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• Tim Mälzer – Germany’s Delicious Dish

  

  The first time I watched Tim Mälzer on Bavarian television I didn’t know if I was watching a chef or an ex-con. With his stubbly scalp and his rascally looks Ti... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2011 FOOD & DRINK

• The French Connection - Photographs of World War 1

  

  I am a rabid genealogist. When I'm researching my family tree online I’m like a dog with a bone. I can search for hours. Thanks to Ancestry. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2011 CULTURE

• "Don't Speak to the Man at the Wheel" - A Party with Toulouse-Lautrec!!

  

  Out of all of the “Artists Table” books, i.e. Monet’s Table, Renoir’s Table, I get the impression that it was Toulouse-Lautrec who really liked to cook. He woul... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Desperately Seeking Mona

  

  Yesterday, Tuesday, April 5, 2011, Italian researchers unveiled a plan to dig up bones in a Florence convent in hopes of identifying the remains of a Renaissanc... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Victorine Meurent - Parisian Muse and Artist

  

  In many of Edouard Manet’s paintings the focus is on a ginger-haired woman that, although not at all identical from picture to picture, turns out to be the... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Under Caillebotte's Umbrella

  

  Gustave Caillebotte was a French painter and a generous patron of the Impressionists. I would hazard a guess and say most people know his work from the fitting... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The Flowering Calendar of Claude Monet's Garden

  

  I recently fulfilled my dream of visiting Monet's pink house his fabulous gardens at Giverny. I left my guys in Toronto while I visited the village of Giverny... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2011 DESTINATIONS, GARDENING, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The Luncheon of the Boating Party

  

  Yesterday Renoir’s Table arrived on my porch. It’s a truly beautiful book. Although it contains sixty recipes, I bought it for its inspiring photographs. Amid ... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2011 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE

• There Was a Crooked House

  

  One of the strangest buildings in the world is the Krzywy Domek an irregularly-shaped building in Sopot, Poland, that makes you feel as if you're passing throug... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2011 CULTURE, TRAVEL

• April Fools!

  

  For those unfamiliar with Toronto, this truck bursting out of a wall can be found at the CTV (formerly CityTV) building 299 Queen Street West. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Poisson d'Avril

  

  The term “poisson d’Avril” is the phrase shouted out when someone falls for an April Fool’s prank in the French-speaking world. An April fish is a young and... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2011 SELF EXPRESSION

• Cucumber Guacamole - It's Easy Being Green

  

  I make my fresh Guacamole with avocados and cucumber. I'm not crazy about tomatoes and the addition of English cucumber to the guacamole makes the dip even... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2011 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Paris Hotels - My Pick

  

  Before I left for my solo trip to Paris last October, I checked out over 45 hotels through travel guides, Tripadvisor and websites. Google Maps is a big help... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• A Miracle of Light - Sainte-Chapelle

  

  wikimedia.orgOn the Île de la Cité in the heart of Paris, just a stone’s throw away from Nôtre Dame, is Sainte-Chapelle. But people who visit glass houses (of... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• La Mosquee De Paris

  

  After posting the last couple of pictures of the Paris Mosque I got a couple of comments on The Clever Pup, "A mosque that's a restaurant?" and I realized I... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• More Photos - Paris 2010

  

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  Posted on 29 March 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Hooray for Hazel

  I have such a goofy, old-fashioned, maiden-aunt name that it's funny to me that Hazel hs been used in three songs. Oh and the lyrics are so spot-on in every... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2011 CULTURE

• Baba Ghanouj

  

  It's hard to take a good picture of baba ghanouj.That's it on the bottom right. Photo copyright Hazel Smith.Baba ghanouj is a Middle eastern eggplant spread. I... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2011 CULTURE, FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES, TRAVEL

• Chocolate Guinness - Goodness Gracious!

  

  I don't hold much with St. Patrick's Day. There are a lot of other Patron Saints out there (David, Andrew, George, speak up. I can't hear you); Saint Patrick... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2011 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES, TRAVEL

• Birthday Cake #17 - Strawberry

  

  I made this for my son's birthday. He wanted a strawberry cake and strawberry it was. This is a pretty simple recipe and easily found on the web. Now I know... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2011 FOOD & DRINK