Within the last few years, there’s been an explosion of amazing craft breweries in Alberta, the province in the western Canada that I call home. While British Columbia to the west of us has had a flourishing craft beer scene […]
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Around the Web: Home Sweet Home article in the NYT
While I meant to post something on Wednesday, I’ve had a lingering cold that messed up my ability to taste and smell for the better part of a week and a half. It’s admittedly hard to review food when your […]
Recipe: Make your own goddamned cranberry sauce
You’ve got a potluck coming up for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, and everyone has been tasked with bringing something. “Oh, no!” you think. “I can’t cook, and I don’t want my family, colleagues or fellow inmates to know I can’t feed […]
Review: Swell Water Bottle
I have had a general dislike and distrust for insulated bottles since my elementary school days, when the thermos that was included in my Care Bears lunch box (don’t you goddamn judge me) would routinely spill whatever was inside all […]
Review: Kirkland Signature Maple Syrup
Quantity changes everything. With five dollars in your pocket, every expense is carefully considered; with a couple hundred readily available, a $2 item is an easy impulse buy. Abundance and scarcity both change your perspective on the world, and things […]
Review: Sugarpova Flirty Sour gummy candy
“Sugarpova? Doesn’t that sound kind of like … who is it … Sharapova? Maria? That tennis player? There’s no way that could be …” (Picks up package of gummies on the drugstore shelf, reads the back.) “Well, what the hell. […]
Review: Maple Bacon Kettle Chips
Before I go any further, let me bring forward an example of the profound absurdity of the universe: I found these oily, sweet, salty, smoky potato chips at PLANET ORGANIC – after many years of moderating asinine online comments as […]
Arbitrary: Why I bake bread
Bread is cheap. For a little more than a buck, I can buy a sale-priced loaf of basic white bread at my local grocery store. If I boost my budget to a couple of bucks, my choices increase. And for […]