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On Slowing Down in the Kitchen
Does anyone else get an immense sense of satisfaction from a thoughtfully arranged mise en place? I get completely obsessed with making my ingredients look pretty before I dump them all into a pot of soup or roll them up in a salad roll. I think it’s like how I used to spend 4 hours…
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Roasted Golden Beet Salad
I’m entirely in love with the autumn we’ve had in Vancouver this year. It actually feels like a season of its own and not just an immediate onset of grey and never-ending rain (which I do love, I’m not complaining), but a breathtaking and bright extended autumn. It feels like I’m back in Ontario for…
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On Eating in Bed
My first memories of eating in bed are these: I’m a little girl and I’m about to have a nap in The Magic Bed. The Magic Bed is the name we have all given my mom’s bed, an antique wooden frame with pristine white bedding and an equally perfect white duvet cover. The bedroom I’m referring…
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On Cooking and Mental Health
I’m stuck in that moment where I’m teetering on the edge of a cliff, fearing the unknown vastness but excited about the potential for flight. I don’t feel very present in my every day reality, in fact I’m leaving trails for myself to make the days less prone to the effects of my distraction. I…