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Unscented, Gabriola?

Gabriolan — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:29:15 +0000

I suspect that Gabriola’s Harvest Thyme (oh, and spud.ca, too) will be selling a lot more unscented shampoo once people read this: David Suzuki targets ‘dirty dozen’ toxic ingredients. Alarming.

Gabriola businesses burgled

Gabriolan — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:19:10 +0000

On Saturday night some scoundrel broke into a few Gabriola businesses: Harvest Thyme, G&S Meats, Raspberry’s, and Arbutus. Broken glass, theft, and serious frustration for business owners is about what it amounted to.

The good news? The thief left a blood sample on broken glass, and some fingerprints, too. Maybe that will help — I imagine that it makes the police forensics people happy.

You’ll read all about this a week or so from now in Gabriola newspapers. The RCMP will probably point the finger at person or persons unknown, who committed this crime between the hours of 0-something o’clock and 0-something-later o’clock.

Ugly organic carrots

Gabriolan — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:42:30 +0000

I love the signs at Harvest Thyme. One realizes that the sign-maker has a personality, opinions, a sense of humour, too. Nice change from the bland signs in most food stores, yes?

Betcha those carrots are delicious.

Yam quesadillas at Harvest Thyme: yum!

Gabriolan — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:55:48 +0000

I am fond of yams, as you might have guessed. Still, when Robyn at Harvest Thyme suggested I try a yam quesadilla, I thought she was off her rocker. Whoever heard of yam in a quesadilla, after all? Clearly an insane idea, but I said yes anyway.

That yam quesadilla was awesome.

I was disappointed the next day to find that yam quesadillas weren’t on the menu after all; they had only been a test item.

I’ve been pestering Robyn ever since, and finally she’s added yam quesadillas to the menu. You’ve got to go try them, kids. Yummy, yummy, yummy. Tell the Harvest Thyme people that you read about them on some blog.

Gabriola learns to make cheese

Gabriolan — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:27:27 +0000

Many Gabriola cheese-lovers will soon be cheese-makers, thanks to a workshop put on tonight at Harvest Thyme. Tammy and Robin showed the group how to make mozzarella and paneer — both easy cheeses for a beginner.

If you weren’t able to attend this workshop, maybe I’ll see you at the one Harvest Thyme plans for next month, aimed at those of us who didn’t register early enough this time around.

Meanwhile, here’s a recipe for a delicious cheese that is easier to make than mozzarella or paneer:

(Ingredient list for this cheese is here.)

(I’m still hoping that somebody will get inspired and start a cheese-making business on Gabriola — it’s just what this island needs! Maybe those people at Slow Rise Bakery (They’ve got a blog, too) would like to make cheeses to go with their breads?)

Cheese-making workshop on Gabriola

Gabriolan — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:15:06 +0000

Hey, Gabriola foodies! Harvest Thyme is offering a cheese-making workshop. You’ll learn to make your own mozzarella and paneer, and will get to sample the finished cheeses before you go home.

The workshop is free, but space is limited. When you sign up you’ll be asked to pay a 5.00 registration fee; you’ll get that back in the form of a store credit when you show up for the workshop. How cool is that?

The workshop will be on January 20th at 7 pm. Register at Harvest Thyme.

(The photo of mozzarella is a public domain image taken from this page on Wikimedia Commons.)