Old School...

There are times, friends, when one has to tuck one's pants in. No matter what they say in NYC.

Year of Pie Continues.

My mother said she had frozen blueberries. I said, 'sounds like pie to me'.

Out and about... Nordic style

Breastmilk Ice Cream...

Over at boingboing. My friend and I had a conversation about this not long ago. Best quote:

"Some people will hear about it and go yuck - but actually it's pure organic, free-range and totally natural."

The Metis Beach Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Association

 Membership: 1

Although my mother may want in.

Pork fat Pizza

Today at Serious Eats:


"The griddle-cooked Sicilian flatbread-style pizza at Otto is adorned with thin, semi-translucent ribbons of sliced lardo and finished with chopped rosemary and fruity olive oil. The ethereal ribbons melt gently into the warm pizza crust, acting something like a glorious animal butter."

And I quote: Glorious animal butter.


God have mercy on us all.

Pig House

I am told there are no pigs there these days. Which is too bad, given my love of pork in (almost) all forms.

The rule of thumb: Don't.

Kempt offers an opinion on cell phones during dinner.

Friday Night.

My sister made me that scarf.

Maybe She Was Right About my Vanity...

Upon Apparel by John Bunyan (From poetryfoundation.org)

XVI. Upon Apparel.
God gave us Cloaths to hide our Nakedness,
And we by them, do it expose to View.
Our Pride, and unclean Minds, to an excess,
By our Apparel we to others shew.

RND

Some stuff I haven't got around to sharing yet, in no particular order...

More Inside....

"Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Surely, in North American culture, the apple pie is the King of pies, Emperor or all Tartes. Arguably, here, in Québec, the tarte au sucre deserves mention, and of course, the pecan pie is, as always, a dark horse.
But, Gentle Reader, I have had apple pie my mind, on account of having been served it over the weekend, at the end of what had to be one of the most enjoyable family meals (outside of my own family, of course) I've had the pleasure of attending in quite some time. And so, I set out, as it is, of course, the Year of the Pie, to make, for the first time in my life, apple pie.
Behold!

This year in Pie...

I have, in the past, declared 2011 to be the Year of the Pie.

The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel seems to agree...

What I Ate Last Week Some Time (a special edition of WIAT)

Sometimes it's hard to make everything come together at once. Life, academics, friends, family, work. Blogging. It all takes time. Luckily, there are hamburgers to take the edge off...

More after the click...

Indeed...

From Serious Eats:

"The smoked meat sandwich is as quintessential to Montreal cuisine as poutine, and of all the places that serve it, Schwartz's Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen is the gold standard."

Damn Right.