tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892Sat, 31 Aug 2024 15:08:02 +0000This Foodie LiferecipesLazy Sunday LinksCelebration FridaysRestaurant ReviewsThe ShopStaycationGuest PostsCelebrating the Flavors of Lifehttp://pannifers.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)Blogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-8766832646445037990Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-01-25T17:45:58.081-05:00 It's been awhile, hasn't it?   I know some of you track my health and well-being by my frequency of posting (thanks Deb!).  I'm sorry if you've been worried.  Everything is fine here.  Great, in fact. I've gone and gotten myself a job.  A real one, with a salary and an office and, oh please God, a future.  And a full work schedule.  One that leaves me http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2009/01/ch-ch-changes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-7832136622266847394Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:44:00 +00002008-12-24T13:44:15.901-05:00By "best", I mean "retaining the most flavour", rather than the quickest or easiest. If you're still with me, take a deep breath and prepare to leave tradition behind. Turkeys these days are huge.  Ridiculously so.  Bigger than nature ever intended.  Which makes it really hard to roast them in a way that is kind to both the white and dark meat.  You http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/12/best-way-to-cook-turkey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-8509685036053348883Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:58:00 +00002008-12-22T13:58:27.300-05:00The first stumbling block to this project was the realization that I have one of the older versions of the book, one that includes quite a number of recipes with only lists of ingredients, but no measurements!!!!  It's as though the author shrugged and said, "Rosbif, you should just know..." The first actual recipe I came to was Aigo Boulido, or Boiled Water Soup and since I'm http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/12/blogging-larousse-aigo-boulido.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-2139905114533907940Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:01:00 +00002008-12-19T16:01:51.028-05:00It's that time of year when people who may not feel entirely festive can be made to feel even worse, JUST BECAUSE IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!! I've been there a time or two myself.  There have been years that I just couldn't get into the holiday spirit.  Oh, let's face it, there have been years when I could barely get out of bed... But just because you don't feel Christmassy, doesn't mean http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/12/celebration-fridays-free-range-chicken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-1418019908616341325Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:50:00 +00002008-12-17T14:50:47.239-05:00After posting about Mickey McGuire's Cheese and the Cashel Blue cheese that he carries, I sent an email to the company to tell them how much I enjoyed their cheese (Don't you just love the internet?  It makes sending fan mail just SO much easier!).  They sent me a lovely response, with a bit more information about their company: Cashel Blue was created by Jane and Louis Grubb http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/12/cashel-blue-and-crozier-blue-cheeses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-6117360837062609769Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:09:00 +00002008-12-15T15:09:05.036-05:00 In my last Lazy Sunday Links, I mentioned finding the recipe for the Larousse soy sauce out there on the web. It's an amazing recipe, and I'd like to try it.  I suspect that the finished result would be far different from stuff we find in the grocery store. Of course, it requires attention every single day for THREE MONTHS.  I can't even remember to take a daily vitamin, so...&#160http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/12/blogging-larousse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-5012294329625557562Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:01:00 +00002008-12-12T15:01:39.292-05:00Sorry.  I've been sick.  It's nothing serious, but right now, food is so not my friend. I'll rest up and be back next week, with songs and stories and possibly a recipe or two. Have a great weekend!   http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/12/can-even-think-about-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-2708904583187878957Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:11:00 +00002008-12-08T16:11:42.814-05:00(Not that warm toes are a food, as such.  But it's very hard to enjoy a meal when you're shivering.) The first thing we did when we took possession of our new apartment was to call our favourite window salesman and order a new bedroom window and a new back door.  We knew it would take awhile to get them here and winter was coming on. When the weather turned cold, you could feel the http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/12/comfort-food-mondays-warm-toes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-8948143289852426941Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:47:00 +00002008-11-30T14:47:01.596-05:00 It's been awhile since I gave you a bacon-related link. Without further ado:  Candied Bacon Ice-Cream, from David Lebovitz.  