I'm a student pursuing a doctoral degree in late medieval history. My main interests include but are not limited to Latin, Italian, cultural theory, educational curriculum, historiography, cognitive processes, language-theory, gender relations and THE WESTERN CANON (mwahaha); i am not particularly interesting, avant-garde or risque; My main hobbies include the exciting activities of cooking, baking, going to the gym, eating green apple-caramel lollipops, restaurant reviewing and acting as child-like and sassy as possible. I keep these entries from the years of my life - no matter how i feel about them today - available because i find it useful to revisit events i now interpret differently. My name is heather, i'm of Montreal and i was born in the nefarious, ominous year 1984.

Linguine Carbonara

Ingredients
1 lb linguine (spaghetti will also work)
2 tbsp olive oil
6 slices bacon, chopped
1/3 cup dry white wine
3 large eggs
salt and pepper to taste
2/3 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Directions
Cook in a large pot as per package directions, 1 lb of pasta.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet, combine and cook olive oil and bacon - stirring [...]

La Cantina: Restaurant Review

The accounting department and I went to La Cantina, located at 9090 St. Laurent for lunch on Friday. I was overjoyed to see a real, cloth tablecloth without even a slate of glass over the top. This early sign of some “old-school” service did not lead my expectations astray. The chairs were comfortable, the decor [...]