Funny Food For Thought
November 27, 2009 by admin
Filed under Features, Food for Thought, Fun, Main Content, Misc. Mirth
Image Credit: Anne Taintor
And now a word from a Dreadful Domesticated Damsel in Distress and Kooky Kitchen Klutz, Hermione Catastrophe (who thankfully has never been asked to contribute a recipe to the James Bay Beacon Newspaper, but who if asked, would respond as follows)
Dear Friends of Food,
I sincerely appreciate your invitation to join your recipe exchange list.
Food, Fun & Freudian Sips!
November 11, 2009 by admin
Filed under Features, Food for Thought, Main Content, People, Your Neighbors
Image Credit: Chud Tsankov Illustrations on flickr.com
This month in the "Food for Thought" column, we’ve invited Larry Arnold, (Product Consultant at Spinnaker’s Wine & Beer Merchants and Sips Artisan Bistro at 425 Simcoe Street in James Bay Square) to say a few words about what’s in their larder besides those lovely little libations that complement our loafing about lifestyle that characterizes the neighborhood.
Sips Artisan Bistro is featuring some fine food, fun and Freudian Sips courtesy of Therapy Vineyards from B.C.’s Naramata Bench. So if you’re pressed for time and can’t enjoy a "grape escape", then drop by for a tasting, or pick up a bottle of your favorite "Therapy" and a tapas to go!
Freudian Sip 2008/Salt Spring Island Chevre, Spinnakers Apple Smoked Trout & Strawberry Compote
This pairing is all about acidity! The goat cheese has it, so does the strawberry compote. With a crunch of mouthwatering acidity and heady citrust-mango flavours, the wine hangs in there perfectly, gaining weight and intensity with every sip. As the acid softens, the wine brings out the lovely smoky flavours of the trout and the sweetness of the srawberry. Delicious!
Therapy Vineyards Chardonnay 2008/Smokehouse Cheddar, Verjus Cured Salmon, Pear Butter
Yow, this dish is intense, but so is the wine! Smoke, acidity and sweet fruit, all in perfect balance requires more of the same and the crisp, juicy Okanagan chard more than meets the challenge. Peaches and cream with lovely toasty nuances, plenty of weight and a finish that wraps itself around your palate and just keeps going!
Therapy Vineyards Gewurztraminer 2008/Caraway Cheese, Smoked Sooke Oyster & Apple Chutney
This pairing is all or nothig! the ingredients in the dish are full flavoured, sweet and spicy. The perfect complement to a wine not known for its coquettish nature! Very floral with a slightly oily texture, a heady potpourri of tropical fruit and exotic spice flavours and a long, long soft finish!
Therapy Vineyards Pinot Noir 2007/Tipsy Jill, proscuitto Salami, Strawberry Compote
Good pinot is hard to find But after several thousand samples we think we have found one here! The dish is richly flavoured with a salty, slightly sweet and tart structure that begs another bite. The wine is all about perfectly rip fruit with cherry and spice flavours, a soft wilky texture and enough acidity to stand up to the compote and cut through the richness of the cheese. Superb!
Freud’s Ego 2007/Hot Jill Cheese, Hot Cacciatore Salami, Caramelized Onions
This dish is not for the timid or those with an aversion to heat and spice. It is a full-flavoured take no prisoners assault on your palate that is very, very hot, but absolutely delicious! On the other hand, this richly textured Boreau blend is lush and powerful with layers of sweet fruit and spice flavours, plenty of body and a soft blush of fine grained tannins.
Food For Thought on Thanksgiving
October 9, 2009 by admin
Filed under Features, Food for Thought, Main Content, Snippets & Snapshots
Image Credit: happythanksgiving at flickr.com
May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your blessed thighs!
Food For Thought
September 12, 2009 by admin
Filed under Features, Food for Thought, Main Content
Image Credit: bcanada92 at flickr.com
It is said that the Westcoast is home to far too many flakes, nuts and fruitcakes. If that is so, then why not sample our rather find "food for thought" served on a silver platter.
Frankly, what would a blog be without sharing one’s slice of life, or more to the point "spilling all the beans" about life in this neck of the woods?
So, whether you’re a "Big Cheese", a "Couch Potato" or "have a finger in the pie", the food you’ll find in this column may range from "half-baked ideas", to "things that make one’s mouth water".
For those with more refined tastebuds, finding new techniques to "polish one’s apple", tips on how to earn those coveted "brownie points" or how to "eat one’s cake and have it too" — all of which may be more pleasing to the palate and infinitely more rewarding to type-A personalities (who work for the government) and those born with silver spoons in their mouths (who may reside in the neighborhood for two months or less a year).
Those with a passion for life-long learning may appreciate different perspectives on the delicate issue of how to "eat crow, humble pie or words" with grace and aplomb or how to remove "egg on one’s face" without "upsetting the applecart" and "crying in one’s beer" or "crying over spilt milk" – a fate worse than death to most people.
On the other hand, those who are "nuttier than a fruitcake", would be best advised to take everything in this column with a grain of salt.