What a great life he must have!  He gets to live in Paris.  And he gets to make candied bacon ice-cream! And here's a recipe for Soy Sauce.  It's got it all: difficulty, vast amounts of time and the potential for things to go horribly wrong.&#http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/11/lazy-sunday-links_30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-7697505343393679785Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:43:00 +00002008-11-27T16:43:03.678-05:00I met Victoria a few years ago when we both had a table at the Farmer's Market.  Alan and I were selling our bread and she sold soup.  Really yummy soup. Time moved on, as it does. One day this summer, Alan came home from work and said, "Guess who started in the Green Room today!"  It was nice to meet up again.  Turns out, she's still making soup.  She http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/11/soup-rest-of-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-4208645329853569639Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:05:00 +00002008-11-26T17:05:58.705-05:00Just a teaser today.  I spent six hours making soup and I'm too tired to do justice to the story I want to tell. The soup turned out well, though. Before you get too excited, it's not my soup business - I just help out in the kitchen.  I'll tell you all about it tomorrow. And on Friday, I'll tell you about the couple who make Cashel Blue, the cheese I told you about on Monday.&#http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/11/soup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-6413732792322358711Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:05:00 +00002008-11-26T17:11:35.097-05:00 Alan came home from the market a few weeks ago with the news that there's a new cheese vendor.  And, oh my!  The cheese! Mickey McGuire's Cheese has a list of nearly 400 cheeses that they carry, from small, independent, prize-winning dairies around the world.  That first Saturday, Alan brought home a Tasmanian blue.  Since then, we've had cheese from Neal's Yard Dairy, http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/11/comfort-food-mondays-cheese-glorious.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-500254184925455254Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:41:00 +00002008-11-21T11:41:18.187-05:00It's Alan's last official day at the Theatre Green Room today.  He's agreed to go in as they need him through the winter and has some other, sporadic work lined up.  I have the same arrangement with my employers, but mostly, we are Out Of Work.  It feels a lot like the start of off-season from our B&B days.  Except, of course, that we don't actually have anything linedhttp://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/11/celebration-fridays-celebrating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-5325396286332249546Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:23:00 +00002008-11-19T16:23:12.070-05:00  My friend Deb sent me this photo of her late mother, Rose, along with this explanation: This is from the years before “fast food takeout” places – when the Waterloo Bowling Lanes kitchen was “the place to be” for lunch. (early 1950’s?). She cooked sit-down meals for many – lined up out the door – including full dinners and baked http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/11/remembering-rose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-3322046668625714239Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:38:00 +00002008-11-17T16:44:17.956-05:00recipesIt's been far too long since I shared a recipe with you. The other night, Alan and I were getting hungry and wondering what to make for dinner.  We had oranges on hand, and olives, and lots of pasta (we stocked up while we were in Windsor).  It was time to make one of my favourite pasta dishes. I cannot now remember where I first came across this recipe, but it seemed like such an http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/11/comfort-food-mondays-pasta-with-olive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-4615065137884145792Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:03:00 +00002008-11-17T16:45:10.315-05:00Lazy Sunday LinksI love foodies.  No matter what's going on in the world, it always comes down to what's for dinner.  As evidenced in this post on The Iceland Weather Report.  Iceland is experiencing a full-on depression, with raging inflation, climbing unemployment and bureaucratic bungling.  The kind of thing that the media is trying to convince us is happening here, but actually, it isn't.&http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/11/lazy-sunday-links.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-8087910480134599217Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:10:00 +00002008-11-17T16:45:49.835-05:00Celebration FridaysMy Father-in-Law turns 80 next week.  We'll be heading down to Windsor for the big party on Sunday.  When I told my boss I needed the day off and why, he reacted as though this would be a mere duty visit.  I explained that, no indeed, I really love my Dad-in-law and I'm so, so happy we'll be celebrating together.  