Category Archives: Safaris

Sloe-ly Sloe-ly Sloe-ly

I love to forage – growing up berry picking was a big traditional activity for us women-folk.  From the raspberries in my grandmother’s suburban Ontario garden to the lowbush cranberries (lingonberries to Europeans) my mother and I picked after the … Continue reading

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Canadian Wilderness Quote of the Day

Me: So what are your plans for the weekend? Are you going hunting? Brother: Well, I’m going out to look for moose and chicken bodies. Me: What? I thought you were hunting grouse? Brother: Well yeah, I’m going to look … Continue reading

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The Underground Farmer and Craft Market

There is this moment, when you plan for months for something when you’re finally ready: the stall is set up, the food is cooking, the market has taken shape and suddenly you think: Oh my god, what if no one … Continue reading

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Korean Food in London

Assa! (meaning allllright! in Korean) is my favourite backwater Korean dive in London.  Its always packed, which means the once secret Karaoke rooms in the basement are now filled with diners.  I was too busy devouring the food to take … Continue reading

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Honey Barbeque Butterfly (Spatchcock) Quail

I think the moment I moved from someone who ‘enjoyed cooking’ to a more seriously commited ‘foodie’ was the moment I learned to butterfly poultry.  It was intimidating, taking those kitchen shears and cracking all the ribs along the spinal … Continue reading

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El Rastro in Malaga and other delicious tales

A few weeks ago, after completing the camino de santiago, I headed south to Malaga and Andalucia, for a bit more sun and sand before heading back to my real life in London.  I arrived smack dab in the middle … Continue reading

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Things I ate in Spain: part 1

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Camino de Santiago: What to Bring

So I’ve been packing and repacking for the camino – and I’ve got myself steady at 6kg at the moment, probably a little less. So what am I bringing? 1 pair flip flops, 1 pair walking shoes (not pictured) 1 … Continue reading

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Culinary Fail!

For those of us comfortable in the kitchen, we like to assume that everything we make, every new culinary adventure we begin, will be AWESOME.  But sometimes they aren’t – a few of my failings include making masa for tamales, … Continue reading

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Greg the 2 Spirit

“After about two years of living as a transgender, my partner and I both decided we were more 2 spirited polyamourists, and although we tried to keep our misadventures outside our relationship, there were, of course, those moments when we … Continue reading

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