Music – “A Life Well Lived” from A Life Well Lived by Earth Mama. Released: 2012                   ..read more

A brief tribute, in music, in honour of the death of Queen Elizabeth ..read more

Those of you who have followed my posts over the years have likely noticed that I last posted in August, 2020. Life events (not positive ones) were occurring regularly and the cookbooks became a low priority. Then, a few days before Christmas, 2020, my husband passed away suddenly after an accident, from which he never recovered. The past 18 months have been a struggle for me, in every imaginable way, and continue to be. As a result, and for other reasons, I have decided to begin selling some of my cookbooks for (mostly) practical reasons, although it is hard to part with them. The current col ..read more

https://kalesijablog.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/02-homegrown-tomatoes.mp3 CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Well, tomato season is in the works, however, this year I had a few challenges in my  garden:  a beautiful mother bunny and her small charges.  After ordering 8 tomato plants from one of my favourite growers, Territorial Seed Company (https://territorialseed.com),  I planted them, fertilized them, staked them and tended to them several times a day.  They were doing well for about the first 2 weeks. While I did tend to them several times daily, one of those times was not ..read more

https://kalesijablog.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/01-microwaves-are-watching-you-1.mp3 CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC “Microwaves (Are Watching You)” from Microwaves (Are Watching You) by Randy Rainbow. Released: 2017 In the fall of 2017, we had our kitchen completely remodeled.  After several weeks of banging, crashing, cursing (both from me and the installation team), dust, strange things falling from the wall after the cabinets were removed, and a few surprises, it was finally done and a joy to behold, as my quote from post of November, 7th, 2017 indicates: “However, at long last, it was ove ..read more

https://kalesijablog.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/05-food-storage.mp3 CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Food Storage” from Unabridged Translation by They Might Be Elders. Released: 2010 In view of the recent events surrounding the spread of coronavirus, since it was discovered in December, 2019, in China, I elected to repost this from my March 27th, 2014 post.  But, really, people, keep calm! Being a cook, a collector of kitchen gadgets and appliances, not to mention a lot of cookbooks, I have always yearned for a proper pantry. Call it what you will, a “Pantry”, “Butler’s Closet”, a “Lar ..read more

https://kalesijablog.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/04-what-are-you-doing-new-years-eve_.mp3 CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” from Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas by Ella Fitzgerald. Released: 2002. (This is a slightly revised version of my post in December of 2015) Admit it. We’ve all had good intentions on December 31st, every year. “I vow to quit smoking, be kinder to people, spend more time with my family, be happier, etc., etc., etc.” Yet, it seems that so many of us (myself included!) have aspirations for the New Year, around food. A typical New Y ..read more

https://kalesijablog.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/16-the-twelve-days-of-christmas-karaoke-version.mp3 CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “The Twelve Days Of Christmas (Karaoke Version)” from Zoom Karaoke – Christmas Carols by Zoom Karaoke. Released: 2008.  (WORDS by SUE JIMENEZ – REALLY!!) This is a one of my favourite Christmas posts, which I initially posted in 2013.   It is still fun and will test your singing ability! On the 1stday of Christmas my true love sent to me a Lobster in Port Wine Sauce On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love sent to me 2 Grilled Eels and a Lobster ..read more

https://kalesijablog.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/01-whats-cooking.mp3 CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “What’s Cooking” from What’s Cooking by The Wolfe Gang. Released: 2010 In honour of Thanksgiving approaching, I’m running this earlier 2014 post about the questions posed to the Butterball Turkey Hot Line over the years.  Read it and laugh (or weep!) We’ve all heard experts, teachers and the like say “There’s no such thing as a dumb question”. I’ve said it myself, while teaching a course in Forensic Anthropology to non-science students. One evening, following a brief discussion of how t ..read more

https://kalesijablog.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/04-happy-cooking.mp3 CLICK ABOVE TO PLAY MUSIC Music – “Happy Cooking” from Happy Cooking by Eiji Kitamura. Released: 1986 (partial re-posting of September 30, 2018)  For those not in the know, October features many “national” events,  however, my favourite October event is: National Cookbook Month ! Pick one up and read it today!                                                  What’s on YOUR cookbook shelf ..read more