here is one jewelry display project I have been planning for ages but only now completed. I am […]
The Year in Books: February with the Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg
The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America’s Most Imaginative Chefs by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, 2008. I first heard about this book at a pediatric nutrition conference. It’s not really a cookbook, but rather a comprehensive list of complementary ingredients. Don’t like the taste of radishes? Well you […]
DIY: Sakura Crocheted Basketweave Möbius Cowl
This is a warm and fuzzy möbius cowl that is worked in a basketweave stitch. Basketweave looks woven, and you can alter it so that it looks like it has been woven with larger or smaller warps and wefts. The basketweave stitch looks fancy but it’s really easy once you figure out the front-post double crochet […]