Writer. Photographer. Visual Designer. Wannabe farmer.
Author: Lisa Severn
People, Perogies and a Potato Podcast
I recently spoke, appropriately distanced and outdoors, with Anna Helmer. Anna mentioned (with a teasing tone), that @Therocketnarcissist and I should share a recipe on The Farm Story Podcast. I don't think she expected a "Yes!" with such enthusiasm. Anyway, …
An end to the fits and starts
I recently, well 33 days ago, signed up for a creative workshop that asks that you ship something every day for 100 days. It's hard. I am a "do it when the muse shows up" creative. And, this course teaches …
Take Only What We Need
It was 1989, I was in Grade 12. It was right around the time when David Suzuki started showing up outside the Nature of Things to talk of global warming (or climate change as it is now more accurately reported). …
Calgary Eats: A Cookbook Review
A few weeks back, I ordered Calgary Eats because a number of signs told me to. My favourite food photographer & YouTuber Joanie Simon was working on Phoenix Cooks - another Figure 1 Publishing book. I’d seen the stunning cover …
Processing Vacation on Order for 2020
I think we ran out of frozen peaches in April 2019. Corn even sooner. May was tough. That transition between enjoying the previous seasons’ harvest and the new harvest felt like eons. Even though, I do tend to allow myself …
I Traded Christmas and NYE for One Self-Indulgent Day
Early on December 28th, I set up my “out of office” email. I had a plan. Close my computer. Pull out my new camera. Cook. Shoot. You see, it was my birthday. Three days after Christmas. Three days before NYE. …
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A Recipe to Keep Vampires At Bay
A little garlic, judiciously used, won’t seriously affect your social life and will tone up more dull dishes than any commodity discovered to date. ~ Alexander Wright, ‘How to Live Without a Woman’ (1937) It’s that time of year where garlic goes …
Stop glorifying the summit and enjoy the climb: an astrological forecast for pasta makers
Years ago, I read a horoscope that said, “Dear Capricorn, you’d be better off enjoying the climb than glorifying the summit.” Or at least that’s how I remember it. The precise words are trivial. In effect, the astrological forecast reminded …
Is oregano worthy of your love?
I never buy herbs. With the exception of cilantro – of course. And basil. But only during basil season. I used to spend big bucks for that recipe that needed two, yep two, sprigs of thyme. And I’d think to …
Traced Elements 