With a whole bunch of other people that I'll be really happy http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/11/celebration-fridays-it-all-about-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-2493973998051889348Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:01:00 +00002008-11-17T16:44:32.828-05:00Guest PostsI received a lovely email from Khara at Cookware.com, introducing their website and offering a guest post to round out my kitchen makeover series and hello! someone offering to do my homework for me? So here we go.  What every kitchen needs to run smoothly but not be cluttered beyond all sense.   Do you really need a fondue pot in your kitchen?  What about a deep fryer, Dutchhttp://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/11/kitchenware-essentials.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-4381242522090921268Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:06:00 +00002008-11-17T16:47:43.286-05:00This Foodie LifeHouses are like giant, 3D jigsaw puzzles.  Work in one room affects the whole thing.  And stalled work in one room slows everything down.  Work in our bedroom has stalled, which means that work in the kitchen has come to an end for now. Fortunately, we were able to get it to the point that it's workable, if not entirely perfect. After assessing what we had, we decided that we http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/11/kitchen-makeover-part-three.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-1655540519084547332Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:47:00 +00002008-11-17T16:47:43.289-05:00This Foodie LifeI promised to tell you how I updated my kitchen counter.  It's easy and cheap.  The counter was an old laminate, dark, chipped and, in fact, lifting in one spot.  I wanted to lighten it up.  Eventually, I'll replace it, but not for awhile yet. Instead, I gave it a good clean, primed it with Zinsser 1-2-3 (a high-adhesion, water-based primer) and then painted it white. http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/10/kitchen-makeover-part-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-4332122148057936390Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:35:00 +00002008-11-17T16:45:49.837-05:00Celebration Fridays The leaves are dropping here in Southern Ontario.  And we've had some cold, wet days.  Summer is definitely on the wane. So I take it as a moral imperative to spend every sunny afternoon that comes our way at this time of year out on a patio somewhere, snacking and drinking wine.  The fact that winter's coming demands nothing less. Alan and I did just that last Sunday evening.http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/10/celebration-fridays-last-twelve-drops.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-6054211471786904193Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:32:00 +00002008-11-17T16:47:43.292-05:00This Foodie LifeIt's a sad fact of life that doing the work of a makeover takes far longer than promising to blog about it.  But, at last, I have some pictures to show you. There is a process I go through when re-doing any room, and I'd like to share it with you. The first step is to assess what you have.  What are the room's strengths and weaknesses?  What do you love about it?  What dohttp://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/10/kitchen-makeover-part-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-7451055979859453569Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:11:00 +00002008-11-17T16:47:43.294-05:00This Foodie LifeAbout a year ago, I was invited to join Foodbuzz, an online community of food bloggers.  I checked it out and signed up.  I didn't realize then that this wonderful project was only in its early stages. Yesterday marked the official launch of the Foodbuzz Publisher Community.  And what a community it is! From the official press release: Foodbuzz is the only online community http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/10/foodbuzz-publisher-community-launches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-7679677833594919721Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:01:00 +00002008-11-17T16:45:10.318-05:00Lazy Sunday Links Things are still pretty hectic around here.  Still settling into the new work routine.  And we're getting ready to move again.  We're hoping this one will last awhile, but given our track record, who knows? One of the things I love about the new apartment is the kitchen.  It's big, bright and airy. It's also a bit of a blank slate at the moment.  There is one little http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/10/lazy-sunday-links-and-start-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170023777121897892.post-6350674517587775206Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:07:00 +00002008-11-17T16:45:49.840-05:00Celebration Fridays It's Celebration Friday time again.  And this week, I'm celebrating possibility - in all its many guises. We started work over at our new apartment on Tuesday.  I can't bear to post the pictures again.  You can see the story here. But as we dig out and clean up and start in with a fresh coat of paint, I find myself dreaming of the possibilities of this apartment we were never http://pannifers.blogspot.com/2008/10/celebrating-possibility.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Barb McMahon and Alan Mailloux)2