Category Archives: Gustate et Videte

Clear Creek Abbey

This was far too blessed to blog about in any serious way, so I won’t. But I WILL mention that for culture shock, there’s nothing like the Route 66 Diner chili cheese omelette on the way to the airport from … Continue reading

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A Forest in your Mouth

This was a fun discovery. Next time you make a white sauce, smash up a few juniper berries and mix then in. But be warned: It takes forever for them to develop. The first time I tried this, I put … Continue reading

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Sou’wester Restaurant

Last time I visited Peggy’s Cove, I tried, and loved, Solomon Gundy and fish hash with beans and green tomatoes. This time, I discovered blueberry grunt. It may have been invented to disguise a dropped upsidedown cake, by breaking it … Continue reading

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Fumate et Videte

“The point about smoking is, that if is is not a sin, it can certainly be shared with God, and if so, there is no reason why we should not talk to Him while enjoying one of the creatures He … Continue reading

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Cálem Lágrima

If you can get your hands on it, you have to try this white Port, which is named after tears. Imagine drinking sunshine, butterscotch and Christmas. All at once. Where the weeping comes in, I will never know.

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Addiction

You know it’s time to cut back when you’re more worried about the lost coffee than the thermos you lost it in.

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Requiescant in Pace

Here’s the Absolution following the Requiem Mass in Kinkora, Ontario, about 20 minutes from Stratford. A tad rusty, but a brilliant first shot at the Requiem in a parish that probably hasn’t seen it in 40 years. And listen to … Continue reading

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Friday

Certainly, the chief purpose of Friday abstinence is penance, but let’s not forget the collateral benefits of leisure and luxury. If you don’t know what I mean, then sit on your front porch next Friday at supper time with a … Continue reading

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Summer Recipe

1. Leave thick-skinned onions on the barbeque at medium-high heat until they burst. 2. Add butter, salt and pepper. 3. Feast.

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On Sandwiches

The more Chesterton I read, the less that unmistakable smell of a Subway joint reminds me of food.

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