Posted Nov 18, 2011 in Food
ModernHostess: Adventures with Baked Brie
Mmmm baked brie. I’ve enjoyed it many times at dinner parties and restaurants. However, I must admit I have never attempted to make it on my own, despite my obsession with all things cheese. So I decided it would be the perfect appetizer to serve at my cocktail party this weekend. Baked brie looks pretty impressive, but it’s a cinch to make....
Read MorePosted Nov 18, 2011 in GREEN Berets
Following the Digital Waste Trail…
In 2004, I dropped off a computer monitor, terminal and television at a warehouse that offered “free” e-waste recycling. The warehouse seemed straight out of War of the Worlds, filled to the gills with used electronics. Massive piles - disheveled, disorganized - flowed from the inside out onto the back driveway. I was young...
Read MorePosted Nov 17, 2011 in Cool Shit
Its Always Summer On The Inside
The Maverick, The pioneer, the legendary man behind the wetsuit and first surf shop, Jack O’Neill, celebrates 60 years of pioneering a revolutionary brand that changed the surf industry. O’Neill has just released a bio-graphical coffee table book following the journey of the man whose passion drove him to create an innovative suit...
Read MorePosted Nov 16, 2011 in Fashion
Sweaters – Comfort Zone
Fall has never been so warm and colorful like this year. Eventually, it’s going to get chilly in the next few weeks, and to boost my “pre-sub zero” mood I started to think about sweaters. This year I picture BIG. It’s all about volume, chunky cable knits, waffle-stitch wool blends, funky colors and bold crazy prints. You...
Read MorePosted Nov 15, 2011
The Newest Foodie Movement: Dishcrawl
A couple months back I had the opportunity to participate in one of...
Posted Nov 14, 2011
Diesel’s Loverdose Fragrance
« Take another piece of my heart now, baby. Break another little bit of my...
Posted Nov 13, 2011
The Benefits of Seasonal Foods
With the weather changes that are so inherent of Canadian living, a thought...
Posted Nov 12, 2011
Ethical Furs Are Anything But Ethical
My, what a difference a few years can make… It seems not too long ago...
Posted Nov 11, 2011
Sermoneta gloves: beautify your hands
Decades later and we still try to hold on to the classic and quirky fashion...
Posted Nov 10, 2011
Get Your Kink On: Torture Garden Is Coming To Mont...
In last month’s Halloween post I suggested that a fun trick to spice things...














