Welcome to the Jungle

We’ve had rain lately, interspersed with hours of gorgeous Alberta sunshine. One result of this is that the mosquitos are breeding like winged, vampiric plague bacteria. I think that Canadians bury our memories of the bloodsuckers over the winter, when we can’t breathe through our noses outside without our nostrils freezing shut. We remember the…

Kitchen Fun: Enchil-yada-yadas

The Electrican and I are invited to a Mexican-themed potluck birthday party and (controlled, fire-ban regulation adherent) backyard bonfire later tonight. I am seriously hoping for a piñata. We’ve been asked to bring a Mexican dish, and since I’m not up too much on my authentic Mexican cookery, I’m going to make (up) a dish…