Foraging, Thanksgiving and the island This week we found our first mushroom of the season, a cauliflower mushroom, celebrated Thanksgiving with friends old and new and took off for Vancouver Island where we’ll be for the next month. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
British Columbia
Stories and recipes inspired by our home province of British Columbia, Canada.
Cock-a-leekie and a dumpling – HERBED DUMPLINGS
On a chilly night during our last fly fishing trip to Vancouver Island, we made cock-a-leekie soup, with a twist. Tim decided to add dumplings to the broth and make it even more of a meal. Cock-a-leekie is one of the easiest soups to make. Heat a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a pot, […]
Beautiful Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island If you like the outdoors and Vancouver Island isn’t on your list of places to visit you should change that right now. It is as slow paced as you would expect an island to be. It’s the perfect place to go bird watching, practice a sport or recharge. Stroll along the miles of […]
Jellyfish and Penguins
Idyllic weather It was idyllic weather the whole 14 days we were on the West Coast recently except for one day when the rain was so heavy our feet were drenched within a block of leaving the hotel. There was only one sensible thing to do and that was to head to our favourite indoor […]
The Off-Season, Nat’s First Time and Stew – SEALING PASTE
The off-season in a summer town A few weeks ago we were in Parksville-Qualicum Beach, a popular summer destination. Of course it’s slower in the off-season but nature is one attraction that is always open and there are never any crowds. We spent three nights at Ocean Trails Resort, a short walk from Rathtrevor Beach; […]
365 Project – week 44
And we’re back This week we spent our last few days on Vancouver Island, had some acupuncture treatments, played tourist in our former home city of Vancouver and shared meals with good friends. And just like that we’re back to the daily grind. How did you spend your week?
My Canada in Winter
Winter in Canada I was invited by Pamela at Savoir Faire Abroad to take part in her My Canada series, winter edition. You may remember us participating with our post This is My (our) Canada earlier this year. The fact of the matter is, not all Canadians love winter. I’m (Nat) one of those Canadians. I love winter […]
Fly Fishing On The River
On a plane As I fall back into my seat on the plane it finally sinks in that we are off. Although 2 weeks is nothing compared to our usual travel stints, this will be a sweet couple of weeks indeed. Returning back home last year after almost 12 years away, we wasted no time […]