I asked my parents for tea for my birthday, and yesterday a package arrived in the mail from Fukushima, Japan.
Iris is a born aesthete. Sure, she can be impressed by gaudy princess gear, but I have never, ever seen her more excited about a package than this one, which is odd, since (a) it was […]
If you should find yourself in Vancouver BC and wanting to pony up for large quantities of meat and conversation, this series looks unbeatable:
The Meat of the Matter
Everyone involved is a certified expert, and there’s even a butcher shop field trip. (Have you ever seen So I Married an Ax Murderer?) One of the presenters […]
Iris invented a new game where we take turns being taxi drivers.
Matthew: Where to, ma’am? Iris: To a seven-star restaurant called Chuck. (pause) Iris: It’s a steakhouse.
I stopped into Safeway the other day for a doughnut. (Sometimes I really like a bad doughnut. Does this happen to you?) On previous visits I’d chuckled at the sign above the doughnut case, which read:
AT SAFEWAY, A DOZEN IS 14
This time, however, I completely lost it, because someone had carefully pasted a square of […]
This month on Culinate:
Green Goddess: The subtle pleasures of green tea
Take a trip to your local supermarket, and you might find Lipton 100% Green, Mighty Leaf Green Tea Tropical, Stash Premium Green, or Bigelow Naturally Decaffeinated. All will assure you that they are loaded with antioxidants. Some, such as Yogi Tea Slim Life, […]
