SUPER BOWL!

super bowl sunday means one thing for me...
FOOD!
chile really
a good friend has a party and she make a mean bowl of chile
vegitarian chile
i know
it is so yummy
i will post the recipe

the other thing super bowl means is finding a team
i am no NFL fan by any means
i do enjoy watching football on tv and have been to a game or two
but i have no attchments (Go the future Toronto NFL franchise!)
i sometimes jump on to who is playing in the playoffs
follow a team based on a story line or history
but this year i like the under dog cardinals
so nature oriented
so go cardinals and GO CHILE!

"the truth is somewhere in the middle"

fruit

you must read this book
i found it by "chance" at chapters
oh my god...it is me and my life and so funny in so many ways
not much happens
reads non-fiction
it turns out to be on the canada reads 2009 list
http://www.cbc.ca/canadareads/books-fruit.html
from the site...
It’s 1984 in Sarnia, Ontario, and 13-year-old Peter Paddington is mortified. He’s overweight, has few friends and a crazy family and, to top things off, he’s just sprouted a pair of talking nipples.

When the ridicule of the bullies in his eighth grade class at Clarkedale Elementary grows too much to bear, Peter retreats into his own vivid imagination. At night, he seeks solace in his “Bedtime Movies” — glamorous narratives, where he is always popular, famous and, most of all, loved. But by day, those pesky nipples won’t shut up. When they threaten to expose Peter’s innermost secrets and desires, he is forced to come up with a new plan, one that will help him finally accept himself.

Published in 2004, Brian Francis’s coming-of-age novel captures the realities of puberty and budding sexuality in living colour. Anyone who has ever felt like an awkward teenager or grown up around an eccentric cast of characters will find something to relate to in Peter’s story. This humorous and vivid take on one teenager’s life will have you laughing one instant and wincing in recognition the next.

sushi rice recipe

2 cups sushi or short grain rice
2 cups water, plus extra for rinsing rice

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon kosher salt


Place the rice into a mixing bowl and cover with cool water. Swirl the rice in the water, pour off and repeat 2 to 3 times or until the water is clear.


Place the rice and 2 cups of water into a medium saucepan and place over high heat. Bring to a boil, uncovered. Once it begins to boil, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cover. Cook for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.



Combine the rice vinegar, sugar and salt in a small bowl and heat in the microwave on high for 30 to 45 seconds. Transfer the rice into a large wooden or glass mixing bowl and add the vinegar mixture. Fold thoroughly to combine and coat each grain of rice with the mixture. Allow to cool to room temperature before using to make sushi or sashimi

2008 favs

best bass fishing=plattsburgh, ny

best 1st fishing trip=christian and alex @ the cottage

best drive in=midland drive in

best sushi all you can eat=masion du japan

best book=fruit

best way to work=toronto ferry

best canoe ride=wye marsh

best buildings=chicago

best art gallery=the new AGO and chicago's AIA

best dim sum=paradise (leslie and finch)

best wings=st louis

best musical=jersey boys

best new beach=south rhode island

best lobster=aunt carries
www.auntcarriesri.com

best movie=doubt/mama mia...ms can do no wrong

best commerical=discovery network
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at_f98qOGY0&feature=related

best sushi=homemade

best coffee=cafe americano @ starbucks

best baseball game=cubs @ wrigley field

best sunset=wymbolwood

best dipping sauce=swiss chalet

best birthday=on the ship going throught the list with hl & jl

best drunk=lb @ the grandview

best road trip=dh in RI & NJ

best revival=tuesday nite movies

best past time=scrapbooking with the ladies

best new addition=front deck at the cottage

best saying=RUDE!

xmas pudding

this time of the year is always so busy
it is nice to have some time off of work
i am not sure if i could do work and xmas
it is all but over now and in reflection i know a few things
one...i am not christian
and for a few years i was so anti-xmas
i guess in some ways i still am
xmas
i feel people lose sight of the reason for the season
but i have also come to realise that this christian holiday holds many happy family traditions
so this year i hosted my family on xmas eve
and i have got to share i even enjoyed it
one of those traditions that i have never let go is the food
and the biggest, grandest and most fav of them all is my fam's xmas pudding
i have included a copy of the recipe scan
it has been handed down and made by many
but the best part of all
the make or break of it is...
the hard sauce
so sweet and out of this world comfort food
email me for details
merry christmas
and
peace and light always

my nana's shortbread

christmas isnt my holiday
while i have always adored the traditions of it
gifts
lights
trees
carols
santa
it isnt mine
i am not christian
but its food that holds me
apundance
traditions
once a year

like the saugae rolls before dinner
the christmas pudding for dessert
and my nana's shortbread
very scottish and very full of butter