2010-11-23

2010-11-15

What to do

If life hands you lemons, get some more ingredients and make yourself a hot toddy.

2010-11-14

Spandex + Kitsilano

The headline some days ago said: "Plenty of Spandex and Nowhere to Use it?"
But I read: "Plenty of Spandex: Know Where to Use It."

I ought to do everyone a favour and write the second article.

2010-11-09

Stupid Old Joke/Banana Date Oatmeal Jumbles

Where can one find cheap dates in this city?
But really, seriously, it got cold, I gained my appetite back, and I want to make cookies. I can find 12 dollar dates or 1 dollar dates (1.59 to be precise) that are sweetened, sweetened. Like sweetening sugar itself.
In the meantime, the (tried and true) recipe (via Mum via the American Vegetarian Cookbook):

3 large bananas, mashed
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup chopped dates
1/3 cup oil (I use ¼ cup)
Dash of salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350. Combine bananas, oats, dates, oil, salt and vanilla. Allow to rest 15 minutes to let flavors mingle.

2. Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until brown.

3. Let cool. Store in fridge.

Yields about 24 jumbles or 1 big jumble.

2010-11-08

Just the good stuff.

Tired tired eyes and everything and everything is something good. I spent a weekend in the company of Mr. S. Wicks, with oysters, a rainbow, artifacts, shuffle pucks, champagne, art, cheeses, grapes, and it just goes on and keeps going on. This one was one of those ones but this one was something else. What a weekend, I say, and I'll be saying that for some time, I'm sure.