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Entries from August 2006

Recipe: Gâteau à l’orange

August 8th, 2006 · 3 Comments

This is a recipe for an orange cake that I got from Fred in Québec. He got it from his grandmother who got it from a newspaperway back in the day. The ingredients and the recipe are simple, but the results are delicious. Here is my slighty jazzed-up Anglophone version:
Ingredients
4 large [...]

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The Morpions

August 7th, 2006 · No Comments

(Above) LS, Nico and Bob
Last weekend, I got back together with some old friends, Nico and Bob to work on a musical project called The Morpions. Deconstructed, one-take, post-noise. So old, it’s new again. It was nice to play some crazy, experimental music again, just like old times.
Check it out at TheMorpions.com, [...]

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Recipe: Balsamic Glazed Lamb Chops

August 3rd, 2006 · No Comments

I haven’t posted a recipe in a long time now, but since I have become the de facto, live-in personal chef for my family, I will probably be posting more recipes from now on.
I made this for dinner last night, and like pretty much everything I cook, I improvised with what was in the kitchen [...]

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Getting money for my used books and CDs

August 2nd, 2006 · 1 Comment

I sold off a bunch of old books and CDs that were gathering dust in my closet today.  I made just a little bit more than 500 US dollars, which will pay for my plane ticket to NYC and then some. 
I also had lunch with my mom at a Japanese bakery/cafe.  I had a spicy [...]

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Making Progress and Travel Plans

August 1st, 2006 · No Comments

I have made some good progress in cleaning out my room and unpacking and organizing my stuff from Japan. I have pulled out a big box of books and 2 boxes of CDs to sell/donate. I can’t believe I own so much crap! I guess I am a bit of a hoarder. [...]

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