- I’m in my final year of the Arts & Entertainment MGMT diploma program @ Cap U

- I love all sorts of music (of course, I hate all sorts of music as well, but I don’t keep my taste locked to one genre)

- I like cats (a lot)

- My doctor said I had to cleanse my liver so my diet basically consists of rice & seasonal fruit/veggies + a whackload of supplements…arrrgghhh

- On a lighter note, it’s my birthday on Friday! Wooooooooo

I’m here till the end of April and I’m really looking forward to the hustle and bustle of springtime @ Mint Records!

Since I’m on a liver cleanse, it’s hard for me to find food that’s equally good for me as it is delicious. This Curried Carrot Soup recipe from Carolyn Mark definitely fits the bill!

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, sliced
1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, grated (optional…although I would definitely recommend it!)
8-10 carrots, sliced
2 vegetable bouillon cubes (the Knorr brand is recommended)
4 cups water
curry powder & salt to taste

In a large saucepan, saute onion in olive oil until transparent. Add grated ginger root, if you desire, as well as the roughly sliced carrots. Saute for another minute or two. Add water & bouillon and simmer on medium heat for 40 minutes. Allow that to cool for a bit, say 10 minutes, before transporting the ingredients to your blender. If everything is too hot, it may explode when blended! Perhaps it is time for a cocktail, tea or cigarette break? After your break, blend ingredients until smooth & transport concoction back to your original saucepan. Add curry powder & salt to taste and simmer for another minute or two. Fill bowls and top with creme fraiche & parsley or cilantro.

*Note: if you want to make the soup creamier and heartier without using dairy, use cashew cream! Google a recipe to make it - it’s different from cashew milk. ALSO - when blending hot soup in a blender, don’t use the original blender cover. Cover the top with a thick towel instead - it allows steam to escape and less chance of an explosion!

Limited time only so get on it!

Happy to report that for the most part cbc radio 3 survived the extensive cbc budget cutbacks! they’ve been juggling around their web radio schedule quite a bit though, and so the re-broadcast of my guest host show won’t be happening this sunday after all. the good news is that they will be re-airing it not just once but a few times in the coming two weeks:

The official ‘premiere’ date is monday march 30th from 3-6am pst, and again from 6-9pm pst the same day. then again on saturday april 4th from 3-6pm, and on sunday april 5th from 9am-noon!

This time they’ll have my blog posted on their website (they forgot to do that last week) http://www.cbcradio3.com ! So then everyone will know what/why/who i am, and maybe feel the itch to leave comments/feedback…hint hint! haha!

if you do feel so inclined, you can either post a comment on the blog or send a missive to feedback@cbcradio3.com. Hopefully there’ll be a good response ‘cause i’d love to do it more often
(and maybe next time i’ll get to pick the tunes like i used to! there just wasn’t time for me to do it for this show.)
yay yay yay!

With the help of technology, you’ll know the instant something monumental and earth-shattering ripples through Mint HQ. Like when our washroom key goes missing. Of course, we’ll also keep you up to date with news on our artists, gossip about our interns and give you the chance to get to know the Minties a little better. It’ll be fun. We promise.

Oh, and while we’re at it – we have a confession. We’ve been lurking Twitter. Feel free to add us for updates. We’re on Facebook too. Let’s be friends.