Tag Archives: Food & Drink

Not Everyone’s Cup of Tea

Posted on 06 October 2017 by Isabel Gibson

As we go into a weekend of spectacular overeating, my preoccupation is showing. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #124: Butter Tarts

Posted on 19 April 2017 by Isabel Gibson

Canadian cuisine at its finest. Continue reading →

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Touched – Part 2

Posted on 16 April 2017 by Isabel Gibson

The second of two casual encounters. Continue reading →

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Hot Diggity

Posted on 19 March 2017 by Isabel Gibson

Cultural oddities. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #90: Pablum

Posted on 27 January 2017 by Isabel Gibson

A cereal-like food that saved lives. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #89: Charles & Leah Rogers

Posted on 25 January 2017 by Isabel Gibson

Saving us from being a country without chocolate. Continue reading →

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Hot Peppers, Ottawa

Posted on 29 September 2016 by Isabel Gibson

Peppers in a Byward Market stall. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #31: Nanaimo Bars

Posted on 07 September 2016 by Isabel Gibson

The gooey delight that is ours and ours alone. Continue reading →

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Humble Pie

Posted on 22 February 2015 by Isabel Gibson

They don’t have Pepsiâ„¢. Well, maybe that’s a little sweeping. In the spirit of Heinlein’s Fair Witnesses, let me amend that statement to reflect precisely what I saw or, more accurately, did not see. In four weeks in the major … Continue reading →

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