Notes | Brutkey

Rufus in inaction! His snores are distracting me from writing. As are his sleep eating twitches. Hope the sound works.

#CatsOfMastodon

Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁

@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca

If anyone needs a timeline cleanse, here's my friends' cat Winter, OUTRAGED that we're too busy (inside) at the Friends of Edna Staebler Christmas Bash to let her back inside. This is a few minutes after she was OUTRAGED that she was inside when there was all that snow to play in.

#CatsOfMastodon #Mastonom #Food

A grey and white cat is outside in the snow, wanting to be let back in NOW.

Pot luck goodies brought for the party. That green ceramic dish to the right is my vegan cake of sadness. It was a hit.

Through the window we can see a wintery Sunfish Lake. Edna lived next door.

Goodies table from the opposite point of view. There's a gorgeously decorated tree in the background.

Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁

@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca

When I got home and tossed my bags (not the one with mumblety types of cheese in it) on the floor, Nigel decided to claim one as his.

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon

A sleeping fluffy tangerine cat on a red pleather tote bag, under a floor lamp with a paper shade.

Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁

@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca

Oh, my life. It's so hard.

Went to Guelph and for a great interview Andrew from Tomme (it turns out we worked together(ish) at a former employ!) and then had him choose my birthday cheese (it's in Sept, but I wanted cheese now). Occelli di Castagno

Deets in alt-text

#WhatIAteToday #Cheese #Mastonom #Guelph #Food #WellingtonCounty #SMB

Occelli di Castagno, a chestnut leaf-wrapped/aged cow and sheep's milk Italian cheese. Cream-coloured, with hints of brown sugar, nuts, with a tiny crunch of salty crystals.

Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁

@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca

Alas, no listen later was saved for Friday's shows, so here's the link to my sweet article about local honey...Plus, there's a hot honey recipe!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/honey-waterloo-region-apiarists-1.7604195

#Food #Mastonom #Honey #EatLocal

Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁

@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca

Another food column listen later catch-up!

This time, it's my adventures at the Elmira Produce Auction Cooperative, for Food Day Canada.

So much fun with this one

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104-the-morning-edition-k-w/clip/16161342-food-columnist-jasmine-mangalaseril-takes-inside-elmiras-produce

#Food #Mastonom #FoodDayCanada #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty

A half bushel of tomatoes of various sizes

Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁

@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca

Life's gone back to being extra busy these weeks, and I've been remiss in sharing my food column's listen laters. Making up for it over the next few days.

Starting with some great tips about getting some great-tasting foods from your backyard smoker. Thanks to Breslau's D&D's Smoked Eats for the chat!

#Food #Mastonom #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104-the-morning-edition-k-w/clip/16160111-wood-smokers-add-dimension-flavour-meats-jasmine-mangalaseril

Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁

@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca

Peachberry jamming is done. A smaller batch than usual, but I'm just topping up preserve reserves with this one.

#Food #Mastonom #FoodlandOntario #FarmersFeedCities #InMyKitchen

3x500ml jars of peachberry jam with 1x250ml jar in front. The colour is a deep maroon-wine colour. Behind the jars are other of this year's preserves (relish, gardinière, strawberry jam), waiting to go into one of the basement pantries.

Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁

@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca

I be jammin'

This week's instalment of Canapalooza 2025 is my most favouritist jam I make: Blueberry-Peach (or Peachberry)

Yes, I had peaches last week...but I ate too many to make it worth the effort of setting up the kettle

#Food #Mastonom #FoodlandOntario #FarmersFeedCities #InMyKitchen

Bowls of Ontario Peaches and blueberries on my overcrowded counter.

Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁

@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca

I’m not flighty about my love of honey and it’s one of those foods that’s not just local, but hyperlocal.

Waterloo-Wellington is abuzz in honey and honeybees. And for this week’s column, I visited a bee yard, chatted with a bee breeder and a rescuer and got some sweet cooking and drinks ideas about honey that’ll stick.

#Food #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #Honey #Mastonom #Recipe

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/honey-waterloo-region-apiarists-1.7604195

Eric Dowling, fully kitted out in his bee suit, inspects a frame, filled iwth honey, nectar and bees.

Hot honey salmon bowl from New Hamburg's The Imperial