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Gianduja

I hear a thundering, heavy sound, I look out the window … and another rain storm has begun.

I am in the week between closing one play and beginning rehearsals for another and have the desire to curl up in a chair in my pajamas, learn my lines and stay out of the rain, which has been pounding down for the past week.

And in the middle of it all was Hallowe’en.  I usually love Hallowe’en .   [Read more…]

Filed Under: Flavours and Textures, Special Occasions, Technique Tagged With: gianduja, hazelnuts

Completely Nuts

Mmm. I am in sensory overload.

I have been roasting hazelnuts, almonds and walnuts in preparation for making hand panned chocolate covered hazelnuts, and Gianduja [pronounced gyan-DO-ya].  What is it?  A delicious Italian inspired nut paste and chocolate mixture.

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Filed Under: Flavours and Textures, Other Foods, Technique Tagged With: almonds, gianduja, hazelnuts, nuts, walnuts

With Apologies to the Wildlife of Stanley Park

It’s a tradition in the theatre for actors to exchange opening night presents – a little something to wish each other well.

I’m currently appearing in the stage version of It’s A Wonderful Life at the Arts Club on Granville Island in Vancouver.  We opened last week.

While searching for the perfect way to celebrate the world premiere of  The Patron Saint of Stanley Park and the opening night of our friends and colleagues “across the alley”, at the Arts Club Revue Stage, the cast and crew of It’s a Wonderful Life have been wracking our collective brains. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Flavours and Textures, Other Foods, Technique Tagged With: gianduja, mendiants, Stanley Park, truffles

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