Today, this New Year's Eve, I'm going to take you on a two-year journey in just over 1100 words from the birth of Cast Iron Canteen to the launch of Intelligentsia Living. If you missed my last post, I talked about what I've been up to over a long period of silence. Birth of Cast Iron Canteen I started my food blog Cast Iron Canteen on a whim in February 2014 feeling a … [Read more...]
I’m coming back soon, but here’s a taste.
As a creative person, it's hard for me to focus. And then double that trouble since I'm in a creative career as well. Life sometimes gets in the way of our creative pursuits, but it's all part of the journey back to creativity, which makes the whole thing worth it. So what happened? Here's the CliffsNotes version: Russia tanked. I have a long relationship with Russia, … [Read more...]
Photo Essay: Crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay
It's one of those rare things in life--you wake up early in the morning before the rooster crows, make your way to the shore, bait and drop your traps and begin collecting them--taking your fresh catch home for an evening steam. I do a lot of work with story in my job and life--and I've always considered myself a writer first and visual expressionist second--and recently … [Read more...]
Coffee biscotti milkshake
Subtitle: "or why milkshakes make me cry" When I lived in Russia off and on from 2005-2009, I looked forward to glimmers of light in between long stretches in the former USSR. One of those glimmers of light was traveling to London, which I did every chance I got. I don't have the space to go into what's going on politically in Russia right now, I'm glad to be home, glad my … [Read more...]
Travel update #2: Buryat cuisine
I'm back in Canada after five weeks of travelling that flew by. At one point I was flying to Russia and it seemed like the next day that I was already leaving. Time just goes quickly when you enjoy everyday. It's a very tangible feeling. Anyways, over the next couple of weeks I will finish a series of posts related to the trip. Access to the internet became pretty spotty while … [Read more...]
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