Our food tour with Context Travel was set for 3 pm on a Saturday afternoon in December. Hoping for a sunny day or at least a dry day, our wishes were disregarded as the rain came pouring down. Making our way to Yaletown, we met our guide, Kimberley, in front of a local coffee shop. The […]
Seasonal treat – Pappardelle with roasted corn and peppers
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 […]
365 Project 2015 – week 48
Things change quickly Within a few weeks we’ve hung up our backpacks, found an apartment in Vancouver, Nat got a job and we’ve decided to make this city home again for a while. How did you spend your week? You can see all photos here.
365 Project 2015 – week 19
Gay Nineties, gardening and tasty food During week 19 we saw our friends’ band, Gay Nineties perform their Canadian tour kick off show in Vancouver, helped our friends in the garden and enjoyed some tasty Hawaiian food. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
365 Project 2015 – week 18
Goodbye Ottawa, Hello Vancouver We left Ottawa this week and stopped in Vancouver to say hello to friends. Great to see you all, see you again in the fall. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
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 […]
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 […]