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Berried Treasure: Buckwheat Waffles with Macerated Strawberries
March 17, 2015 By Isabelle Boucher | Filed Under: breakfast, brunch, fruit
Oh hey there. I know it’s been quiet around these here parts lately.
It’s not that I haven’t been writing. I’ve started and discarded a dozen drafts, but somehow, I just can’t find something to say.
I suppose I could just skip the words, share a bunch of pretty pictures and jump straight to the recipe, but that seems to defeat the purpose somehow.
I could write about the weather, especially since spring has finally arrived in Toronto, in all its grey soggy glory. But that’s kind of a cop-out. I mean, isn’t that what we Canadians always talk about when they have nothing…
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