Colin was kind enough to open his home to a merry band of friends and Vancouver Wine Casual folk this past weekend. The theme of this blind wine tasting was “Big Reds” — not my usual style, but as I’ve been warming up to Cabs and Bordeaux blends lately, it seemed a good time as [...]
french toast hamilton.
French toast was one of the first breakfast items I learned to make, along with the very Asian insta-noodle soup with an egg dropped in. In our household, french toast is usually a simple affair: egg, cinnamon, brown sugar, and multigrain bread that is pan-fried and quickly devoured. But I’ve had my eye on two [...]
what a day.
Boy, am I glad to be home. Today was filled with errands surrounding the theft of my wallet at the usual Tuesday night salsa venue. New driver’s license, new bank card, phone calls to all the financial institutions, and cancelling appointments that I couldn’t keep until I had access to our funds again. It was [...]
to the person who stole my wallet tonight.
you. suck. big. time.
so much for my leftist travel plans.
Aww, shucks. I knew we should’ve gotten hitched in Cuba when we had the chance. Leanne, you are a lucky bastard.
adobong manok (chicken adobo).
Kurt and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day so much as February 15th (which we have dubbed “Love Day”). You will no doubt see and read about tonight’s dinner at Raincity Grill soon, so for now, here is the recipe for Kurt’s favourite Filipino dish, which I made for him last night. Adobong manok [ah-DOH-bohng [...]
restaurant reviews on mealmax.com.
If you’ve been wondering where the foodie posts have gone to lately, don’t despair. We have been diligently eating around town and taking many notes and photographs. I just haven’t been posting them to the blog. For now, the latest reviews are on start-up website www.mealmax.com. The only active community is Metro Vancouver but it [...]
free ladies night skiing on mount seymour.
Anyone want to go skiing tonight at Seymour? Lift ticket is free for women after 6pm on Monday evenings, if you pick up a voucher from the following locations (one voucher per person per trip). This promo is on till March 24th if you can’t make it today. So far, Lorne, Irene and I will [...]
my first sports heartbreak.
Sports is surprisingly emotional. I learned it the hard way when the New England Patriots didn’t make their perfect season. Why did everyone want so badly to see them crash and burn? It would’ve been one for the history books! We were soooo close! Arrrgh. Needless to say, post-Superbowl Sunday for me was a jumble [...]