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Stop eating sugar for breakfast!

Stop eating sugar for breakfast. This seems like a crazy notion. Especially for a baker. I’m not saying give up sugar, just don’t start your day with it. For a number of years I worked behind a desk. In the morning I got up, got ready, ate something sweet – including sweet tea, drove to…

Starting with a bowl – again

My dear Start with a bowl readers, You may have noticed my absence from the web lately. There has been a lot of change going on this foodie’s life. For a while it seemed like ‘start with a bowl’ was replaced by ‘start with a box.’ Yes, I packed my whole life, and Thom’s into…

Eat what you find

Eat what you find. In Canadian urban cities this is a strange notion. In many parts of Canada, including parts of Newfoundland, this idea is ingrained. I have spent my life walking into grocery stores and buying whatever I want or need. I never gave it much thought and it was rare that I couldn’t…

The perfect lunch

A confession. I don’t love going to restaurants. I would rather go to markets, buy great ingredients, and cook them at home. When I do go out I want to be surprised by dishes I haven’t made before with awesome local ingredients, and great ambiance. Oh, and a great rosé wine helps too. When I…

I scream for ice cream?!?

I have fallen in love. I’m as surprised as you are. Someone new has come into my life. His name is Marcus and he makes ice cream. Specifically, he makes Lemon Curd with Wild Blueberry Ice Cream. And Passionfruit Basil Ice Cream. I have never loved ice cream. I have liked it, but not loved. …

Treasure at the top

I love hunting for treasures. I think it’s why I love consignment, thrift, and antique shops. I have found amazing treasures in these cluttered, disorganized, and often not terribly clean places. What I didn’t expect was to find treasure at the top of a mountain. A few weeks ago I went hiking again. We chose…

A Grizzly Fondue

What matters to you in a restaurant? Obviously, the food. I mean that’s why you’re there, right? But there are other contributing factors – factors that can sway your decision and lead you to eat a crappy food in a room that looks beautiful, or sit in a dive and eat the best meal of…

Climb every mountain

Making the decision to try something new is the hardest part of change. When you’re in the moment of doing the new thing, you’re in the process of strategizing and navigating, but the moment before that, the moment you make the decision, to me is the hardest part. Last week I climbed a mountain. I…

On the hunt

I am a crow. I love shiny things. I love new things. I love weird things. My brain, my eyes, constantly crave new stimuli. A change is as good as a rest, so the saying goes. When I go vacation, I don’t rest and relax in the sun. I am on the prowl, on the…