Monday 24 March 2014
Learn how to cook this delicious dal in a hands on session with me.
If there was one event that really integrated me into the food community here in Edmonton, it was Eat Alberta (2011 and 2012) I first went in as a participant, then a volunteer, and this year I am proud to announce that I will be one of the presenters at this celebration of local food.
Want to come and cook delicious food with me and several other super talented chefs and drink connoisseurs? And also learn about local food, attend food and wine tastings and meet lots of like minded people?
You shouldn't miss Eat Alberta 2014. And I can tell you, I just know that tracks are going to sell out early, so you snooze, you lose :) Check the link below for details.
See you there.
http://www.eatalberta.ca/
On April 26, 2014, the fourth annual Eat Alberta conference will take place at NAIT. Through a mix of hands-on and demonstration workshops, tasting sessions, and presentations from some of the leaders of our food community – farmers, chefs and local food advocates – we hope that participants will learn how to use and source local food as well as develop nurturing and ongoing relationships with one another and with those that produce our food.
Monday 17 March 2014
It's Holi. Holi-day. Yay!
A celebration of springtime, this year it feels very apt, as after a
cold, harsh February, the weather seems to have finally turned a corner
here. The sun is warm on my face, the skies are a brilliant blue, the
birds are singing and starting to fill the nesting boxes, it stays light
later and later in the day and my life just feels brighter and happier.
Kay planted his seeds for the garden last weekend, and I started
getting excited about all the fresh harvests and bounty coming my way
soon.
Holi is characterised by colour. People throw coloured powders up in the air, douse each other with coloured water and celebrate the arrival of flowers and fruit. Holi is also the festival of love and this bittersweet emotion is embodied in Hindu mythology. Legend has it that Lord Shiva, in his anger at being shot by Kaamadeva's arrow (the Indian God of love, similar to Cupid) reduced him to ashes. The arrow worked, however, and Shiva married Parvati. Rati, the wife of Kaamadeva, begged Shiva to revive her husband, and Shiva, understanding true love, granted her wish (and everyone lives happily ever after...)
Friday 7 March 2014
There are a few things I miss about India. Having been back for close to four weeks now, Adz and I are slowly adjusting back to normal life... well, if normal life means dealing with early morning school runs, -42 C, layers and layers of clothes and frozen nose hair (yes, really!) February and March aren't usually this bad in Edmonton, but this year seems unusually harsh. Or maybe its just that we haven't managed to get used to the cold after the balmy tropical breezes of India.
So yes, missing the warmth is probably top of the list. And this...
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