Seasonal treat One of my favourite times of the year is when I see those huge bins of freshly harvested ears of corn at the market. Corn on the cob, a great Canadian (and American) tradition that thankfully remains a seasonal treat that we can look forward to every year. It means fall is on […]
Tagliatelle con Zucchine e i Loro Fiori
West End farmers market The farmers market has finally started in the West End of Vancouver and we had our first walk through of the season a few weekends ago. It was a perfect day with the sun shining. A nice spread of veggies (organic and conventional), honey, preserves, farm fresh meat, even some tasty artisanal potato chips were […]
Fungi and lichen
Vancouver Island doesn’t disappoint When it comes to foraging for mushrooms, Vancouver Island doesn’t disappoint. Its forests are filled with fungi and lichen not all are edible but they are all interesting, we would even say some are beautiful. We were on the hunt for chanterelle and matsutake mushrooms. We did find a few but […]
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 […]
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 […]
Homecoming – PECAN/PUMPKIN PIE
Homecoming Touching down in Montreal, it seemed as though we had just left. The European whirlwind was now a memory and while being thankful that we could make it happen, we were a little bummed out. Moving from country to country diving into the local culture and (of course) food was truly a wonderful experience […]
On The Way To Europe | CRAB BOIL
Crab boil Before leaving BC we decided to spend a bit of time on Vancouver Island to see some of the province we had neglected to visit over the past 3 years while we were running the deli. We stayed at a great lodge in Ucluelet (He-Tin-Kis) where the owner knew “the crab guy”. Four crab […]