food
The Flavor Bible
You must think I’m crazy. Figs and cilantro? It’s true. We made a very unscientific study of the pairing last night at dinner, and it is absolutely true. I don’t have a picture to show because, well, it wasn’t much to look at. My fig-stuffed chicken breasts fell apart in the cutting process due to [...]
Sparkling Americano
Ryan is an espresso fiend (he even has a site devoted to two of his favorite things: logo design and coffee). In the last few years, he has gone from chugging brewed coffee with cream and sugar, to drinking dry cappuccinos, to sipping plain ristretto shots of premium espresso. Are we coffee snobs? Yes, unappologetically [...]
Scallop Ceviche
On Friday night we had such a delicious scallop ceviche that I just have to share. It was my first time making it, but I’ve had it many times before. Sometimes I find that the lime in ceviche is overpowering, so I used the juice of one orange along with two limes. It was much [...]
Bin 941 at Home
Before we moved to Vancouver I was a bit of a wuss about seafood. Especially shellfish. But we live within walking distance of the market at Granville Island. Within the first couple weeks of living here, we started bringing home beautiful tuna steaks. And frequenting a restaurant called Bin 941 for their fantastic mussels. This [...]
Vegan Yum Yum
These miniature napoleons with eggplant creme have been taunting me. As have most of the recipes on Vegan Yum Yum. Today we had the crash potatoes, and I’m dying to make the eggplant and pinenut rolled lasagna. Looks like a trip to the Granville Island market is in my future. Photo by Lolo, of Vegan [...]
Ginger Ale-ment
Sorry for the lack of posts here. I’ve been feeling kind of awful – washing down gravol with ginger ale, that sort of thing. (And no, I’m not pregant.) But I have learned something very important that I will share with you. Are you ready for this? There are different kinds of ginger ale. Maybe [...]
Meme: Wabi-Sabi
(Photo: Tonya Goodwin, via Poetic Home) Ryan and I are book hoarders. Our shelves are filling up fast. As part of our recovery plan, we finally signed up for library cards last night. One book that jumped out at me was The Wabi-Sabi House – The Japanese Art of Imperfect Beauty by Robyn Griggs Lawrence. [...]
Sandwich Time
During the renovations, we didn’t eat well at all. We frequented A&W (it’s one of the only fast food places here), which is a very sad thing. No one should frequent A&W. Mostly we would grab a bacon and n’ egger (on a wheat bun, with tomato) in the morning. One morning, shortly after we [...]
Tiramisu!
The onesies that we made for Paul and Gen went over quite well at the shower, especially the tiramisu one. So I made up a few more and listed them on etsy (See link in sidebar). In honor of this new listing, I want to present the tiramisu recipe that inspired the onesie. This recipe [...]
Blue Dot Test
Have you ever wondered why some people like bland, unseasoned food? Ryan and I err on the side of overspicing. We love rich espresso, dark chocolate, kalamata olives, aged white cheddar, garlic, chili peppers, curry, and dry red wine. This, we just discovered, is because we are non-tasters. The book Harmony on the Palate, which [...]
