After stocking up on cashmere sweaters at this spring’s flea markets (like the Annex Flea and the Leslieville Flea), it will soon be time to rotate them into storage for the summer. Since it’s the first year I’ve had any clothing so precious, I’m a little bit stumped at how to care for them. Do you have any tips […]
Hanami in High Park
Hanami is blossom-viewing, most famously cherry blossom-viewing, in Japanese. A few years ago Tomiko and I spent a month in Tokyo and enjoyed picnics under the blossoming trees. This year, we stayed in Toronto and bicycled to High Park to take in the beautiful views and take advantage of the first beautiful weekend of the year. […]
Canadian Design: EQ3
EQ3 is a Canadian furniture and design store, based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It showcases modern furniture and household accessories with clean lines, and even sells some items from iconic brands like Eames and Marimekko (much to my delight). A lot of the furniture is made in Canada and even made to order, like my […]
Cajun Spice Mix
I cook a lot from many different cuisines, from Japanese, Italian, Thai, Indian etc, and thus I need the spices and herbs to get those authentic flavours. This combination is representative of the Cajun cuisine from Louisiana, and can be used in classic dishes such as jambalaya, gumbo, or blackened chicken or fish. Oddly enough, […]
The Secret Garden
A babbling garden stream, from Better Homes and Gardens. Since I was about 12 years old, I’ve read Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden every spring. At the time, we were living in Saudi Arabia, where there was no spring or autumn. All we had was a blazing hot, dry summer, and then a winter that was […]