I recently was interviewed by Laurie Dawson of Mouth 2 Mouth, a radio show that airs of CJSF, about my Gordon Campbell cookies! The interview aired today, and you can listen to it by clicking the below links (NOTE: it starts about 1/3rd the way into the first link, after some music):
I am SO thrilled with how the interview came together- Laurie is a super-awesome and talented radio lady! Definitely worth a listen. Also, I realized I call people “Man” a lot. Something to work on?
One of the things that I love the most about making cakes is that I get to learn about different traditions and such. For example, I was asked to make a sporran cake. I never really thought about sporrans before, or knew they had a name. They are those pouches that are traditionally worn on top of a man’s kilt, as Sean Connery is wearing in the below picture:
I found some interesting things out about the sporran. Legend has it that their main function is to weigh down a man’s kilt, so it doesn’t blow up in the wind. Also, they used to be made out of weasel and badger heads. That’s pretty crazy. These days, there are all sorts of designs and styles available, and they are quite beautiful with lots of silver detailing and tassels and patterns. The cake I made was for a family gathering, so the front of the sporran cake featured the family name’s tartan (didn’t know that family names had different tartans, either!); and the family name featured amongst the silver detailing. Here are some photos of the cake coming together, enjoy!:
Back in 2008, Stephen Harper was in the news a lot. First, he gave his lovely speech with the sentiment that ordinary Canadians don’t relate to the arts, because of all of the “rich arts galas” they see on tv. Here’s the best clip I could find of it:
Then, a little further on in the year, you may remember that the opposition formed a coalition that came close to toppling his government. During this time, the front page of every newspaper everyday featured an image of an enraged, frankly terrifying, Stephen Harper screaming in Parliament. i.e.:
The skin turned out drying a much deeper yellow than the pale pinky skin colour I mixed for it, as it was my first go with royal icing (which can be a real bitch, but I’m really getting the hang of it these days). Besides that, they were REALLY satisfying to make, physically and psychologically. Here are some fun process shots:
In closing to this post, here’s a clip of this same guy singing a Beatles song at one of ‘those’ galas:
…and here’s a song I think someone ought to sing to Mr. Harper:
