Monthly Archives: April 2010 - Page 2

Om Nom Nom Greek Salad

Posted by on April 8, 2010 No comments

Greek salads are one of my favourite brown bag lunches. Where I work (Yonge and Bloor), there are fantastic restaurants as far as the eye can see, and in some of those restaurants, you can find the best food in the entire city. Lebanese, Jamaican, Mexican, Vietnamese, Ethiopian, Japanese, Thai… it’s all a stone’s throw from my office. So I eat out quite a bit, but I hardly ever eat Greek salad from a restaurant because it’s one of the very few things I think I do better. Well, better = just the way I like it, anyway. Read more »

Curried Coconut Squash Soup

Posted by on April 7, 2010 4 comments

Today I’m going to share with you a recipe I invented last night. A lot of you know my cooking style – I make shit up as I go along, and my recipes (ingredients and directions) often reflect this. I’m of the opinion that a recipe should be a mere suggestion – not a strict set of instructions. Read more »

You Don't Know Gwen!

Posted by on April 6, 2010 2 comments

Gwen is an alter ego. The name is derived from the name Gwenhyfar, which is what King Arthur’s wife Queen Guinevere was called in The Mists of Avalon. Gwen chose the name Gwenhyfar for her alter ego because it rhymes with her real name, Jennifer.

Gwen grew up in the wilds of Northern Canada, where winter temperatures were often colder than -30°C (-22°F). As a child she frequently saw moose, deer, caribou, bears, porcupines, foxes and otters. Also, Gwen once drove a ski-doo through a river and didn’t get stuck! Now that’s talent.

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