BA in Vancouver

Last week I took a four day trip to Portland and the Pacific Northwest Coast with a couple of friends. It was terrific trip that was fabulously cliche – lots of laughs, food, wine, and DVDs in an impossibly chic hotel downtown. I’m sure some girls, err…spoons, have done this trip when they were in […]

I had a late start to that Saturday – the requisite “sleep-in” with a leisurely coffee and breakfast followed by catching up on some foodie TV. Note: that’s not FoodTV, but ‘foodie TV’. My viewing of choice is usually a combination of America’s Test Kitchen, Nigella and the latest photogenic “It”-chef making his/her rounds. Eventually […]

What a classic combination!Seriously – everything is better, a la mode! I can just see it now…prime rib with a scoop of horseradish/butter frozen souffle…mmmmm… I bet that would taste amazing. Just imagine gently gliding that scoop of condiment over a hot slice of beef, watching the frozen quenelle slowly meeting (or meating, hee hee) […]

Quick update: Not the sexiest photo, I know – but it’s got some interesting dimension! Kinako is toasted soy bean flour. I haven’t done enough research on whether or not it’s the flour that is toasted or the soy bean before grinding. Anyway – it’s delicious! Like a mild peanut butter for those not familiar […]

I had a really mellow this weekend. It helped that the weather in this corner of the world was spectacular – a beautiful spring break. The sun was shining, but it was still rather cool and I wore a vest over my sweatshirt while wandering around my neighborhood. One perk that results from the seasonal […]

Round two! *ding, ding* Time to bring out the matcha again! Actually, to be honest, it was still sitting on my counter after making ice cream. I asked my Toronto cookie pal if he would be nice enough to host a friend (dropped birthday cake) for a couple of nights while she was in town. […]