Daryn Wright
Salt and Paper: Margarita Remix
April 7, 2014Sometimes there are days when I think I should just scrap dinner and go straight to the night cap. Without fail, a day or two before payday the fridge begins to look rather empty — save for a couple of stalks of wilty kale and sticky jam jars — and that remaining splash of red wine looks pretty good. Other days, things just don’t really go as planned and the last thing you feel like doing is standing in front of a stove sautéing onions and crying because you twisted your ankle running for the bus (it happens). I get…
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Salt and Paper: Cashew lime squares
March 24, 2014I will be the first to admit that I love cheese and am in no way a vegan. If you’ve ever read the arts section, you probably already know this, as I never tire of talking of my adoration of…
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Salt and Paper: Blackberry turnovers with an almond glaze
February 24, 2014There are a few simple pleasures in life I will never take for granted: rays of morning sunshine, a hot mug of coffee, berry-stained fingers in the summer, and a perfectly flaky pastry. Amidst the hustle and bustle of our…
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Salt and Paper: eggs poached in white wine
February 3, 2014When I was a kid, I was allergic to eggs. Growing up, I never had scrambled eggs, toad in the hole, or eggs-over-easy — I was strictly a bowl of cereal kind of gal. Eventually, I grew up and grew…
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A goodbye letter
February 1, 2014When I was 20, I packed all my things into three suitcases, got on a plane and flew across the country to a city I’d never been to, to live with people I’d never met. It was the most terrifying…
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Salt and Paper: Vegetarian West African peanut soup
January 20, 2014If there’s one thing university tends to be synonymous with, it’s a decline in health. This is true for those who arrive and rely on cafeteria food and alcohol for sustenance — particularly on this cold mountain of ours where…
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Your next barber visit
January 13, 2014The Handlebar (aka The Lion Tamer) This one is best pulled off if the rest of your face is smoothly shaven and the hair on your head has attitude to match. Ask your barber to keep the ‘stache full and…
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Ask a real live SFU Gentlewoman
January 13, 2014Q: I recently unearthed an old pair of MC Hammer pants from my youth and I’m itching to wear them again. I’ve been seeing a lot of loose-fitting, casual pants in magazines, so I think I can pull them off,…
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Things to get excited for in 2014
January 6, 2014Experience essential cinema at the Cinematheque If you’ve ever wanted to expand your taste in film and are sick of the selection on Netflix, this is a good place to start. The Cinematheque — one of the last remaining independent…
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The b-sides of Vancouver
November 18, 2013When Vancouver Was Awesome first made its way onto my desk, a couple of questions immediately formed: 1) Are they implying that Vancouver is no longer awesome, that we have done something to it to make it no longer as…
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