Guyana-style heat

Andrea July 17, 2012 July 29, 2022Our Home

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Of all the things I miss least about the land of my birth, the extended, humidity-laden, blast-furnace Guyana summer heat ranks pretty high on that list. Yet that is what the Mississauga summer has been from the outset. Day after rainless day of high humidity and relentless sun. It’s hard to stay outside during our all-too-short Mississauga Ontario summer with the heat and humidity sapping your energy all too quickly.

Warmth is finally here

Andrea July 7, 2012 July 29, 2022Andrea

Long-awaited Mississauga summer

This year of 2012, our garden looks better than it ever has. The garden is a long and complex springtime project. This year, my Mother took a real interest in the garden, and the extra days she spent with us helping me get everything planted were glorious. The many indoor tropical plants in the house go outside around the Victoria Day holiday weekend. Now the patio looks like one of those tropical spa getaways you see in the upscale design magazines.

Dinnertime

Andrea May 31, 2012 July 29, 2022Andrea

Headwaiter for the cats

Mixing up some dinner for the cats at the kitchen counter: May 2012.

It is cat dinner time at the house, and Mummy is serving the fluffies.

Chinese New Year

Andrea January 25, 2012 January 13, 2020Andrea

Kung Hei Fat Choi! Gong Xi Fa Cai! Happy New Year! It’s Chinese New Year, or the festival of Têt, as the Vietnamese call it. This is one of my favourite times of year, when everything is bright and cheery, and there is a meaning or significance to everything that you eat and partake of in the Asian community. I look forward to this event as if I were Chinese myself. I have cleaned up the house,…

Gumbo-making

Bob December 31, 2011 January 13, 2020Andrea

Days of culinary effort by Andrea Andrea has worked for the better part of two days crafting a feast of Louisiana-style shrimp gumbo and a special, vegetarian, all-halal version of her famous chili that was quickly cleaned out to the last drop in a party this summer. The lucky invitees who have accepted our invitation will be treated with a few dishes they cannot buy at any price, or get from any caterer. Happy Birthday,…

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