Yesterday, I released the script for episode #110. When I told Paul, he called me cruel for doing so without putting out #111 as well. The script went out at 8:00 p.m. last night and, between set-ups, the actors were huddled around their cell phones, reading. By the time I got home an hour later,…
December 21, 2014: Drunken (Southern) Uncles! That Bourbon and Brown Butter Cookie – with white chocolate chunks – recipe!
I made these for the Dark Matter cookie exchange and, since so many of you asked (there must've been upwards of two or three of you!), I'm sharing my version of this recipe. I say "my version" because I used this recipe (http://buddingbaketress.blogspot.ca/2013/04/brown-butter-bourbon-chocolate-chip.html) as a template and refined to my liking. To achieve the taste,…
December 14, 2014: Snow Monkeys, Bourbon-laced Cookies, and Dogs!
My Fantasy Football team, The Snow Monkeys, are on life support following a career worst performance by Green Bay Quarterback Aaron Rodgers. And subpar performances by Tre Mason, Steve Smith, and Adam Vinatieri didn't help. We're down 96.82 to 71.2o heading into tomorrow's Monday Night game. Do you think my final player, running back Matt…
December 11, 2014: Dinner with former cohorts!
Back before Stargate, before my years on teen sitcom Student Bodies, before my time story-editing for the CBS Saturday morning lineup, I was the Manager of Animation Development at an animation studio in Montreal. It's been a long while, but I still keep in touch with a few of my former co-workers and even get…
December 9, 2014: Not peanut butter and other ingesting tragedies!
Every morning, I make myself a breakfast shake comprised of ten varied ingredients, usually: almond milk, keffir/yogurt, green tea, cinnamon, flaxseed oil, one banana, another piece of fruit, oatmeal/bran, a piece of manuka honey, and a tablespoon of peanut butter. This day's prep seemed no different than any other and, after blending together all the…
November 28, 2014: Operation Wine & Cheese!
"This five dollar bill has blood on it,"said Caitlin from the back seat, examining the keepsake from a recent road trip to Buffalo. "Maybe it's Buffalo wing sauce,"suggested Alison seated beside her. "Except we didn't have any wings while we were there." An awkward silence finally broken by Natalie, our navigator, who advised me to…
November 12, 2014: Akemi popcorn fun!
I'll be in a casting session for most of the day so, today, I hand things over to Akemi and her very first popcorn-making experience...
November 5, 2014: Dinner with my Toronto Arch-Nemesis, Tara Yelland!
Slowly but surely, I'm reconnecting with my former Toronto friends and/or acquaintances. The other night, for instance, I got together with my long-distance nemesis and occasional script collaborator Tara Yelland for dinner at one of my very favorite restaurants: Buca! Since Tara was working on a production, we ended up sitting down to dinner at a little…
November 2, 2014: Chef Rob Belcham in town! Special dinner at Porzia!
A couple of days before my departure for Toronto, I received an email from Chef Rob Belcham (formerly of Fuel and Refuel and Fat Dragon, presently of Campagnolo and Campagnolo Roma - all in Vancouver) informing me that he would be in town for a special one-night only dinner at Porzia Restaurant ( 1314 Queen…
October 19, 2014: Toronto – Day #1!
Our first night in Toronto was, in a word, "horrible". The bed is too small, it's too hard, and the curtains are insufficient and, in parts, non-existent so that the street lights (and, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the flashing police lights) streaming in to our bedroom made sleep almost impossible. ALMOST impossible because I was…
October 9, 2014: Toronto dining!
"Whatever you do,"said my writing partner, Paul, clearly concerned about my penchant for adventurous eating, "don't order the brains." "When was the last time you saw brain on a menu?"I scoffed. And then, there it was, in the appetizer section: lamb brains. In retrospect, it shouldn't have come as that big of a surprise. After…
October 4, 2014: The Farewell Feasts Begin! The Union! Crackle Creme!
I'm off to Toronto tomorrow, returning Friday. That gives me eight dinners, roughly fifteen meals (minus the turducken/piecaken extravaganza I have planned for Canadian Thanksgiving next Sunday) to enjoy in Vancouver before I leave it - for seven months! Last night, Akemi and I got together with our foodie friends, Nicole and Lan, for the…
September 6, 2014: Today’s Weird Food Purchase of the Day = Wasabi Seaweed Chips!
September 3, 2014: Crackle Creme!
The other day, Akemi and I happened across a small dessert shop in Vancouver's Strathcona district. It's called Crackle Creme and it specializes in creme brûlée - oh, and waffles. Real Belgian waffles with pearl sugar, not those other ones! The place is a one-man show run by Daniel Wong and, what he lacks in…
August 31, 2014: Another rainy day, another rainy food festival!
This time, it was Taiwan Fest where Akemi and I enjoyed grilled spicy squid, even spicier lamb skewers, and more inclement weather! Akemi keeping her spirits up... No food festivals tomorrow. It's Draft Day! Time to set aside my script and start some intensive fantasy football research!