Monday, October 16, 2006

For some years now I've been meaning to try my hand at slow cooking. We received a slow cooker as part of our wedding gift registration, and today (Sunday) was the day. A few days ago I picked up a boneless shoulder of New Zealand lamb (from the underrated 24 hour A&P at Adelaide and Cheapside). I defrosted it on Saturday night in the refrigerator and on Sunday morning I placed it inside the crock pot with: some tomato paste, a little water, a bit of honey lager beer (that's another story), two medium-sized onions, and four cloves of garlic. Oh, and I rubbed some Italian spices, sea salt, and olive oil on the meat. I turned the cooker to 'low', and watched the recent remake of The Omen (not bad, but somewhat unecessary). This was at 10:30am. I had it in my head that 10 hours would do. I based this on some research, but in all honesty, it was a guess. After five hours I placed some roasting potatoes (again, with salt and spice and olive oil) and feta cheese in the now-bubbling sauce. Five hours later Pauline and I tucked into my variation of a Greek classic, kleftiko. Oh, and I also put together a somewhat Greek salad. It's hard to articulate but: I didn't think it was going to work until the minute I ate my first bite. What can I say, some of the time it just works out. ¶ I picked up a suitcase of Lakeport Honey Lager in cans on Friday from the nearby Beer Store. I placed 23 of them in the fridge. The 24th was... nearly empty. It was sealed, to be sure, but it had about the amount of liquid you might expect from 'an empty can'. I decided to take action. Impressively, they took the freak can and in return they offered a cold 750ml can of Blue. Hey, it's not my favourite beer but I left with a smile on my face all the same. ¶ I hope you enjoy this week's feature portrait, the late talented Christopher Wallace.

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Antony Hare is a freelance illustrator whose work has appeared in publications including Esquire UK, Maisonneuve, Forbes, Annabelle Mann, The Improper Bostonian, Bon Appétit, the Globe and Mail, and National Post (for which he won a Silver Medal from the Society of News Design). His work is at the meeting point between portraiture and caricature. Antony is a member of the Society of Illustrators and works from his office in downtown Toronto. ¶ Learn more about Antony.


Siteway was launched in 1996. It is Antony Hare's personal web site and is affiliated only with him. It contains his gallery of illustrations and blog since 2000. His illustrations are available for sale and for licensing in film and advertising. Siteway World is Siteway, Phelts, Tonicville, and Coastalmatic. Siteway is updated every week, usually Tuesday, with a new feature illustration.