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Archive for December, 2007

Brining – for the most delicious & moist Turkey

Posted: Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 @ 3:45 am in Recipes | No Comments »

For the most delicious and moist turkey that you have ever eaten, nothing comes close to brining your turkey.  I got this idea out of a magazine and now always brine my turkey before cooking.  This is nothing more than soaking it in salt water for 24 hours and throwing in some herbs, fruit, garlic [...]

My best Cranberry Sauce recipe

Posted: Friday, December 21st, 2007 @ 1:06 am in Recipes | No Comments »

Remember when I said that all artists were good cooks?  This recipe is my own invention and since I view cranberry sauce as one of the main dishes, I make a lot of it.   Also, most cooks don’t measure therefore you might have to adjust the sugar to your own taste; okay… maybe the vodka too.
Cranberry Sauce recipe:
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Meet Chaucer and I

Posted: Thursday, December 13th, 2007 @ 8:06 pm in Art, My City | No Comments »

On Saturday, December 15th Chaucer and I will be at The Framing and Art Centre on Upper James and Mohawk in Hamilton (905-387-1479) from 10:00 AM untill 12:00 noon.
Come meet Chaucer and I.  We would love to see you there!
  Kathryn & Chaucer
www.kathrynsmith.ca     www.hamiltonartist.com

“Eaton’s Windows”

Posted: Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 @ 12:04 am in Art | No Comments »

I remember Eaton’s windows.  Many were the Decembers that my sister Shirley and I went downtown with our parents to do our Christmas shopping at Eaton’s department store.  We not only anticipated the joy of visiting Santa in the huge toy department, but also looked forward to standing outside the store, walking from one window [...]

Christmas Music

Posted: Monday, December 10th, 2007 @ 8:19 pm in Thoughts | No Comments »

For those of us that truly love Christmas time, it’s great to be able to listen to Christmas carols whenever we want, still keeping in touch with news, weather, etc.  Several years ago a Toronto radio station started playing 24 hour a day Christmas carols from December the 1st through the holidays.  The station is [...]

Open House

Posted: Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 @ 4:52 pm in Art | No Comments »

On Saturday, December the 8th and Sunday, December the 9th I will be having my anual open house/studio.
Chaucer and Catya will be festively attired and ready to greet you.  Come enjoy a glass of mulled apple cider and cookies as you browse through my originals and limited edition prints.  Artist’s Proofs of all prints are [...]

holiday studio tour & toy drive

Posted: Saturday, December 1st, 2007 @ 1:13 am in Art | No Comments »

Welcome to our 6th annual studio tour & toy drive.  It’s the same time every year – the first weekend in December.  That’s right; today and tomorrow from noon until 5 P.M.
For more information click on www.holidaystudiotour.com
See you there!
Kathryn
www.kathrynsmith.ca     www.hamiltonartist.com   Â