Boris Mann’s Personal Blog

Boris Mann’s Personal Blog

Apr 2010

Sharing Knife by Bujold cc @kellan @lloydbudd

via goodreads.com I first picked up Bujold on recommendation from Kellan and devoured all the Vorkosigan series. I thin...
Apr 2010

The Internet sucks at recipes

I’d also like to point out that Google is now useless for information about cooking, because almost all Google search re...
Apr 2010

Killer Bunnies?

via killerbunnies.com Played this last night for the first time, with 7 people that were over for dinner. It was …inter...
Apr 2010

Cooking Octopus on @Foodists

via foodists.ca Here's my write up on Foodists of how I cooked the octopus.
Apr 2010

About to broil an octopus

via kalofagas.ca I'm about to braise & broil an octopus - bought about a pound of tentacle down at Granville Islan...
Apr 2010

Video camera stealing octopus

via youtube.com I really need to re certify in SCUBA and start building my gear again.
Apr 2010

What I did tonight

I had an all hands meeting at work and discussed a bunch of upcoming stuff. I went home and relaxed by cooking dinner (b...
Apr 2010

I <3 taxes AKA government trapped by an ever-shrinking stream of revenue

That’s why the push to repeal the HST is more dangerous than it might appear. It’s a Trojan Horse for more general forms...
Apr 2010

Startup drinks April 2010

I'm using Keynote to create a "Startup Drinks" presentation, with Danny looking on in the background. Photo by Weston Triemstra
Mar 2010

Dr Teeth tattoo

via boingboing.net My long ago Ultimate team in Ottawa was called Dr. Teeth, and two of my favourite t-shirts feature ...
Mar 2010

Trotter Gear

Anthony and I made Trotter Gear this weekend. Which are, of course, pigs feet, and from Fergus Henderson's "Beyond No...
Mar 2010

Dawn of War 2 Chaos Rising

via store.steampowered.com Comes out this Thursday. I really enjoyed the first part of this, and replayed it a couple o...
Mar 2010

Roast Lamb Leg Dinner

See the full gallery on Posterous Last of the Cutter Ranch lamb. Marinated with preserved lemons with bay leaves fro...
Mar 2010

Spaghetti with Guanciale and Kale

See the full gallery on Posterous More on the magic of guanciale in the previous post.
Mar 2010

Guanciale - magical pork jowls

Now that the Olympics are over, Oyama again has guanciale. I picked some up to cook while on Bowen. The "traditional" re...
Mar 2010

Living on Bowen

The waters of Howe Sound and the ferry across it are not only a physical barrier, but also a psychological one. Of cours...
Mar 2010

Setting up Rachael's show at Waterfront Theatre

See the full gallery on Posterous The show is called "Trees I have Dreamed", and you can find out more on Rachael's ...
Mar 2010

Ground Pork Ragout

See the full gallery on Posterous Trying for something vaguely like Anthony's ragout. I remember it had carrots and...
Feb 2010

Brunch as a meal to have people over for is neglected

Ingredients &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td class=&quot;quantity&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;12 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td class=&quot;food&q...
Feb 2010

Duck Tongues Dim Sum

via flickr.com Thanks for everyone that came out for my birthday dim sum today. It was fun to sit and eat amidst the hu...
Feb 2010

Spicy Coconut Tumeric Beef

I was going for the Banana Leaf's Rendang Beef curry - which is a completely different dish, but I think I got the coc...
Feb 2010

Finished reading: The Last Light of the Sun (Guy Gavriel Kay)

via amazon.com I've actually read this book before. I immediately devour any book that Kay releases. It was great to go...
Feb 2010

S/V Concordia sinks off Brazil

The Canadian tall ship SV Concordia, a sailing school vessel, heads past downtown Halifax in this July 24, 2000 file pho...
Feb 2010

I made a video at Canada's Northern House

via canadasnorthernhouse.sayshello.ca Looks like it may not support embeds, so you'll have to follow the link. Long live muk muk!
Feb 2010

Happy Valentine's Day!

I don&rsquo;t like Hallmark holidays. In fact, I don&rsquo;t like ANY holidays / occasions that are musts. I like doing ...