Monday, 27 August 2012
Pork Cocktails
Earlier this summer I tried to get all Martha Stuart by inventing my own summer cocktail. I borrowed a historic recipe for Lemon Balm Tea added some rosemary, added some honey and added some gin. I served it to friends, some of whom loved it and some of whom politely told me it was more suited as a beverage to accompany a pork chop, rather than to imbibe at happy hour. Thus, the drink came to be known at the "Pork Cocktail."
The recipe is as follows-
Chop up lemon balm leaves and steep in boiling water with a sprig of rosemary for 10 minutes, strain the liquid and add honey to taste, serve hot or cold and add some gin if desired, garnish with a sprig of rosemary.
Vintage Wedding
Over the weekend I attended a gorgeous Scottish wedding at a beautiful historic house, which has inspired me to do a vintage wedding post. Enjoy!
Gord Walker's wedding St. Cuthbert's Church, Leaside, 1938 |
Saturday, 11 August 2012
Vintage Garbage
Some Torontonians are making a stink (pun!) about Mayor Ford's privatization of garbage collection in the city.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/clock-ticking-for-private-garbage-collector-to-clean-up-its-act/article4476163/
With this in mind I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the garbage of yore- how did our forefathers in Toronto deal with the perpetual problem of trash? Hint: they dealt with it with style.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/clock-ticking-for-private-garbage-collector-to-clean-up-its-act/article4476163/
With this in mind I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the garbage of yore- how did our forefathers in Toronto deal with the perpetual problem of trash? Hint: they dealt with it with style.
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